Gathering of Old Men
House on Mango Street
Our English class in the 8th Grade will be dominated by the year-long Memoir Project. As a result, we will spend a lot of time thinking about issues of identity, self-expression, and memory in our texts. As you read these stories, ask yourself these questions:
As we discuss these themes in the literature, I will ask you to write your own stories and reflections, which you will compile into a portfolio throughout the year. As the year progresses, I will ask you to choose the best of these pieces and expand, revise, and polish them for your final memoir collection. At the end of the year, you will read a portion of your memoir to friends and family in a final ceremony recognizing all the hard work you will have put into this project.
I truly hope you put your heart and soul into your memoirs. As you race toward concluding your time in the Middle School, you should use this class as an opportunity to reflect on what it has all meant, who you’ve become, and where you now want to go. I hope it will make you think deeply about who you really are and what is important to you, and realize that reading and writing can be powerful tools in helping you figure your life out.
Your memoir will be a physical representation of this process and its conclusions, so take it seriously and take care with it. You want to end up with something that truly reflects who you are this year — something you can be proud of.
Tyler | http://blog.penncharter.com/memory1111/ |
Ethan | http://blog.penncharter.com/memory08 |
Adam | http://blog.penncharter.com/memory14 |
Ashleigh | http://11ashgotcash3.learnerblogs.org/ |
Alexis | http://ablocksix.learnerblogs.org/ |
Eric | http://blog.penncharter.com/memory13 |
Shane | http://scarr.learnerblogs.org/ |
Steve | http://blog.penncharter.com/semiller |
Sam | http://blog.penncharter.com/memory16 |
David | http://blog.penncharter.com/memory1515 |
Eleanor | http://blog.penncharter.com/memory1919 |
Tara | http://blog.penncharter.com/tharrington/ |
Dee | http://blog.penncharter.com/memory18 |
Alina | http://blog.penncharter.com/memory03 |
Bobby | http://blog.penncharter.com/memory2020 |
Dani | http://blog.penncharter.com/memory0909 |
Sami | http://blog.penncharter.com/skapnek/ |
Andrew | http://savage.learnerblogs.org/ |
Meaty | http://blog.penncharter.com/memory06 |
Mackenzie | http://blog.penncharter.com/memory44 |