Analyze the following book, Thank You Mr. Falker. Is it a memoir? Why or why not?
Patricia Polacco
P.O. BOX 68
Union City, MI 49094
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When writing your memoir...
1.YOU are the only qualified author of your life stories
2.Research is simple—close your eyes and remember.
3.Take it one slice at a time.
4.We all have stories to tell.
5.Write your stories with passion, emotion, and truth; like you live your life. 6.Use dialogue, characterization, and setting to bring your story to life for the reader.
Lesson plans and STUDENT MEMOIR SAMPLES. pdf
- Thoreau at Walden by John Porcellino, from the writings of Henry David Thoreau ; introduction by D.B. Johnson. (Graphic novel memoir, easy reader)
- Letting Swift River Go by Jane Yolen - Beautiful, almost poetic, account of a small New England town near Boston that was intentionally flooded. Science integration.
- Rudi’s Pond by Eve Bunting
- Through Grandpa’s Eyes by Patricia MacLachlan
- My Rotten Redheaded Older Brotherby Patricia Polacco
- Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco
- The Bracelet by Yoshiko Uchida
- Thundercake by Patricia Polacco
- When I was little : a four-year-old's memoir of her youth by Jamie Lee Curtis
- For Sale: Baby Shoes, Never Worn. - Ernest Hemingway
- I remember her fifty years later. - Cullen A., Indiana (Grand Prize Winner)
- They doubted, you believed, I succeeded. - Phillip J., Wisconsin (Runner-Up)
- Selflessly dedicated to someone else's success. - Amanda W., Nevada (Runner-Up)
- Teachers hold the ladders students climb. - Rebecca H., Pennsylvania (Runner-Up)
- All thirty students raised their hand. - William S., Washington (Runner-Up)
- Spark interest. Ignite curiosity. Fuel dreams. - Jackie K., Texas (Runner-Up)
- Encouraging the discouraged to defy obstacles. - Karen M., Illinois
- Point out the stars. Provide rockets. - Adam L., Illinois
- Instill knowledge; invoke passion; inspire greatness. - Vishak V., California
- Planting the seed of I can. - Sinora W., Illinois
- Open books, open minds, open doors. - Nancy M., Arizona
- I struggled; she never gave up. - Scarlet W., Tennessee
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Comments (2)
Alex said
at 6:58 pm on Sep 23, 2011
Aww! The word memoir brings back so many memories!!! I just watched the video of my graduation memoir earlier. :')
June Shanahan said
at 8:33 pm on Sep 23, 2011
I remember how I was pulling my hair out, struggling to choose a memoir! That was hard to choose only ONE when they were all so great!
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