Worth Writing About
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Worth Writing About

Exploring Memoir with Adolescents

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eBook - ePub

Worth Writing About

Exploring Memoir with Adolescents

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About This Book

Who am I? This is the question that many adolescents ask during the turbulent middle and high school years. In Worth Writing About: Exploring Memoir with Adolescents, Jake Wizner addresses how searching for the answer to this question leads his students to reflection, to reading, and ultimately to deeper, more meaningful writing. Wizner, a 20-year teaching veteran, believes that a well-designed memoir unit not only aligns with the Common Core State Standards but also forges community in the classroom, encourages kids to read nonfiction, and works wonders with students who struggle with their writing'sor with their lives.Worth Writing About addresses the most common challenges teachers face when teaching memoir writing: How do you help students who say that nothing interesting has happened in their lives? How do you help students balance what is meaningful with what is too personal to share? How do you help students overcome the I don't remember syndrome?Wizner delves into the craft of writing, from using mentor texts to crafting leads and memorable endings. He uses student models from his own classroom to show the deep, important work his students produce during the memoir unit. By writing about themselves and how they view the world around them, students discover more about themselves and how they want to move forward in the future.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2023
ISBN
9781003842682
Edition
1
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Professional Development

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Prologue: The Rice Bowl
  9. Chapter 1: Why Memoir?
  10. Chapter 2: What's Worth Writing About?
  11. Chapter 3: The Reading-Writing Connection
  12. Chapter 4: Fact and Truth
  13. Chapter 5: Story and Understory
  14. Chapter 6: The Sea and the Mountain
  15. Chapter 7: Beginnings, Endings, and Titles
  16. Chapter 8: Assessment and Evaluation
  17. Chapter 9: Struggling Students
  18. Appendix A: Modifying Instruction for Students with IEPs
  19. Appendix B: Excerpts from Student Memoirs That Can Be Used as Models
  20. Appendix C: Bibliography of Recommended Memoirs for Middle and High School Students
  21. References
  22. Index