Discussions: We will hold discussions over the next two class periods for you to share about the memoir you read and learn more about the memoirs that others read.
On Wednesday, we will hold three small group discussions, centered around:
1. Exigence and Purpose-- What are some of the main aspects to this person's story and how it unfolds in the book? Why do you believe this person’s story was an important one for him/her to tell? What motivated him/her to share this personal story with the reading audience?
2. “Snapshot” book talk with time to read from books to one another-- What specific part (“snapshot”) of his/her story do you think you will remember long past this reading? Why will this part stick with you? What qualities of his/her writing style (diction, details, imagery, figurative language, syntax, etc.) stand out to you from this section of the book?--nominate a “snapshot” you appreciated deeply at the end of this discussion
3. Audience-to-Writer connections--In what ways did this author influence your views of the world/humanity?
On Thursday, we will hold a full-class discussion, using elements from THIS PRESENTATION in our discussion.
*If you are absent during either of these discussions, I will have you make them up with others who were also absent next week.
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