Appendix C: Bibliography of Recommended Memoirs for Middle and High School StudentsReferences; Index Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; PROLOGUE: The Rice Bowl; CHAPTER 1: Why Memoir?; CHAPTER 2: What's...
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Appendix C: Bibliography of Recommended Memoirs for Middle and High School StudentsReferences; Index Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; PROLOGUE: The Rice Bowl; CHAPTER 1: Why Memoir?; CHAPTER 2: What's Worth Writing About?; CHAPTER 3: The Reading-Writing Connection; CHAPTER 4: Fact and Truth; CHAPTER 5: Story and Understory; CHAPTER 6: The Sea and the Mountain; CHAPTER 7: Beginnings, Endings, and Titles; CHAPTER 8: Assessment and Evaluation; CHAPTER 9: Struggling Students; Appendix A: Modifying Instruction for Students with IEPs; Appendix B: Excerpts from Student Memoirs That Can Be Used as Models ""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 dolescents, 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. Based on his experience teaching eighth-grade English for nearly two decades, Jake 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 wor
