I really liked this article. I enjoyed how she explained to her students that a snippet could last different amounts of time. I can use this explanation in the classroom with my students by explaining that a Memoir is not someones entire life but a moment in their life.
The children’s understanding was broadened when she allowed them to bring in books that they thought were memoirs and how they worked together to “sift” through these texts to find the ones that were memoirs. It was important for Amy to take her students on this journey as she allowed them to discover for themselves. It was also a great idea for her to allow her students to choose their own mentor texts. I really like how she led into this by allowing them to choose books they thought to be memoirs.
I feel that a memoir for any student or teacher would be a great way to express a moment in time. Maybe a hurtful one that needs to be dealt with or a happy one that wants to be kept forever.
