Description
Studying and writing memoirs are an important part of a reading and writing program, and are very enjoyable. There are many wonderful examples of memoirs that teachers can use as mentor texts including books by Patricia Polacco, Cynthia Rylant, Eve Bunting, and Mem Fox. After learning about the memoir genre and analyzing a few, students are ready to write their own.
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THIS WRITING A MEMOIR DOWNLOAD:
This writing set will guide your students through the memoir writing process. The set includes the following:
- note to the teacher with recommended reading
- assignment sheet for the students
- brainstorming topics
- planning your memoir
- drafting pages
- and final draft pages
GREAT BOOKS TO USE WITH MODELING WRITING A MEMOIR:
- My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother
- Thunder Cake
- The Keeping Quilt
- When Lightning Comes in a Jar
- The Relatives Came
FEEDBACK FROM OTHER TEACHERS ABOUT MY WRITING A MEMOIR RESOURCE:
- I like the ease of this! The graphic organizer will be especially helpful for my English Language Learners! 🙂
- WOW! Thank you for yet another VERY VALUABLE activity, and this time I found your writing activity.
- Thank you! This has really helped me teach a genre I’m less familiar with.
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The Primary Patch –
This will be so much fun to do!
Erin V. –
fabulous format to help guide my students through the writing steps!
Buyer B. –
I love this writing idea and the graphic organizers you included.
D Fulton –
This is so perfect for my class! I love this product.
Benisha B. –
Thanks
Buyer –
Thanks will use this
iTeach2 –
Very nice, coherent writing activity.
Anie G. –
Thanks!
Buyer –
Fabulous compact product which will help my students stay focused on their memoir writing. They will love this!!!
Team Teaching Tightrope –
Thank you! This has really helped me teach a genre I’m less familiar with.
Linda J. –
WOW! Thank you for yet another VERY VALUABLE activity, and this time I found your writing activity.
Hiurisan C. –
Great for my ESL learners. Thank you.
Pleasant Meadows Co –
I like the ease of this! The graphic organizer will be especially helpful for my English Language Learners! 🙂
Sarah C. –
Great resource!
Rosheen H. –
This helped so much!
ClassWithMissJoan –
This is so perfect! Thank you!
Anne C. –
Just what I was looking for! Thank you!
sally F. –
Great resource!
Karen H. –
Super helpful resource!
Jessica B –
Thank you!
ANGELA B. –
great product
Sophia Sherman –
This was really helpful for having my kiddos write their memoir
Jessica S. –
Loved this! Great low prep activities that help me to save time.
Jennifer M. –
This resource is very well suited to Grade 4-6 for helping them to develop a memoir.
Wendy R. –
This was a good resource for our memoir writing unit!
Eh-Mazing Adventures –
Loved being able to have my students write their own memoirs after reading memoirs of artists, athletes, actors and actresses, activists etc. it was fun to see their excitement in being an important person too.
Amber S. –
This was a very fun and engaging activity! Thanks for a great resource!
Eliana K. –
This is a great resource that was informational and engaging for my students.
Love of the Classroom –
My students used this at the end of the year to reflect on their time in elementary school.
Christina F. –
This was a terrific enrichment activity for some of my high flying students. Learning that there is a difference in an autobiography and a memoir was very engaging for the students.
Kathy H. –
Used this in conjunction with Units of Study Curriculum. This was used to differentiate instruction.
Deborah S. –
Great resource! Thanks for creating!!! SO helpful!
lauren R. –
Both my students and I loved this resource! It’s engaging and fun!
Megan D. –
This was simple but a nice way to teach memoir. The organizers were helpful.
Amy B. –
This was such a help for my memoirs unit. I especially love the graphic organizers! Thank you!
jane B. –
Well planned out work, engaged students and made my life a little easier. I am in Australia so our standards are not the same. I am happy that I purchased this resource.
Michelle H. –
This resource was a great supplement to my Writing instruction.
Paula D. –
My students loved using this resource to help them stay on track towards their goals.
Ellie Julian –
These were a great way for my kiddos to get practice with much needed skills!
Danielle Thomas Creations –
This was exactly what I was looking for. I love the way everything is laid out and if perfect for teaching writing.
Rebecca M. –
It was a great resource! My students enjoyed it very much.
Melissa B. –
Helped keep students organized for their memoir for the end of the year writing.
Love and Learning Connection –
Great resource that I will use again! My students were engaged and excited to learn.
Teddy I Love –
Writing is a skill my students struggle with. I love how this resource guides them step by step. I have even used some of the suggested texts as mentors. Thanks for a great resource!
Amber P. –
They loved these graphic organizers. It was perfect way to start out the writing project.
Roxana J. –
Good basic template. Can be adapted for other topics.
Larissa Y. –
I used this lesson to supplement a personal narrative essay unit. It helped a lot. This year we are switching to memoir writing and I will be using this lesson again!
Jennifer H. –
Helps students brainstorm and organize their memoir writing which is a genre they are not usually as familiar with.
emilie T. –
I loved using this for our first writing unit of the year
Jennifer G. –
I used this memoir writing lesson with my 5th graders and it was a fantastic way to dive into personal narrative writing. The lesson structure guided students through thinking about meaningful moments and turning them into thoughtful, detailed writing. My class stayed engaged, and the example/modeling pieces made the expectations clear. It was easy to implement with minimal prep, which I always appreciate. If you want a solid, student-friendly memoir lesson that actually gets kids writing with purpose, this one delivers.