Memoir


 * What is a memoir?**
 * A memoir is a form of autobiographical writing in which a person recalls significant events in his or her life.**
 * Although basically personal, memoirs may deal with newsworthy events having a significance beyond the**
 * confines of the writers' lives.**
 * For English 9, you are expected to write a memoir that "establishes a setting, plot, point of view, developed characters with sensory details and concrete language."**
 * You can write your memoir about a significant memory from your life. Just remember, it must have the following**
 * characterisitics:**
 * It must be description of an event from the past.**
 * It must be written in the 1st person point of view.**
 * It must be based on truth**
 * It must reveal the feelings of the writer (that's you!)**
 * It must show what you learned from the experience.**
 * It must be focused on one event or one point of your life.**
 * It must be about you experience more that the event itself.**
 * View the following links with assignments related to completing your memoir.**
 * Deadlines:**
 * The first draft of your memoir is due by the end of class on October 8. You will given class time on October 7 and 8** **to complete your 1st draft.**
 * You will receive feedback on your memoir from Ms. Posta on October 11 and you will be expected to revise your 1st**
 * draft.**
 * 2nd drafts are due on October 14. 2nd Drafts should be typed and emailed to Ms. Posta by midnight, October 15.**

=﻿Final Draft - Due October 22=

See the following links for information about your final draft: