Second period finished up the classwork for their memoirs. We discussed proofreading techniques and put some of them into practice.

First, fourth, and sixth periods began their memoir project. We looked at the importance and fragility of memory, reading a passage from The Giver and Judith Ortiz Cofer’s short essay, “The Last Word.

Homework

• Second period: final draft of memoir.
• First, fourth, and sixth periods: essay. Topic: “A time I remembered something differently than someone else.”