A Long Way Gone Lesson Plan

The Art of the Memoir

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will write short memoirs about a moment in their life in order to better understand what a memoir is, and how one is written.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.

Structure:

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier is a work of nonfiction written by Ishmael Beah in the style of a memoir. This classroom activity is designed to familiarize students with the characteristics of a memoir and how they are written.

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