We will answer the question "What is the story of my neighborhood?" by creating a neighborhood story project that will include:
Completed! Phase One: Mini-memoirs including "Where I'm From," "Just Because" poem and "Six-Word Memoirs" - completed October 8
Students will read The House on Mango Street and answer the question: What is a vignette? How do I create a vignette based on characters that I develop based on my own neighborhood?
We will also read selections from Buck: A Memoir, by M.K. Asante, which is an excellent memoir, based in Philadelphia, and which will help us to understand how our cities and communities we live in help to shape our identity.