THS Lit 10

Memoirs will take center stage on the list of blog entries worth reading this week. Not only were they well written, the stories were emotional, interesting, and engaging, as evidenced in group share when we were all sucked into these stories. Remember, students whose blog entries are mentioned receive 5 extra credit points!

I’d like to encourage you to check out some of the memoirs that caused so many of you to stop, listen, and react to the life experiences of other students, especially if you weren’t lucky enough to hear them firsthand.

Chelsea shocked everyone with her powerful, intensely personal and emotional memoir, a must read!

A talented writer, Bryan crafted a memoir that only needs illustrations to complete its transformation into a magical children’s book.

Nicole kept us on the edge of our seats as she remembered all the nervousness of a choir competition.

Drawing out the tension, Kyle wove together mixed memories about a family excursion to Six Flags.

Kyra tapped into a different kind of experience, with vivid, sometimes painful descriptions, she shared the adventure of her first calf scramble.

Jacob had us laughing out loud as he related his summer struggles with one camper at Camp Harlow.

Painting a picture with words, Roschelle captured our attention with beautiful memories of summer.

Shakria’s last line, “I remember that that was the last summer and maybe even the last time I was such a child; that was the last summer Sammie and I truly believed we would be friends forever, and that nothing would ever change us or how we felt,” leaves the reader full of questions.

Garnering more responses than any other student in his class, Kory entertained us with his memoir of an evening gone wrong.

Jennifer’s childhood memory is both disturbing and sad; she uses vivid detail to describe a horrific, shocking moment in her life.

With her last line, “… and the streets of Los Angeles, California, will always run through my veins,” Jasmine captured the feelings of loss that almost always accompany an unexpected move away from the familiar faces of family and friends.