MEMOIRSWednesday, June 17, 2009

We began by reading excerpts from:

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouBreaking Through by Francisco JimenezBird by Bird by Anne Lamott * school lunches

Memories of School Lunches

School lunch is all about social order - what’s with the caraway seeds mom? DaunaPortable mushroom sandwich – MiltonLiver and onions / every child’s kryptonite - JamesFinish that plate / it’s a mental thing - JamesSpeed eaters are made in public schools - ChrisI’m the only relative Mom can come visit where she will actually loose weight - Sharon

Other Memories

Vacuum booster out! Lissa What would the world be without memories? LissaLas Vegas – three day trips are best - breeze in, breeze out, leave your money behind. JoAnnReneged. JoAnn

Book Talk Strange Bedfellows by Carol Rawlings

Miller

Forward by Jim Burke – Every text is an invitation to converse…, …texts talk back to each other literally side-by-side…Different texts – shared focal pointTone and Audience – audience impacts authors’ choices Thanks, Chris and JoAnn

Digital Stories With Nikki

Mother’s Day photo storyField Trip to Mill’s Pond - with Ms. Johnston’s classMy Trip to Italy Good Intentions - parrot story

Reading OrphansLife’s Literacy Lessons by Steven L. Layne

Using every attention-seeking behavior we possess

We’re sending you a coded message…

Adopt us!

Write-Around Making Memoir Out of the Pieces of Our

Lives – excerpted from The Art of Teaching Writing by Lucy CalkinsYou can make your life your personal legend – JamesMake learning sexy – ChrisThe fun is the chase – the learning process – Laura LeeMemoir is fiction because it is your attempt to replicate what you know is true - Chris

People on Cell Phones

It’s hard to tell who the crazy people are in the grocery store – Teresa

The man in the store was not using his blue tooth – invisible bird! – Chris

Texting during dinner, what are the young people thinking about? -Sharon

Author’s ChairIf beauty salons had ambulances, I would be a frequent flyer.As long as I keep my classic style, t-shirt and jeans, and Charlie Brown his shirt and shorts, my family will always remember me. Our next Erma Bombeck, thank you Teresa