4th+Marking+period+writing+assignments

Memoir Writing Project:

Topic 1 (done in class on 4-10): something that happened over spring break 600 words
 * the thing you didn't get done
 * a moment of disappointment
 * the person you saw
 * the place that you went

Topic 2 (due for HW on 4-11): something that happened in middle school 600 words
 * a time you were bullied (or discovered you were the bully)
 * a time when you weren't allowed to do something but that that you should have been able to
 * a time when someone disappointed you
 * a person who influenced you in some way
 * a moment of great achievement that was recognized by your parents and peers
 * your first crush
 * the first day of middle school
 * the 8th grade dance

Topic 3 (due for HW on 4-16): something that happened before middle school started 600 words
 * your first time on a plane
 * the first day of school
 * the first time you slept at someone else's house
 * a special birthday
 * a family trip

Topic 4 (due for HW on 4-19): something that happened during freshman year. You cannot write about the summer before or the summer after. 600 words
 * the first day of freshman year
 * your membership to a team / club
 * freinds made or lost

Remember that your writing piece must be singular in focus! It cannot be a summary of your freshman year.

Topic 5 (due for HW on 4-23): something that happened during sophomore year. You cannot write about the summer before or the summer after. 600 words
 * the first day of sophomore year
 * your membership to a team / club
 * freinds made or lost

Remember that your writing piece must be singular in focus! It cannot be a summary of your sophomore year.

Topic 6 (due in your final memoir memoir compilation): any event from your life. 600 words