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K-5 Bulletin Board
K-5 Bulletin Board

Give your students a chance to get to know more about each other and hone their storytelling skills by coordinating peer interviews. Publishing peer interviews on a bulletin board with individuals' photos is a great way to introduce your class to the school community.

Feel free to take a look at a great example of a writing workshop bulletin board at Schoolwidenetwork.com.
 Issue Number 6
October 2009
 
Writing Workshop:
Memoir/Personal Narrative

Both memoir and personal narrative are genres that require students to tell stories. Fall is a great time to engage in either of these studies because it provides the opportunity to talk, exchange stories, and refine essential writing/storytelling skills. Before launching your memoir or personal narrative study, spend time reading lots of great literature to provide examples of the genre. Use the literature as a springboard for conversations and storytelling sessions with your students. Check out these book lists and the kinds of stories they will inspire your students to tell.

> Personal Narrative Book List            > Memoir Book List

Check out our new video network site for a great video on personal narratives and memoir by Schoolwide Network Video Contest judge, Dr. Linda Bausch.
 Administrator Zone

Stories bring communities together. Storytelling is a precursor to writing memoir and personal narrative. Everyone in your school community has stories to share. Getting those in your school community, such as parents, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, teachers, secretarial staff, and others to share their stories will help improve your students' storytelling skills and build a stronger school community.

Read Newbery Medal winner Richard Peck's stories about his school community on the Schoolwide Blog >>


Getting Started

  • StoryCorps® is a nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate one another's lives through listening. Check out the StoryCorps® project
    web site for ideas and inspiration.
 Fundamentals Connection

Schoolwide's Writing Fundamentals Units of Study include both memoir and personal narrative units. Each unit includes 10 mentor texts, mini-lessons, and reproducible materials that will take you from launching to publication.

FREE Sample Lessons
Click here to view samples lessons.

Memoir/Personal Narrative Fundamentals Units of Study
Click here to purchase memoir/personal narrative units of study.


Visit SchoolwideBlog.com to learn how many units of study Schoolwide's Professional Educator and Consultant Rory Cohen recommends be completed in a school year.