What Do Hybrid Cars, Windows, and Pearl Necklaces Have to Do with Memoir?

Kate and I were creating charts after school this afternoon for tomorrow’s big memoir drafting lesson. (Though I previewed it for my kids today.)
Calkins & Chiarella’s Book makes reference to three kinds of structures for memoir:
1. Hybrid texts which combine exposition and narrative. (I likened this to a hybrid car and drew [...]

Words + Photos: Day 4

pottery

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I tried to focus more on the letting the writing guide me… not letting the photos lead the way, like I have the other days this week. (The writing on the left side of this layout captures the essence of my [...]

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