Writing a Memoir: Digital Storytelling

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December 20, 2011 by Amanda Stone

Title: Writing a Memoir: Digital Storytelling

*Note: Many of the activities in this unit plan use the “Facing History” web site; refer to the link below.

Author: Clay, S.

Organization Affiliation: South Carolina Council on the Holocaust

URL:

http://www.scholocaustcouncil.org/Sharon%20Clay.pdf  (Unit Plan)

http://www.scholocaustcouncil.org/Sharon%20Clay%202.pdf (Memoir Scoring Rubric)

http://www.facinghistory.org  (“Facing History” web site)

Keywords:

language arts, writing, memories, figurative language, character sketches, journals, poetry, history, the Holocaust, Sonia Weitz, computer skills, iMovie, Photostory, social studies, social issues

StudySC Subjects:

Middle-Culture-Literature

Middle-Culture-Authors

Middle-History after 1865-Great Depression and WWII

Middle-History after 1865-Modern Era

Suggested Grade Range: 6-8

Time: 7-day unit plan

Abstract: This is a 7-day Language Arts unit plan written for an audience of 7^th-grade students. Students will read “I Promised I Would Tell” by Sonia Schreiber Weitz to gain an understanding about how personal experiences can create powerful messages. Once students have finished reading “I Promised I Would Tell” they will create a personal memoir using iMovie or Photostory. In addition to the writing of memoirs and reading about the Holocaust, this unit covers concepts of poetry, audience, author purpose, figurative language, and social issues.