American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures by America Ferrara: Research Guide

Stories connect people through shared experiences and emotions. When composing memoirs, students use narrative writing skills, incorporating sensory details, action verbs, lively dialogue, and memorable themes.The memoir unit builds on the Voices of Power unit; students transition from reading biographical texts about remarkable people to reading autobiographical texts that reflect on memorable events. Reading memoirs as mentor texts helps students articulate meaningful life experiences and connect with other people.

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We’ve collaborated with numerous teachers – mostly in History or Literature – to conduct an Immigrant Story unit. The interactive workshop focuses on interviewing skills and writing narratives from interviews. Students work with peers and their teachers to create a narrative about someone in their family (or in some cases a friend) that is published – along with photos and an optional audio version – on this web site. See the “Everest” link below for more specifics.