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Questions About Memoir
| Wed, September 3 | Isabel Allende's Introduction (to My Invented Country) |
| Fri, September 5 | Tobias Wolff's This Boy's Life |
| Mon, September 8 | Amy Tan's Mother Tongue |
| Tue, September 9 | Joan Didion's In Bed |
| Wed, September 10 | Frank McCourt's Tis |
Independent MondayReading -- Letters to Memoir Authors
| Fri, September 5 | Letter #1 |
| Fri, September 19 | Letter #2 |
Independent Weekend Reading -- Letters to Student Authors
| Fri, September 12 | Letter #1 |
Creative Assignments
| Tue, September 16 | Write about four grades of your education, using Alexie's memoir as a model. |
| Wed, September 17 | Write a dialogue between a public school student and a private school student. |
| Fri, September 19 | Write a memoir about a teacher's powerful influence. |
| Tue, September 23 | Describe an attachment you have to an inanimate object that reveals important information about your personality. |
* Remember to place an asterisk or star on the assignment to which you want Mr. Bye to respond.