To conclude their study of James McBride's The Color of Water, class members create their own memoir, focusing on a family member who help shape their life.

Concepts

reading comprehension, reading comprehension strategies, biography writing

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Have writers make two copies of their project; one for the classroom library and one to share with the family

Classroom Considerations

• No accommodations are suggested for class members with non-traditional families
• The seventh in a series of seven resources designed for The Color of Water

Pros

• The assignment sheet provides a context for the project, identifies the audience to be addressed, and due dates for the various aspects of the writing
• A grading rubric is included

Cons

• No provisions are made for kids who do not have access to family members or who are from non-traditional families