From Me to We ─ Using Narrative Nonfiction to Broaden Student Perspectives

With this practical book, you’ll learn effective ways to engage students in writing by teaching them narrative nonfiction. Each chapter includes ready-to-use, adaptable lesson plans and activities to help you guide students through the process of analyzing narrative nonfiction texts and then crafting their own personal essays and memoirs. The lessons are supplemented by examples of student work, including interviews with student writers. The appendices offer further resources, as well as direct connections between the activities in this book and the Common Core State Standards

Jason J. Griffith is a National Board Certified teacher and a National Writing Project Fellow who has taught middle and high school English for twelve years in Carlisle, PA. He is currently an Adjunct Instructor at Penn State Harrisburg. He presents regularly at PCTELA and NCTE.