Bomer Chapter 11 Reading
While reading chapter 11, I chose two Bomer types of notebook entries to talk about 1) Reaching into Memory and 2) Thinking About a Person. Reaching into Memory is a writing style where we reach back into our memory and write about the first thing that comes to mind. It doesn't have to be anything glamourous, big, or super important, it could be a small moment that we sit and focus on, and write about it. I chose Reaching into Memory because this can allow students to focus on something small, and not pay too much attention to the writing form. Almost like with the Slice of Life, we focus on something minor and write about it, we reminiscence on it and see where our memory takes us, as opposed to he slice of life we focus on being in the moment. I also feel that this requires writers to focus on this memory, and not combine many memories or get off topic, but talk about this moment and what they remember from it. Introducing this to my students could be hard, ...