![]() Memoir – Most obviously, we felt as if this piece read like a memoir. It was a rich piece to discuss, to do some analytical work with, and to write pieces inspired by. This piece by Elaine Szewczyk was one that we really enjoyed. Needless to say, the fact that they were sharing a high volume of food related pieces as I was getting ready to focus on that was wonderful. (They’re a wonderful addition to your Twitter feed, if you like that sort of thing.) As a reader, I’ve long been a fan, but as I’ve begun using mentor texts, I’ve appreciated their work even more. One account that seemed to offer up the most pieces was McSweenys. Though I dropped a couple of books onto my wishlists, and pulled a book of food poetry from my shelf, I almost exclusively used texts I found via Twitter. ![]() It seemed as if every time I scrolled through Twitter, all corners of my feed were pushing wonderful pieces at me. I love the seeming serendipity that sometimes happens when you decide to go ahead with planning something like this. (A semantics note here, I loathe the word unit, because of all the connotations, so I use pursuit instead.) This semester, I have a Lit class, a split of Grade 11 and 12 students, focused on literary study and creative writing that seemed a good fit for this pursuit. She, and, I’ve discovered, many others, do a Food Writing pursuit. ![]() The fountain of great ideas, and former Moving Writers contributor, that is Karla Hilliard planted an idea that I dwelled on for a long time before acting upon. That’s where this week’s mentor text comes from. I often let ideas percolate, sitting at the back of the ol’ TeacherBrain, waiting until I have a chance to use them. ![]() Welcome to Teacher Internet, where there are more ideas than you’ll ever fit into your classroom. Mentor Text: ‘Canada Dry Ginger Ale and Lemonade’ by Elaine Szewczyk ( PDF / Online)īackground – If you’re visiting Moving Writers, that likely means that like many of us, you’re online, perhaps looking for new ideas for your classroom. ![]()
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