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2021-2022: IB 2 Lang and Lit - Memoir Research Poster: Overview

Overview

IB2 Lang. & Lit - Memoir Research Poster

Today I will consider what I need to know in order to analyze the memoir I selected and begin researching;  

In order to help answer my questions, learn about relevant contextual information, and connect what I research to my selected memoir. 

I'll know I'm successful when I know how and where to find reliable and credible sources, enhance my understanding of my memoir's context, gather what I need to create my research poster.

Essential Question: "How has the historical, geographical, social, cultural, and/or religious context impacted your understanding of the memoir?" (IB L&L2 Assignment Doc)

Today's Activities - Please click ALL of the tabs

Example Memoir: Richard Wright's Black Boy 

  • Open this Google Doc (you will be prompted to make a copy). 
  • As a small group, read and annotate the excerpt from Richard Wright's Black Boy.
  • As we complete that activity, consider how questions about context relate to Wright's book. 
  • So what? How does this activity relate to your memoir study? 

The Next Steps

Today you will have time to begin researching information relevant to your selected memoir. This process will enable you to analyze the significance of the context, as it relates to the author’s work. Consider the essential question (above) as you research. 

If you would like to use a note sheet for your research, please feel free to open THIS Google Doc (you will be forced to make a copy). 

As you explore the materials linked to this site, you may want to investigate aspects in the following categories:

  • Historical events relevant to the memoir 
  • Geographical information, impacting the author’s narrative
  • Cultural and Social aspects relevant to the memoir
  • Religious information, alluded to within your memoir

You may also want to consider: 

  • Biographical information as well as interesting details about the authors (for example pictures, quotations, awards)

Be sure to keep track of your sources as you research and consider the credibility and reliability of your source materials.