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This is a pedagogical rationale for using Elie Wiesel's //Night// in a unit called 'The Memoir: Putting Life into Words'. //Night// would be used as a mentor text that would scaffold students as they craft their own memoirs and articulate thier experiences with awareness and skill. In this unit, students would read a famous memoir, write their own life in memoir form, and learn how to make their memoir become more than just words on a page.



This is a memoir I wrote about a young girl named Karina Lappi, a immigrant from Finland. I have also put the memoir into poem form.



This is a review of 'Meeting the Challenge: Beginning English Teachers Reflect on Their First Years'.



Here are two poems that I wrote as optional pieces for my portfolio. The first is a two voice poem that tackles issues related to teaching. The second is a found poem from Elie Wiesel's //Night//.



I hope that these are helpful, entertaining, and informative pieces for everyone who chooses to look at them. Pleae let me know if you would like any additional information on the pieces I have provided or if there is anything you would like me to add to this page.

Thanks! Ruth Antioho