University of Michigan
Making of America: Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli
Digitization of this two-volume, searchable text of Margaret Fuller's memoirs are available.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Write It: Memoir
Write It Memoir offers a complete writing workshop to develop your personal story. Search your memory through the brainstorming activities to launch your piece. Draft a map of the memories along with reading other models. As the process...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Suggestions for Writing a Memoir: Memoirs About Moving Away
The book Leaving Home with a Pickle Jar by Barbara Dugan relives the story of moving from one state to another through the life of Ernest P. and his sister, Ella Jean. They take with them their most prized possessions; Ernest's being his...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Suggestions for Writing Memoirs: Memoirs With Strong Word Choices
Editor Amy Ehrlich compelled ten well-known children's authors to write narratives, and she compiled these memoirs in her book, When I Was Your Age. The collection of narratives varies, but an underlying theme is the way in which...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Personal Memoirs of u.s. Grant
These personal memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant are considered "among the greatest of military memoirs."
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of the Memoirs of Victor Hugo
This site provides the complete etext for The Memoirs of Victor Hugo.
War Times Journal
War Times Journal: Memoirs: William T. Sherman
Several chapters taken from General Sherman's memoirs covering the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862. He provides a leadership view of the actions of General Ulysses S. Grant before, during and after the battle.
Other
Gala Film: Memoirs of Jarvis Hanks: The Siege of Fort Erie
This account is written by a man who was a young American drummerboy at the siege of Fort Erie. He later wrote a memoir describing military life during the War of 1812.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 7: How to Write a Memoir
How do writers present the challenges that adolescents face as they grow up? Students will learn about the importance of memoirs and coming of age literature. Students will learn about the craft of writing memoirs and explore their own...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Family Memoir: Getting Acquainted With Generations Before Us
This very detailed lesson plan includes readings, discussion questions, handouts, interactives and a rubric, all aimed at helping students construct a themed memoir while documenting the artistic process they used to create it.
Other
Education Oasis: Memoir: The Stuff of Our Lives Unit
A six to eight week unit about the genre of memoir. Students will see that writers write about the ordinary happenings of their lives and will be encouraged to reflect upon the significance of remembered events. Students will keep a...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Memoirs About Photographs
This review discusses Looking Back, a memoir written by Lois Lowry. The song "Photograph", performed by Nickelback, and "In Color" by Jamey Johnson, are suggested as sources to assist with extending the students' understanding of memoir....
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Memoirs About Pictures & Photographs
This site includes a book review of Roald Dahl's memoir, Boy: Tale of Childhood. A related lesson plan to stimulate the writing of memoir of the young scholars' lives is also included, along with teacher's description of her own piece.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Memoir of James Arthur Cobb
A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of Memoir of James Arthur Cobb by Euince Hale Cobb, a nonfiction book for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Memoirs of a London Doll
A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of Memoirs of a London Doll by Richard H. Horne, a fiction book for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Memoir of John Lang Bickersteth
A scanned copy of the 1850 publication of Memoir of John Lang Bickersteth by John Lang Bickersteth, a nonfiction book for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Memoirs of a Country Doll
A scanned copy of the 1853 publication of Memoirs of a Country Doll by Mary Curtis, a fiction book for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Memoirs of Emma and Her Nurse
A scanned copy of the 1853 publication of Memoirs of Emma and Her Nurse by Lucy Lyttelton Cameron, a fiction book for children.
Other
Autobiography: A Type of Memoir
This resource has information about autobiography, a type of memoir, plus examples of types of autobiographies and the criteria for each one.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: From the Memoirs of a Minister of France by Stanley J. Weyman
This is the full text of From the Memoirs of a Minister of France by Stanley J. Weyman. A collection of twelve short stories set in the backdrop of Henry IV's reign. These historical romances chronicle the various thrilling experiences...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
This is the complete text of the novel Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Google
Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 7: Memoir: Unit Files
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the text, Memoir.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Memoirs of the Ausgleich, 1867
Count von Beust's written memoirs of the Ausgleich, the focus of which is his fears. Modern History Sourcebook site by Fordham University.
War Times Journal
War Times Journal: From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of James Longstreet
An online edition of the famous Confederate general's wartime memoirs. He fought in such battles as Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg and more.
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