After reading some memoir-like short stories, the students have had a great week starting to brainstorm memories and lessons for their own memoirs! Today we watched this video (see below) from the WNYC series Being 12. In this particular video, the 12 year olds tell brief memoirs about stereotypes they have faced in their lives. The students did an amazing job discussing the unfairness of the situation, making connections to our human rights work. This video is also serving as a launch point for many of their own memoirs where they will tell a story about themselves that breaks a stereotype that has negatively affected them. I can't wait for more drafting and digging into their life stories!