Heads Up on Book Choice for Unit 7

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Even though you're thinking about wrapping up your research paper, it's important to plan for our next unit. Order your book NOW!

In our next unit, we’ll change the pace a bit by participating in a study of literary non-fiction, especially memoirs. You will be choosing your own non-fiction memoir. Here are your requirements:

Must be a true story about a person’s life or experiences
Must be at least 200 pages long and not a graphic novel
Must be something you have not read before
Must be at your reading level (preferably 8^th grade reading level and up). You can look up a book’s reading level by searching the title and “reading level.” The Scholastic website is a good source for reading level information: http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/
Must be school appropriate and parent-approved

There’s a list of recommended selections for literary nonfiction on the GoodReads website that has excellent suggestions (click on this link).

Here are a few that are recommended and would meet the requirements:

Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

You’re welcome to preview the texts now and decide which one sounds interesting.