A memoir does more than “retell a story” that really happened. A memoir investigates into a personal event that took place in the past. From the Purdue OWL: Difference Between the Personal Essay and the Memoir From the resource: While the personal essay can be about something that is current and still unfolding, the memoir […]
Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz: “Archeology of the Self”
“Getting from Here to There: One Woman’s Journey From the South Bronx to the Academy”features Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz. The article you read was written when Dr. Sealey-Ruiz was an Assistant Professor at Kingsborough College. She is now an esteemed scholar and professor at Columbia University’s Teachers College where she founded the Racial Literacy Project. Dr. […]
Writing the Educational Autobiography
WRITING AN EDUCATIONAL BIOGRAPHY In an educational biography, the writer reflects upon life experiences and events that shape his/her/their experience in education. An educational autobiography might explore any or a combination of the following: experiences that showed how your family upbringing and relationships formed your early years of school experiences with family expectations for attending […]
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