autobiography

Provides several approaches for lesson plans, application or writing assignments, and a bibliography of suitable titles.

A concise guidebook to help one write a clear narrative of personal history that can be immensely rewarding and that can contribute to a family unity and continuity.

Novel, a professional snake handler in the small town of Gruel, South Carolina, stumbles upon a decades-old town secret that could threaten the town's future, as well as his own.

A study guide to Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," featuring a biographical sketch of the author, a list of characters, a summary and analysis of the text, and a selection of critical views.

Nathan Glass, a middle-aged man estranged from his friends and family, returns to Brooklyn hoping to mend his broken relationships and finally deal with the ghosts of his past.

An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of information and opinion about the autobiographical novel "Black Boy, " and its author, Richard Wright.

Presents the autobiographies of twenty-five American women authors, from Harriet Jacobs and Jane Addams to Gloria Steinem and Maxine Hong Kingston.

A collection of interpretive essays by autobiographers, historians, psychologists, and literary and religious critics.

Contains strategies, lesson plans, and tools for four to six weeks of instruction in primary writing, focusing on the development of personal narrative writing skills.