Writing Ninjas: How to Write a Memoir Essay

Inspire your students with a love for writing with this fun and engaging lesson plan!

Recommended ages: 8-11 (grades 3-5)

Are you looking for a complete lesson plan that will take your student’s writing skills to the next level? 

Do you want a method that’s challenging but also entertaining and won’t bore students to tears?

Are you struggling to get a reluctant student to complete their writing assignments?

Then this guide is for you.

With the Writing Ninjas: How to Write a Memoir Essay lesson plan, you’ll have a step by step guide for teaching this important essay form and unlocking your student’s true writing potential.

This guide is recommended for ages 8-11 (grades 3-5). It is designed for students who are learning how to write short five paragraph essays.

Take Your Student’s Writing to the Next Level

Writing Ninjas: How to Write a Memoir Essay is a 29-page full color PDF written in a conversational tone. The writing ninjas teach everything you and your student need to know about memoir writing – all you have to do is read along!

You also get a 9-page teacher’s guide PDF that contains a clear and simple step-by-step explanation on how to use the lesson plan along with black white copies of the memoir essay outline, checklist, and grading rubric that you can print out for your students.

Here’s What’s Included in the Student’s and Teacher’s Guides:

• The differences between fiction and nonfiction writing (and how to write each one!)
• A sample memoir essay by famous American writer John Greenleaf Whittier so students can read and evaluate excellent writing
• A complete lesson on storytelling that teaches students how to write a powerful and inspiring story with a strong beginning, middle, and end
• A complete lesson on sensory words, similes, and metaphors that will help students transform their writing from dull and flat to engaging and entertaining
• A memoir essay outline to teach students the 5-paragraph essay format and how to organize their thoughts before they start writing
• A grading rubric and checklist to guide students on how to edit and correct their work after completing a first draft
• A printable writing ninja’s badge to motivate students to complete their assignment