Freewriting: Memories
Write for 5 minutes about each of the following topics. Try to describe your memories using more than one sense. That is, don't just describe how people/things/places looked, but also describe the sounds, feelings, smells, tastes, etc. that you remember. Then choose one topic to write more about.
Group Discussion: Talking
about the Past
Take turns. First, one person in
your group should read about one of his/her memories. Then, the other people
should ask questions to find out more information about it. Try to help
the person remember more details. Everyone should ask at least two questions
about each memory. Finally, one person in your group should prepare to
tell the class about his/her memory.
Sample Poems
Take turns reading the poems below
aloud in your group.
My Childhood
By Jung Sung-jae
I remember my childhood
when I got up hearing the chickens
and saw the sunrise.
I remember I spent every morning
feeding cattle and
felt the cold drops of dew on the
grass.
I remember I played with my friends
all day.
But most of all,
I remember the days when I was an
innocent young child.
My Old Friends
By Kim Min-sun
I remember my school days
when I spent time with my friends.
We just saved our money to eat and play
and made special days for ourselves.
So we had many kinds of food and traveled to many places.
I remember taking a picture anytime to keep our memories for a long time.
I was very happy just because they were there with me.
But most of all,
I remember the day we talked about each other's problems all night long.
The Small Stone
By Cha Jong-InI remember my first love lived near my house when I was eleven years old.
She always walked on the beach to pick up small stones, and I stood near her.
I knew her, but she didn’t know me.I remember stealing a glance at her every day and night, but not saying anything to her.
I always walked on the beach to pick up small stones to give her, and I had mingled feelings of joy and sorrow.
I knew her, but she didn’t know me.I remember the small stone I gripped in my hand on the day she moved.
I thought that it would be the last time for me to see her face, so I pictured her face again and again.
I knew her, but she didn’t know me.But most of all,
I remember her footprints left on the beach.
Homework for Our Next Class
Hand in two different poems about
your memories. The poems can be of any length, but the first line of each
poem should begin with "I remember..." The last line might begin with something
like "But most of all, I remember...." Be sure each poem has an interesting
title. Please type and double-space.
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