The following passage is an excerpt from Christiana's memoirs. Use this paragraph as a story starter. Writing A Memoir Think about choices you've made in your lifetime. Write about one of these events as if you were writing your memoir. This story was based on Christiana's memoirs.
Memoirs are personal accounts of the events shaping a person's life.
Divide the class in two and have them debate the Tillsons' decision to buy Lucy and Caleb as slaves. Have one side debate for this purchase and one side debate against this purchase.