TalentEd School Students' Memoir Competition The first TalentEd School Students' Memoir Competition was held in 1992 and it has been an annual event ever since. A memoir is seen as a 'portion of a life. ... The writer of a memoir takes us back to a corner of his or her life that was unusually vivid or intense ... or that was framed by unique events. By narrowing the lens, the writer achieves a focus that isn't possible in autobiography; memoir is a window into a life.' (William Zinsser, quoted in Gillespie, J.S. (1991) The life if a seventh grader: Writing a memoir. English Journal, April 1991, p.48.) That is, the memoir is a small segment of the student's real life. The best entries from previous years may be read below. 2000 Memoir Competition Results Best of the Memoirs 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000

From The Philosophy Classes This is a selection of children's responses to Margaret Mackie's philosophy questions from previous issues of TalentEd journal. Details of the sets of questions Margaret has devised may be found in her book Philosophy Questions for Children. TalentEd No's. 41, 42, 43, 44, 1993 TalentEd No's. 45, 46, 47, 48, 1994 TalentEd No's. 49, 50, 51, 1995 TalentEd No's. 52, 53, 54, 55, 1996 TalentEd No's. 56, 57, 1997 Responses to Philosophy Questions 1999

2000 TALENTED MEMOIR COMPETITION RESULTS

 

Congratulations to the following young writers who were successful entrants in this year's TalentEd School Students' Memoir Competition and the judges would like to thank the many other students whose memoirs they also enjoyed reading:

 

Senior

 

Winner

Sarah Scopelianos (17), Preston, VIC

[Santa Maria College]

 

Highly Commended

Belinda Price (14), Invermay Park, VIC

[Ballarat Secondary College, Wendouree Campus]

 

 

Junior

 

Winner

Sera Borensztajn (10), Toorak, VIC

[Mount Scopus Memorial College]

 

Highly Commended

Kimberley Adler (12), South Caulfield, VIC

[Mount Scopus Memorial College]

Dean Marcus (10), East Brighton, VIC

[Mount Scopus Memorial College]

 

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