Z For Zachariah Lesson Plan

The narrator says she got the composition book to start writing in because she discovered she was forgetting when and even if things happened (3). What do you think this conveys about how memory works? How might this attention to the way memory works pan out over the course of the book?

Students should recognize that memory works in part through community and interpersonal interactions. When you don’t share an experience with someone, it can become easier to doubt if it even happened. Our memories are maintained better when shared or discussed rather than kept solely by one person. Strong responses may also recognize the potential ways the narrator’s life could take a...