Question

Why is a memoir an appropriate text structure for Rosa Parks to use to share her personal experiences of a historical event? Check all that apply.

It lets her share her unique perspective of an important event.
It provides a fictional account of the well-known event.
It includes her first-person point of view, something that cannot be written by anyone else.
It allows readers to know what it was like to “walk in her shoes.”
It allows readers to view the event from multiple perspectives.
It describes the historical event in an emotional and personal way.

Answer 1

Correct choices:

- It lets her share her unique perspective of an important event.
- It includes her first-person point of view, something that cannot be written by anyone else.
- It allows readers to know what it was like to “walk in her shoes.”
- It describes the historical event in an emotional and personal way.

Why the others are incorrect:
- A memoir is nonfiction, not a fictional account.
- A memoir gives one person’s view, so it does not present the event from multiple perspectives.