six- word memoir
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Six- Word Memoir. What’s your story? . What is a memoir?. A memoir is a special kind of autobiography, usually involving a public portion of the author’s life as it relates to a person, historic event, or thing. The text is about the personal knowledge and/or experiences of the author . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
SIX- WORD MEMOIR
What’s your story?
WHAT IS A MEMOIR? A memoir is a special kind of
autobiography, usually involving a public portion of the author’s life as it relates to a person, historic event, or thing. The text is about the personal knowledge and/or experiences of the author.
Examples: Night by Elie Wiesel The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World’s
Worst Dog by John Grogan
WHAT IS A SIX- WORD MEMOIR?
What do students consider to be their “life story”? Would they need to write a novel to explain everything, or could they tell about one event that helped shape them as a person?
http://www.smithmag.net/sixwordbook/2010/09/13/video-six-tips-for-writing-six-word-memoirs/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejndNExso9M
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS After reading/seeing some six-word
memoirs, what surprises you about this form?
What do you think the pros/cons of writing a memoir only using six words are?
Which were your favorites out of the ones we saw?
NOW IT’S YOUR TURN! You will now be writing your own six-
word memoir! You will be given time in class to
brainstorm and choose which one best suits you.
We will share some later!
TIPS FOR WRITING YOUR MEMOIR
You need to get your point across in ONLY six words
Your words are valuable and have meaning; don’t waste them!
If you are stumped as far as words go, use a thesaurus; it might give you some ideas
EXTRA CREDIT 3 Points Extra Credit if you go online to
http://www.smithmag.net/sixwords and publish your effort. Print a copy as proof and turn that copy in