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
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SIX- WORD MEMOIR
What’s your story?
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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
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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
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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?
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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!
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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
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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