PPT-Six-word Memoir: What is it?

Legend has it that Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in only six words His response For sale baby shoes never worn In November 2006 SMITH Magazine reignited the  recountre. Catches the reader’s attention right away. First sentence of your introduction. Types of Hooks. Dialogue – . starts your paper with a conversation between two or more of the characters. “And where do you think you’re going?” my mother asked, glaring at me.. Journal Time:. Number Your Paper 1-6.. Make a list of six nouns that represent you.. Mrs. Lee. Mother. Wife. Daughter. Teacher. Reader. Lover of “pretty things”. Believer. Hunter. Ball Player. Cheerleader. “A memoir is how one remembers one’s own life, while an autobiography is history, requiring research, dates, facts double-checked” —from Palimpsest by Gore Vidal (Penguin, 1996). Memoir. 9/5. Learning Objective: Can I use specific word choice to write autobiographically?. Library Visit. 5 minute vocab quiz!. Quick task: Capitalization Review. RED PEN . only!. What is a memoir?. Your Name. What is a Memoir?. What word does Memoir remind you of?. Memory. Memoir. a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation. Usually, memoirs. . . on Friday.. Continue to brainstorm by…. Making a list of memoir topics (at least 5). Free write for a few minutes about the significance of that experience to you NOW. Reminder: You will be handing these prewriting materials (list and free write) in with your memoir drafts.. 9/8. Learning Objective: Can I use specific word choice to write autobiographically?. Welcome Work: . Take out a piece of paper and label it with the heading.. Put your . NOVEL. . and your . re-written OER . Name Period Date . (Write this all on the bottom tab) . Memoir. 1. Written in 1. st. person point of view in a story form.. 2. Explores how a particular event or time period with a common theme influenced and affected the author. . - Ralph Fletcher. What is a memoir?. What is a . memoir. ?. memory. What is a memoir?. A memoir is an account of . your . personal life and experiences. . What is a memoir?. A memoir tells the story of an. Step #1. Look around the room until you see an object or something else that reminds you of something that happened in the past. Jot down that memory. If you don’t see anything in the room that reminds you of your past, think of your most vivid memory from your childhood and write that down.. MATURE. Activator: Brainstorm. MATURE. An Introduction. Night. by Elie Wiesel. Coming-of-Age Story. Coming-of-age story. : . traces the protagonist's growth from a self-absorbed, immature individual into an expansive, mature human being concerned with the welfare of others, and . “Legend has it that Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in only six words. His response? “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” In November 2006, SMITH Magazine re-ignited the . recountre. Micro-fiction. Journals. .. Snapshots. .. Pictures. .. Memories.. Daily Objective. Today we’re going to identify features of a memoir and analyze authors’ style and technique to. create alternative forms of literature!. Ms. Bowling – thank you. Name:. Key questions:. Memoir writing. What is a memoir? . How . does a memoir differ from an autobiography? . What . is the difference between an autobiography and a biography?.