Memoir handout. Only the writer can do that.

Memoir handout. Why do we tell our own stories? What can we learn from reading other's stories? Read the two excepts from the handout 'Elements of writing a good memoir'. If a workshop is not listed, the instructor has not provided a handout. Say it in six words: Six-word memoir unit This week, we will be writing and illustrating our own six-word memoirs. Writing a memoir worksheet is an important step toward telling your life story. At this point, your goal is to write a six-word memoir to describe your life right now. The topic does not define or limit the scope. How about we start there – at terror – and let ourselves know that it’s ok, it’s part of the process. Students get to know this nonfiction genre, different from an autobiography, through a series of excerpts from the memoirs of Gertrude Stein, Winston Churchill, and Henry David Thoreau. Because this memoir is only six words, the words you choose must be powerful. Here are some rules I’ve collected over the years. mprvs n1l6u yep n3hyq vuy5 wfb57 dv adti xdqe3 7n