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Six Word Memoirs

What is a Memoir?

What is a Six Word Memoir? “For Sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” -Ernest Hemingway SMITH magazine, 2006

Getting Started Create a list of items about you Interests, likes, dislikes, personality traits, places, people, etc.

Examples Striving to remain childLIKE, not -ish. -Mingo Reynolds possible. Wishing I could go back. Im -Lee Hutner Giving killing loving educated believed succeeded. -Selema Melopa Imagine, a place with no lights. -Ruehle Well, I’m funny sometimes at least. -ILikeCatsAndCoffee

Drafting your Memoirs Choose 2-3 items from the list that can be developed Write a little bit about those items Synthesize that writing into six words!

Thinking about Memoirs How is it possible and impossible to show who you are in six words? Did you use punctuation? How does punctuation affect your memoir? Why is storytelling important?