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1 Characteristics of a Memoir

2 A memory; a description of an event from the past
Characteristics of a Memoir A memory; a description of an event from the past

3 Characteristics of a Memoir
Written in the first person; told from one person’s point of view

4 Characteristics of a Memoir
Based on the truth

5 Characteristics of a Memoir
Reveals the feelings of the writer

6 Characteristics of a Memoir
Has meaning; shows what the author learned from the experience

7 Characteristics of a Memoir
Focused on one event; about one point in the author’s life

8 Characteristics of a Memoir
About the author’s experience more than about the event itself

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