1. English 10A
Ms. Vander Heiden

2. Google Classroom
Period 4: d34ccxw

3. 6 Word Memoirs
Introductions

4. A memoir is… related to the word ‘memory.’ a type of autobiography.
✗ memories make up your life story.
recalls important events in writer’s life
may connect the writer to current events
may include facts, feelings, and opinions
a type of autobiography.

5. 6 Word Memoir Project is…
memoirs which are 6 words long
from the editors of Smith Magazine
Ernest Hemingway’s idea:
“For sale: baby shoes, never worn”

6. 6 Word Memoirs Project ✗ Cross between haiku poetry and personal ads
✗ Don’t over-think. (It’s a memoir, not a fortune cookie.)

7. “Famous People” Examples
“Couldn’t cope, so I wrote songs.”
Aimee Mann, singer/songwriter
“Shy Jersey kid overcompensating ever since.”
Ariel Kaminer, writer for the New York Times
“Mississippi. Maine. New York. Added family.”
Laura Conway, NPR
“Well, I thought it was funny.”
Stephen Colbert, television personality
“Brought it to a boil, often.”
Mario Batali, chef

8. Average Teens “Desperate to explore, yet stuck here.”
“Laughed at all the wrong moments.”
“I draw my dreams in crayon.”
“He left. Mom cried. Roller-coaster ride.”
“I fulfilled my awkwardness quota today.”
“I made captain. Then made enemies.”
“Looks like rookie, plays like star.”

9. Forming Deeper Meaning
Add image: more deep and meaningful
more real
fun way to play with the words

10. Pictures help tell the story…

11. Pictures help tell the story…

12. Ms. Vander Heiden Falls, rivers, cliffs: it’s the SHT.
Exhaustion and stuffed squirrel: hysterical laughter.
No views. No bears. Appalachian Trail.
Posing as student: read, write, repeat.
Teacher becomes student: homework, study, write.

13. Falls, rivers, cliffs: it’s the SHT.

14. Exhaustion and stuffed squirrel: hysterical laughter.

15. No views. No bears. Appalachian Trail.

16. Your Turn Write your own six-word memoir of introduction.
Think of a specific memory.
What do you want us to know about you?
Add an image (drawn or digital).

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