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1 Six Word Memoirs

2 What is a Memoir?

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

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

5 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

6 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!

7 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?

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