1. Please choose a seat you would like to have for the first unit.
Tuesday, July 31st
Please choose a seat you would like to have for the first unit.

2. The Marshmallow Challenge Debrief
What are some things the challenge helped you learn about yourself and others?
What was the most challenging aspect about the challenge and why?
How might you be able to apply what you learned today to English class?

3. Six Word Memoirs

4. What is a Memoir?

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

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

7. 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!

8. Examples I came. I saw. I sat. -Eric Karlan
Always happiest with the bare minimum. -Maya Levine
Slightly awkward, clumsy, asks many questions -Tahneer Oksman
live. contemplate. learn. keep moving forward. -Grace Juhlin
Kid gets magic set, pursues dream. -Gerry Katzman

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

10. Syllabus Please grab one and the info sheet on the front table.
Syllabus quiz on Google Classroom due Thursday by 8:00am.