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1 9/13/12 MEMOIRS

2  I can define and explain a Memoir. LEARNING TARGET

3  A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources.  An autobiography or a written account of one's memory of certain events or people.  An essay on a learned subject.  The proceedings or transactions of a learned society- Memoirs of the Horticultural Society.  “A memoir is not what happens, but the person to whom things happen.” Virginia Wolf WHAT IS A MEMOIR?

4  1. A memoir is a story about something that happened to the writer.  2. The author is in the story somehow (either physically or is telling it from their point of view).  3. Many memoirs are stories about the author’s family or friends.  4. The story will make you feel something: happy, sad, mad, etc.  5. Memoirs are stories about events that are important to the writer.  6. Often, the book will end with the writer explaining why that event is important to them now or how it changed their life.  7. The author doesn’t tell you how he or she felt about the event, but shows you through the actions and conversations of the characters in the book.  8. A memoir is not an autobiography. It is a story about one important event in the author’s life. PIECES OF A MEMOIR


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