1. Six Word Memoir
English 10

2. What’s a memoir? Memoir (n.) \ˈmem-ˌwär, -ˌwȯr\ Definition:
1. an official note or report
2. a. a narrative composed from personal experience
b. an autobiography
c. a biography
Example: Many retired politicians have written their memoirs.
Synonyms: biography, history, diary

3. Why six words?
A six word memoir is a piece of wisdom, or a snippet of one’s life, offered in only six words.

4. Where did this idea come from?
Once asked to write a full story in six words, legend has it that novelist Ernest Hemingway responded:
"For sale: baby shoes, never worn.“
He later claimed it was his best work.
What do you think Hemingway is trying to say in his memoir?

5. Group Think
With the person next to you, come up with a six-word sentence about your summer or coming back to school. (be nice!)

6. What it is… http://youtube/Tp6jaUHEfII http://youtube/rf0v43FHG6w
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7. MY MEMOIR I am too indecisive for this.
A terminal patient alive and well.

8. YOUR MEMOIR
YOUR TURN 