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1 Memoirs An introduction

2 A memoir is a piece of autobiographical writing, usually shorter in nature than a comprehensive autobiography. What is a Memoir? *images from Amazon.com

3 A memoir tries to capture certain highlights or meaningful moments in one's past. It may be more emotional and concerned with capturing particular scenes, rather than documenting every fact of a person's life. *images from Amazon.com

4 The Six Word Memoir *video from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZOxhHXZW6o

5 Our Turn ! On a sheet of paper write down some broad ideas before beginning. Categories like family, friends, high school, change, holidays, etc. Then compose your six word memoir! *image from http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j13XDmgetJ0/Td0b6YoW-9I/AAAAAAAAADc/BW-_YhgeDKs/s1600/calvin376_2.gif

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