6 Word memoirs
What
is a memoir?
(Literary Nonfiction
Biography
Autobiogr
aphy
Personal
Narrative
Memoir
Mrs. Duesterheft’s 6 Word
Memoir
I accidentally have everything
I need.
6 Word Memoirs
I am more than I seem.
6 Word Memoirs
Netflix. The light of dark
days.
6 Word Memoirs
Blank canvas, now filled
with color.
6 Word Memoirs
I’m not going down without
a war.
6 Word Memoirs- How
does an image add to the
memoir?
Courtney Drude, 16, attends
Marriotts Ridge High School in
Ellicott City, Md., where she is a
junior
6 Word Memoirs- How
does an image add to the
memoir?
Shawn Budlong, 13, is in seventh grade at the Thurgood Marshall School in
Rockford, Ill.
6 Word Memoirs- How does an
image add to the memoir?
Rehana Ottalah, 13, is in eighth grade at J.D. Meisler Middle School in Metairie, La.
6 Word Memoirs: Setting up
the page
 In
your FP Writing section,
choose a new page and
divide it in half. Label the
left side Memoirs, and the
right side Reflection.
6 Word Memoir
1.
Independently, go to http://www.sixwordmemoirs.com/schools/
and write down 5 different memoirs that stand out to you on the
left side of your journal. Leave about 4 lines between each one.
1.
When you finish, choose 2 to answer the following questions over
in complete sentences on the RIGHT hand side of the page:
2.
1.
What emotions are revealed through these six-word memoirs?
2.
Which words make you feel those emotions?
3.
What do you think is the backstory for this author’s six-word
memoir?
At the bottom of the page, reflect on the following in a complete
sentence:
1.
Which themes stood out to you the most and why?
Time to put your life an an
Outsider’s life into 6 words.
6 Tips for Writing Six Word Memoirs
1. Make your six-word memoir personal and honest.
2. Use the Six Word limitation to inspire creativity.
3. Think about the emotion/tone you wish to express
through your writing.
4. Put the six best words in the best order to express
exactly what you want to communicate.
5. Consider where you will place capital letters and
punctuation marks.
6. Get inspired from reading other six-word memoirs
6 Word Memoir Expectations.
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2 memoirs written. One is to be illustrated to provide the reader further
understanding.
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Personal Memoir
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The Outsiders (Ponyboy, Johnny, Dally, Cherry) Memoir
Illustrated memoir
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Entire page neatly illustrated and colored.
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Memoir is easily seen and stands out from the page
Non-illustrated memoir
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Written with marker on large index card
Reflection
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Reflection questions can be found on the next slide.
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Must be written on loose leaf notebook paper OR on Microsoft Word
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Written in complete sentences
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Paragraphs must be used to help with organization
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If you have a creative format in which to complete the reflection, please check
with Mrs. Duesterheft before beginning- I am open to it!
6 Word Memoir Reflection
Reflection needs to answer in any order, in complete sentences
restating the question, and in paragraph form:
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Your 6 word memoir
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An in-depth explanation of what the memoir is referring to
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Why you chose the 6 words you did
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What your picture represents and why you chose the graphics and
colors you did (if you illustrated your memoir, if not, please write a
brief reflection on your Outsider memoir over your illustrations tie to
the memoir on another sheet of paper.)
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What is the impact of 6 word memoirs?
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Are they powerful? Why?
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Do they give you insight, understanding, into another person?
Overall, what is your opinion about 6 word memoirs? Why?
More Illustrated Memoirs
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https://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/01/09/sixword-memoirs-students/