6 Word Memoir Assignment

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6 Word Memoir Assignment

Your Challenge: I challenge you to write your life story – your memoir – in just 6 words!

Memoir Definition: A memoir is a personal story – it’s your story that you’d like to be remembered by. A typical memoir is usually thousands of words!

Can you write an effective story using ONLY 6 words? Hemingway’s famous memoir: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”

Almost a victim of my family. -Elizabeth Bernstein

Never should of bought that ring. -Paul Bellows

Love drama, just not my own. -Sam Zalutsky

Afraid of everything. Did it anyway.

Good things happen to bad people. ~Michael malice

School geek married a luscious cheerleader. ~Christopher Clukey

WORD CHOICE Word choice is important in all good stories, but when you must capture the moment using just 6 words, you must be precise. All of these memoirs have carefully selected words. All of these stories are effective stories with a beginning, middle, and end.

HOW TO? Brainstorm a list of what makes you who you are: Your life experiences Your friends/family Your characteristics Your regrets Successes Failures Goals & Dreams Beliefs/Values

HOW TO? If you could settle on a few of those things, what would you choose to be remembered by? How would you summarize your life thus far? How would you describe yourself as a person?

AND THEN… You will need to choose your words carefully. Make sure each and every word is deliberately chosen. Once you come up with your six words, can you find a way to make them more creative and colorful?

FINALLY… Is your memoir creative and memorable? OR does it sound like a bumper sticker you read on your way to school this morning? Be creative and unique PLEASE do not copy ideas…come up with your own…it’s the only way it will truly be YOU!

NOW… Get Started!