1. Ball Player Believer Cheerleader Fashionista Shopper
What are elements and examples of memoirs and how does word choice impact the reader?
Journal Time:
Number Your Paper 1-6.
Make a list of six nouns that represent you.
Mrs. Lee
Mother
Wife
Daughter
Teacher
Reader
Lover of “pretty things”
Ball Player
Cheerleader
Shopper
Believer
Fashionista
Chef
Hunter

2. Memoir Project Step 2
Take your list of six characteristics and decide what picture would represent that specific quality or identifying factor about yourself.
Mrs. Lee
Mother
Family hanging out
Wife
Husband & wife
Traveler
Female on cruise ship
Teacher
Female teacher with students
Reader
Female reading on a Kindle
Lover of “pretty things”
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3. Memoir Project Step 3
Hopefully you didn’t think you were going to get out of this without having to write.
For each quality and picture that you put on your magazine cover, you need to write a 2-3 sentence description of the picture and how it represents you!
You may do this on the back of your project.
Mrs. Lee
Mother
Family hanging out
Wife
Husband & wife
Traveler
Female on cruise ship
Teacher
Female teacher with students
Reader
Female reading on a Kindle
Lover of “pretty things”
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Traveling has always been a major part of my life. Even as a child I remember the vacations my parents would take me on, and I try to provide those same special times for my own children today.

4. What Would Mrs. Lee Think?
If Mrs. Lee were to examine your work from today, what would she think?
Do you understand the task?
Did you work diligently to complete the task?
Do you need assistance with a specific component of today’s assignment?
What?

5. What does this memoir say about the author?
“Sweaty, shaky hands, where’s my mom?”

6. Six Word Memoirs Can you tell your life story in just 6 words?
The Six-Word Memoir project has become a global phenomenon and a bestselling book series. Six-Word Memoirs have been featured in hundreds of media outlets from NPR to The New Yorker, covered on tens of thousands of blogs, and, as of Summer 2010, can be found inside 1 million Honest Tea bottle caps. -

7. What Other 8th Graders Said…

8. Write a 6 word memoir based on the caption below:

9. Your Task:
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.

10. What Should You Have Completed?
Where I’m From Poem
Remember, your final product will NOT have the words that are in parenthesis
This can be typed or handwritten, but it should be NEAT!
Six Word Memoir
Your life in just 6 words
Six Word Memoir Picture Project
Use Magazines to complete the activity.
You will glue these pictures on a poster with your

11. In Conclusion, My Friends…
Think:
What is a memoir and what is the significance of a 6 word memoir?
Pair
Tell a friend what you think.
Do you share the same thoughts?
Share
What does everyone know about memoirs?
What is the significance of the 6 word memoir format?