1. 6-WORD MEMOIRS Advanced Curricular Topics (A.C.T.) – 7 th Grade Push-In Mrs. Leslie

2. Memoir  from French word for “memory”  genre of literature  subclass of autobiography  However…

3. Memoir  A memoir is NOT about an entire life like an autobiography.

4. Memoir It should be about a moment in time, an event, an experience – especially one during your 7 th grade year.

5. Jordan Murphy age 13 Wishing for home. It’s NOT here.

6. Laughter with friends is my therapy. - Hope Green,12

9. Memoir OR you can decide to look at your life right now through a “lens”. Examples: lucky, lonely, silly, disorganized, hectic

10. I’m still figuring out 7 th grade. -Michael Hebert, age 13

12. Dante: lost in space without paper Dante Castañeda,12

14. Memoir  “METAPHOR” EXAMPLES  Make it a metaphor comparing your life to something else.  Use pictures and words to show more than one meaning.

17. Never give up just keep climbing Alex Woodruff 12