English 9 Memoir Unit by Katie Hart

Memoir Starter Ideas

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Memoir Tic-Tac-Toe Board

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Six-Word Memoirs!

Ernest Hemingway was said to have been challenged to write a short story in only six words. Here's Hemingway's six-word story:

For sale: baby shoes, never worn.

Refer to Hemingway's six-word story, Ms. Hart's six-word memoirs, and the student six-word memoirs for some inspiration as you construct your own six-word memoir!

Memoir Reflection Template

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The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

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Memoir Technique Mini-Lessons

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Unit Essential Questions

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Memoir Rubric

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Ms. Hart's Six-Word Memoirs

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Struggling to balance work and life.

Never thought I'd love so much.

Memoir Definition

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An author's reflection in writing on a portion (a "chapter") of his or her life or on how one event affected multiple parts of his or her life.

Some anonymous student six-word memoirs

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It doesn’t show; but it’s there.

English by day, Spanish by night.

I regret ships that never sailed.

Want my life to mean something

Very bad singer. Do it anyway.

I promised I’d fix him. Liar.

Where do I find my revolution?

many people do not understand me

create change to make a difference.

Sang showtunes in car. No shame.

Doctors can’t diagnose why I’m strange.

Unorganized mess. Forever procrastinating cleaning up.
Keeping people from doing bad things.
Basketball soothes me; music grooves me.
I’ve moved eight times. Army brat.
never knew happy until she came.
From here, raised here, still here.
When I try, sometimes I fail.
Outside quiet; inside not so much.
I went Wombo Combo on Earth.
I will be a freedom fighter.
I love making dreams for myself.

Links to Tic-Tac-Toe Memoirs

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Memoir Unit Daily Instructions

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