Memoir Part 2 Chapter 4 Memoirs are true

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Memoir Part 2 Chapter 4

Memoir Part 2 Chapter 4

§ Memoirs are true personal stories that inspire others to reflect on or understand

§ Memoirs are true personal stories that inspire others to reflect on or understand interesting questions or social issues. § They provide new perspectives and insights that are fresh and meaningful.

§ Explore an reflect on a central theme or question § Deeper significance of

§ Explore an reflect on a central theme or question § Deeper significance of the recounted events § Not just a story about your past § What is the significance of this particular event in your life?

Finding Your Topic § § § § § Breaking my leg while… Winning the…

Finding Your Topic § § § § § Breaking my leg while… Winning the… Failing my _____ class. My trip to… Death of _____. Leaving home for the first time. Meeting ____. Not making the _______ team. Other prompts can be found on page 40.

Your Goal… § Is to uncover the meaning of your past. Begin with an

Your Goal… § Is to uncover the meaning of your past. Begin with an interesting event or series of events from your life that you may want to explore.

Brainstorm § Make a map of the scene § Storyboard the event § Record

Brainstorm § Make a map of the scene § Storyboard the event § Record your story as a podcast or video § Do some role playing § Research

Process Tell the story (beginning to end).

Process Tell the story (beginning to end).

Process § Add detail. § Describe the people involved § The scenes § Dialogue

Process § Add detail. § Describe the people involved § The scenes § Dialogue

Process § Describe the complication (problem you or someone else needed to solve). §

Process § Describe the complication (problem you or someone else needed to solve). § The event § The complication § The immediate reaction

Conclusion § Shows what you learned and extends that to your reader. DO NOT

Conclusion § Shows what you learned and extends that to your reader. DO NOT WRITE “and the moral of the story is…” “they lived happily ever after. ”

Overview § § § § Engaging title Introduction with a “lead” Complication Plot Intimacy

Overview § § § § Engaging title Introduction with a “lead” Complication Plot Intimacy between the narrator and the reader Rich and vivid details Central theme or question A new understanding or revelation

§ Introduction: Sets the scene § Description of a complication § Evaluation of the

§ Introduction: Sets the scene § Description of a complication § Evaluation of the complication § Resolution of the complication § Conclusion: what the writer learned

Today’s Assignment § Review from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass page 54

Today’s Assignment § Review from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass page 54 to see the basic elements of the memoir. § Discuss “Book War” page 57 with your group; answer questions 1, 2, and 3 and “Words of My Youth” page 59; answer questions 1, 2, and 3. § Talk about this page 61 § 1, 2, and 3.

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