Words are worth a thousand pictures 6 Word

Words are worth a thousand pictures 6 -Word Memoirs Jan 9, 2012

What is a 6 -word memoir? • Everyone has a story. What’s yours? • A six-word memoir is a brief life story. It should tell the reader a lot about who you are. It is a statement of self. • The rules. – – 6 words only Contractions are okay Fragments okay Conveys a message

Examples of 6 -word memoirs • • • Lucky in everything else but love Insomnia’s got me down. Er, up. I can’t keep my own secrets. Beat video game. Losing at life. Laughed my way out of awkwardness You don’t complete me. I do. I still make coffee for two. Unsure, but you would never know. Be. Know. Do. Become. Reflect. Repeat.

Mrs H-B’s 6 -word memoirs • My life called. Went to voicemail. • Today I googled forever. Found us. • Writing my story. Spoiler: I win. • Really, it’s not me. It’s you. • No, Faith. Like in the Bible. • Your whining makes my head hurt. • Rebel with a cause. My own. • Bilingual. I speak English and sarcasm.

Brainstorming • Make a list of adjectives and nouns that describe you. – Circle the ones that best illustrate what you want people to know about you. • Focus on a theme. Looks, attitude, talents, love, school, family, beliefs, etc. • Look for ways to play on words. Use words with multiple meanings, strong connotations or twist a common cliche or idiom.