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6 word memoirs. Some Examples From Famous People. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBnP0DoGjRI. Love old piano keys and you. Changed his relationship status. I sobbed. Lots of time spent on forums. Counting down the days to graduation. I always push the snooze button.
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Some Examples From Famous People • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBnP0DoGjRI
Love old piano keys and you Changed his relationship status. I sobbed. Lots of time spent on forums Counting down the days to graduation I always push the snooze button. Screw my figure. It’s cookie time.
Your mission: Create three 6-word memoirs on the following topics: -Your Personality -School -Family -A hobby -Love -America
No wife. No kids. No problems. You:- Rip Riley Well, I thought it was funny. School:- Stephen Colbert Catholic school backfired. Sin is in!- Nikki Beland Nobody cared, then they did. Why? Family:- Chuck Klosterman Some cross-eyed kid, forgotten then found.- Diana Welch I asked. They answered. I wrote. A hobby:- Sebastian Junger Extremely responsible, secretly longed for spontaneity.- Sabra Jennings Revenge is living well without you. Love:- Joyce Carol Oates Almost a victim of my family- Chuck Sangster The psychic said I'd be richer. Life:- Elizabeth Bernstein Painful nerd kid, happy nerd adult.- Linda Williamson Living in existential vacuum; it sucks. America: -Deb in Brooklyn I can’t keep my own secrets. Anonymous teen
Writing • Consider your experiences as a writer • Write an additional six-word memoir about your feelings on writing • Experiences you’ve had • Attitudes toward writing • What you like to write Place your completed memoir at your table and travel to different locations to read others.