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Writing Memoir Lesson 3

Writing Memoir Lesson 3. Using PLOT & Conflict From a Course taught at the Osher Life Long Learning Institute Curriculum, Instructor & Designer: Deborah Wilbrink. YOUR STORY: ELEMENTS. Setting: Where and When? Character: Dialog and Action Plot Conflict Moral Theme And more.

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Writing Memoir Lesson 3

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  1. Writing Memoir Lesson 3 Using PLOT & Conflict From a Course taught at the OsherLife Long Learning Institute Curriculum, Instructor & Designer: Deborah Wilbrink

  2. YOUR STORY: ELEMENTS • Setting: Where and When? • Character: Dialog and Action • Plot • Conflict • Moral • Theme And more

  3. Plot - sequence of events within a story. • Beginning: Setting & Characters in Rising Action, also called Exposition • Middle: Development of Action & Characters into a climax • End: Climax turns the story into Falling Action, and Resolution resolves the problem (or moves it) • Theme develops throughout; Moral often comes at the Conclusion.

  4. PLOT

  5. CONFLICTS • Man vs. Man • Man vs. Nature • Man vs. Self • Gen vs. System • “gen” is circa 1970s for men and women. Language matters.

  6. Patsy Hatfield LawsonAuthor & Storyteller WILD SUE Photo courtesy of Patsy Hatfield Lawson

  7. Patsy Hatfield LawsonAuthor & Storyteller Becoming A Woman Patsy performs after winning a competition for “That Time of the Month” monthly Nashville standup comedy show. She would like you to consider that future generations will be curious about how those “Rated R” subjects were handled in your generation. Note how she builds the story. And poke around Patsy’s website for more info. http://www.patsyhatfieldlawson.com/videos.php Photo courtesy of Patsy Hatfield Lawson

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  9. Back-storyForeshadowingMemory Triggers: Mementoes • Back-story – what happened before this moment? • Foreshadowing – what happens in the future because of this moment? • Oral Example: Photo • Partnered Oral Memory • Use a photo or object

  10. Back-storyForeshadowingMemory Triggers: Mementoes Here this photo triggers a memory of working long hours for U. S. Sen. Wyche Fowler. Here I hobnob with late Congressman Richard Ray, and future U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop, Jr. The Back-story: Where was my son, since I was a single mother?Foreshadowing – how was my family affected by this career job? My country?

  11. PLOT & CONFLICT Difficult accomplishments of yours or of someone close to you BRAINSTORM

  12. Plot and Conflict. • List 2+ important, difficult, personal achievements • Choose one. • OUTLINE how it was achieved: organizing your plot. • Use this “pre-writing” to write.

  13. Setting: • Main Character Motivation: Why? • Overcoming obstacles: How • Helpful characters or events: Who & What • Climax: The obstacle is met and overcome • Resolution and Conclusion – a sense of ending • Revise: Will description, dialog,action, back-story or foreshadowing enhance this piece?

  14. OPTIONAL HOMEWORK Finish your achievement story OR Use the plot map to pre-write & write another chapter. Consider: What conflicts in your life would make good stories?

  15. Writing from Your Life 3 NEXT CLASS is Wednesday JULY 31 PARK HERE See you then! Instructor: Deborah Wilbrink

  16. Handout: Planning Your Memoir Chapter or Story • Setting: Where & When? • Main Character Motivation: Why? • Overcoming obstacles: How? • Helpful characters or events: Who? & What? • Climax: The obstacle is met and overcome • Resolution and Conclusion – a sense of ending • Revise: will description, dialog, action, back-story or foreshadowing enhance this piece?

  17. Handout:Back-storyForeshadowingMemory Triggers: Mementoes • Back-story – what happened before this moment to cause it? • Foreshadowing – what happens in the future because of this moment? Show, don’t tell. • Use a photo or object to trigger memories.

  18. If you have enjoyed this, you may want to look at past blogs using the menu on the blog page. For future tips, subscribe! c. 2013 Deborah Wilbrink. All permissions are reserved.

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