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Nonfiction: Memoirs

Nonfiction: Memoirs. By: Tanya, Nam Hoon , Wimutiporn , Witchakorn 8E. What is NONFICTION?. Prose writing that is informative or factual rather than fictional Story based on real people, real events, or real ideas True and accurate. Types of NONFICTION :. Letters Journals

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Nonfiction: Memoirs

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  1. Nonfiction: Memoirs By: Tanya, Nam Hoon, Wimutiporn, Witchakorn 8E

  2. What is NONFICTION? • Prose writing that is informative or factual rather than fictional • Story based on real people, real events, or real ideas • True and accurate

  3. Types of NONFICTION: • Letters • Journals • Biographies • Memoirs • Autobiographies • Articles • Essays • Documentaries • Manuals • Media accounts

  4. Purpose of NONFICTION • To explain • To entertain • To inform or give information • To persuade or change someone’s viewpoint

  5. Memoirs What is a memoir? • Historical account written from personal knowledge • Personal sharing of life experience • Involves one part or event from someone’s life

  6. Purpose of MEMOIRS • Main: Tells the story from the author’s perspective • Helps tell a story the way somebody perceived it rather than in a broad view • Lets readers know about the writer’s life and events that happened to him or her • Helps convey the emotions somebody is experiencing • Helps authors relate • Gives self-knowledge

  7. Examples of interesting MEMOIRS: • What Is She Thinking: A Canyon of Quandaries By: Michele Johnson Keesee • The Ten Second LessonBy: NorhafizahManaf • The Polka Dotted ScarfBy: GeetanjaliJha • Snow Hill SniperBy: Mike Morin • Mission SpaceBy: Douglas R. Johnson • I Laid My Head in My Mother's LapBy: Susan Mickelson • The Night Before ChristmasBy: P.E. AdoteyAddo • The First Moment of...The SixtiesBy: Joseph Duffy

  8. The First Moment of…The SixtiesBy: Joseph Duffy • About a man named Joseph Duffy • When he was eleven years old, he waited for the sixties to start • He believed everything would change • But everything was the same • A few years later: President Kennedy was elected and Duffy started high school • One Friday, Duffy saw his friend talking to another student • He said that Kennedy was shot • Duffy said that nothing was ever the same • That was the real change: that was when the Fifties ended and the Sixties started • It is interesting because it tells about an important event in history according to somebody from that time • It tells how people from that time felt like by the news of Kennedy’s death

  9. How is a MEMOIR different from other nonfiction types? • Differences between memoirs,autobiographies, and biographies • A memoir involves a public portion of the author’s life • Relates to a specific person, historic event, or thing • An autobiography covers the author’s entire life to the present • Expected to include details about his or her public and private life • Biography - someone’s life story written by another person • Difference between memoirs and narrative nonfiction • Memoir – someone writes about his or her own life • Narrative nonfiction – someone writes about the lives of others

  10. Steps to writing a good MEMOIR 1. Determine Why 2. Choose a Time Period • Your childhood years • An adventure • Your time spent with a loved one • Your time pursuing a goal 3. Draw a Timeline • I------I------I------I------I------I------I------I------I-----l 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 and so on. 4. Mark Major Life Events • I-------I-------I--------I--------I-------I • 1955 1956 1960 1961 1962 1963 • Met Fred, Got Married, Tiffany born, Fred went to war, Hank born, Fred killed ... 5. Find the emotional turning points • Fear about future • Uncertainty • Grief and Determination to Create Good Life for Kids 6. Find a Theme • Never give up • Keep going for your dreams • You can heal your life • Small things are beautiful 7. Write Your Memoir 8. Think of Your Life as a Hero’s Journey 9. Find a Coach if Necessary

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