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Memoir

Memoir. Memoir. We read and write memoir to figure out our own experiences and to connect with the experiences and wisdom of others. Memoirs are. Written in the 1 st person Written by the person that it’s about As true as possible Memory Narrative About a single event Relatable

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Memoir

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  1. Memoir

  2. Memoir • We read and write memoir to figure out our own experiences and to connect with the experiences and wisdom of others.

  3. Memoirs are • Written in the 1st person • Written by the person that it’s about • As true as possible • Memory • Narrative • About a single event • Relatable • The author’s thinking changes throughout the course of the memoir • Reveals the feelings of the writer.

  4. Why Memoirs? • To give personal info • To connect with others • To learn from other’s experiences • To remember good times • To pass information to future descendents. • To show your emotions.

  5. Understanding Author’s Experience • The experience determines what the author learns. • The experience makes the person. • The experience helps us to understand the emotion. • The experience helps us to understand what the author learned. • It helps us relate to the author.

  6. A Memoir’s Meaning • What does the author learn about himself? • What does the author learn about others? • What does the author learn about the world? • What did YOU learn from the memoir?

  7. How to begin your memoir • Describe the setting • Give the date/time • Use a quote • Introduce characters • Introduce subject/object • Describe the conflict • Dialog • Thoughts or opinions • Describe an emotion • In medias res (in the middle of things)

  8. Ways to end your memoir • Circular: End by talking about the beginning. • Linear: Story stops at the climax. • Narrative: Continues on after the climax with a denoument or resolution. • Reflective: Reflects on the writing of the memoir itself.

  9. “Be” Verbs am, is, are, was, were, been, being

  10. Active Verbs Swimming, Jogging, Running, Sleeping, Jumping, Yelling, Biking, Skating, Singing, Fighting, Playing

  11. Punctuating Dialog • New paragraph whenever speaker changes. • Quotation marks around what is being said. • Dialog tags explain who is talking. • Dialog tags are followed by a comma or a period. • Tags can go before, after, or in the middle of dialog. • First letter of the spoken part is always capitalized. • Dialog tag is not capitalized unless it is at the start of a sentence or begins with a proper name.

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