Tuesdays with Morrie

1. Tuesdays with Morrie Part 1 Pages 1-25

2. Aphorism • Merriam-Webster definition • A short phrase that expresses a true or wise idea • Example • The difference between fiction and reality is that fiction has to make sense. • Tom Clancy

3. Aphorism Examples • You only live once; but if you work it right once is enough • Joe E. Lewis • Hitch your wagon to a star • Ralph Waldo Emerson

4. Flashback • noun – a part of a story or movie that describes or shows something that happened in the past. • a strong memory of a past event that comes suddenly into a person’s mind. • In Tuesdays with Morrie, the many flashbacks are set in italic type to help the reader identify them.

5. Memoir • A written account in which someone (such as a famous performer or politician)describes past experiences • A written account of someone or something that is usually based on personal knowledge of the subject • A narrative composed of personal experience

6. Literary Nonfiction • Literary, or creative, nonfiction uses the techniques of fiction writers to present nonfiction in a “compelling, vivid, dramatic manner”. • “true stories well told”

7. Creative Nonfiction • In some ways, creative nonfiction is like jazz—it’s a rich mix of flavors, ideas, and techniques, some of which are newly invented and others as old as writing itself. Creative nonfiction can be an essay, a journal article, a research paper, a memoir, or a poem; it can be personal or not, or it can be all of these.

8. Sources • https://www.creativenonfiction.org/what-is-creative-nonfiction • http://www.merriam-webster.com • http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/227555.Joe_Lewis