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{SIX-WORD MEMOIR Project}

Legend has it that famous author, Ernest Hemingway, was once


challenged to write a story in only six words. He responded with this
classic line: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”
★What is a memoir? _____________________________________________________

The success of Ernest Hemingway’s story lies in the multiple questions and possible meanings that lie
between the lines. For example: Why is the narrator selling the shoes? Is the baby grown? Did she die?
Did she simply go barefoot or was she never able to walk? Is the narrator the mother, father, a sibling,
the former baby? Is the story about the end of childhood or the end of parenthood?

★Write your thoughts here.

Read the following six-word memoirs below:

1. Danced in fields of infinite possibilities. 2. Followed rules, not dreams. Never again.
3. Laughed at all the wrong moments. 4. I live the perfect imperfect life. 5. He left. Mom cried. Roller-
coaster ride. 6. I colored outside of the lines. 7. Never really finished anything-besides cake.

★Which memoir spoke to you the most?


____________________________________________________________________________________

★What do you think the author meant?


____________________________________________________________________________________

Memoir Writing Practice


★Analyze the picture to the left. In this box, write words and phrases
to describe the woman in this picture.

★Write a six-word memoir about the person in the above picture.

_____________________________________________________________________
{Six-Word Memoir Project Process}
1. In your Writer’s Notebook, you will create a list of words and phrases that describe you, your
current life. You will have ten minutes to complete this. Do not stop writing until time is called.
You are going for quantity, not quality. Do not worry about spelling errors, just write! This will be
the second entry in your Writer’s Notebook.
2. Reread your entry. Circle the words or phrases that speak to you the most. Hopefully this will
give you a starting place for your six-word memoir. At this point, your goal is to write a six-
word memoir to describe your life right now. At the bottom of the page, write the rough draft
of your six-word memoir. Because this memoir is only six words, the words you choose must be
powerful. Use a thesaurus to change one or two of your average words.

3. Locate an image (online, in a magazine, or one from home) that represents your memoir.
“Wrap” your memoir into the image in some creative way. Be sure to include your name on the
front. The YouTube video we watched had some great ideas. This may be done using
technology or by hand.

4. Write a paragraph explaining your memoir. Your paragraph should be at least five sentences.

This is my example. Go to
smithteens.com to view more
examples by kids your age.

{Memoir Rubric}This is how you will be graded:


Memoir Entry in Writer’s Notebook is complete. +25
(Words you liked are circled and your rough draft is
written at the bottom of the page.)
Final Copy is published. (You wrapped your +50
memoir around an image or magazine picture in some
creative way.) Your memoir is spelled correctly. Your
name is on the front.
You wrote a paragraph explaining your memoir. +25
(Your paragraph has at least five sentences.)

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