What is a Memoir?

What is a Memoir?

A "memory" of a person written as a story.

Not the whole person's life.

What memory did Saturday and Teacakes focus on?

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What memory was the author describing in Saturday and Teacakes?

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A memoir.....

• describes a moment that REALLY happened

• does NOT cover a whole person's life

• reveals a memory of the author

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What the componets of a Memoir?

• fiction story

• true moment

• covers a person's whole life

• small chunk of time