The original six word memoir is:

For sale: baby shoes, never worn.

For sale: lazy puppy, won't walk.

For sale: dirty socks, worn daily.

if you synthesize your story into 6 words, you

Shorten it, but retain its meaning

Shorten it, and lose its meaning.

Expand your ideas into a longer piece.

Expand your ideas into an autobiography,

"For Sale: baby shoes, never worn." is potentially a sad story because

the baby didn't live long enough to wear them.

money was needed so the shoes were sold

So, how can a 6-word memoir define you?

It is a figurative snapshot of something of great meaning to you

Memoir

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English

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9th - 10th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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CCSS

RI.11-12.10, RL.9-10.2, RI.6.10

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21 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Memoir most closely reminds you of, and draws the same meaning as the word

metamorphosis

memory

metaphor

memorize

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

All of the following are true about a memoir, except:

it's autobiographical

it's chronological

it's told in first person

it's emotional

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The content of a memoir must include

personal experience

historical documents

a fable or fairy tale

a scientific report

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The writer of a memoir writes about something that

he/she doesn't give a second thought to.

required research of several sources.

impacted his/her life.

you would see in an argument essay.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How is a memoir different than an autobiography?

It is not chronological

It doesn't cover the writer's whole life.

It's more story like.

All answers are correct

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What does the 6 word memoir "time heals all wounds? Not quite," mean?

time makes everything better

pain isn't always forgotten

some scrapes and bumps heal slowly,

a band aid is the best remedy.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What does the 6 word memoir "On her birthday, my life began." mean?

parenthood is hard

she has a twin.

parenthood completed her,

the writer has a friend.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

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Memoir

21 questions

Memoir most closely reminds you of, and draws the same meaning as the word

All of the following are true about a memoir, except:

The content of a memoir must include

The writer of a memoir writes about something that

How is a memoir different than an autobiography?

What does the 6 word memoir "time heals all wounds? Not quite," mean?

What does the 6 word memoir "On her birthday, my life began." mean?

A memoir is more emotional than an autobiography.

A memoir is more factual than an autobiography.

A memoir is always in chronological order.

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