Characteristics of a Memoir

Why does someone write a memoir?

• To tell their whole life story

• To tell how they were feeling when they experienced a certain event

• To retell a story someone told them

What is the point of view that a personal narrative uses?

• 3rd person

• 2nd person

• 1st person

• Any point of view

What is a memoir?

• an account of a person's life written by that person

• an account of a memorable event in a person's life

• an account of someone's life written by someone else

• a spoken or written account of connected events; a story

How is a memoir different from an autobiography?

• An autobiography tells more about a single event in a person's life

• A memoir is focused on facts

• A memoir is written with a collaborative writer

• A memoir is more concerned with personal truth

Elements of a memoir include ...

• sensory details

• dialogue

• a beginning, a middle, and an end

• all of these

Memoirs are usually written in 

• cause/effect text structure.
• problem/solution text structure.
• chronological text structure.
• any of these.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

One thing that is different when comparing a memoir to an autobiography is that memoirs

• are always about a bad experience.

• might be a story about someone else.

• are shorter than autobiographies.

• have a surprise ending.

Which of the following statements is not a characteristic of a memoir?

• it focuses and reflects on the relationship between the writer and a particular person, place, animal, or object

• it uses sensory details

• it maintains a third person point of view

• it develops characters through thoughts, words and uses dialogue effectively

The content of a memoir must include

• personal experience
• historical documents
• a fable or fairy tale
• a scientific report

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CCSS.W.6.3A

CCSS.W.6.3B

What is the purpose of writing a memoir?

• to write one piece of a reflection of your life

• to be remembered

• to help people find ways to handle personal experiences you have gone through

• All of these