Memoir/ Narrative

What type of text is a memoir?

• Biography

• Autobiography

A memoir is based on truth.

• True

• False

A memoir tells a story..

• about a person's entire life.

• about a memory.

A memoir can be written as a

• story

• article

• poem

• all of the above

What point of view is a memoir written from?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

A memoir is written about

• something that has happened in the past.

• something that is happening now.

• something that will happen in the future.

The author's attitude toward the topic he or she writes about is the

An author uses _____________ language in a memoir to describe their feelings and lessons learned from the described event.

How do you feel about memoirs?

• I feel confident about my knowledge of memoirs.

• I know a little bit about memoirs, but I still need to review.

• I don't know anything about memoirs.

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 tell retell a story someone told them