Memoirs

What is a memoir?

• a short story about fictional characters

• a story about the history of someone's life written by another person

• a short story about someone's experience written by that person

• a story about the history of someone's life written by themselves

In which genre do we find Memoirs?

• Fiction

• Science-Fiction

• Non-Fiction

• Historical Fiction

Memoirs are told in...

• 3rd point of view

• 1st point of view

• narrator's view

• 2nd point of view

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

• metamorphosis

• metaphor

• memory

• memorize

Memoirs include...

• dialogue

• theme or lesson learned

• emotion

• all of the above

The writer of a memoir writes about something that

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

• impacted his/her life.

• required research of several resources.

• you would see in an argument essay.

An Autobiography...

• contains a few experiences or memories

• is informally written

• does not include a timeline of events

• covers an entire lifetime

Tells about an experience or memory

• Memoir

• Autobiography

• Both

• None

Not written chronologically

• Memoir

• Autobiography

• Both

• None

It's a true story

• Memoir

• Autobiography

• Both

• None