How to Write 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 tell retell a story someone told them

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

• 3rd person view
• 2nd person view
• 1st person view
• 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 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 a ...

• honesty
• dialogue
• theme
• all of these

Memoirs are usually written in 

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

One thing that is different when comparing memoir to 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 statement 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. 
• uses sensory details.
  
• It maintains a third person point of view. 
• develop characters through thoughts, characters, words and uses dialogue effectively.
  

The content of a memoir must include

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• historical documents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

What is the purpose of writing a memoir?

• write one piece of a reflection of your life
• To be remembered when you pass away
• help people find ways to handle personal experiences you have gone through
• All of these