Writing a Memoir

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.

a writing by an author about themselves

• autobiographical

• theme

• personification

When an author's voice shows through a piece of writing, we see...

• The author's personality

• Facts

• Verbal pictures

Which is true about sensory details?

• The purpose is to make writing more detailed and interesting

• They describe at least one of the 5 senses

• Both are true

What is the purpose of writing a memoir?

• To write one piece of a reflection of your life

• To be remembered when you pass away

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

• To become famous.

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

• 3rd person view

• 2nd person view

• 1st person view

• Any point of view

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

• dialect

Memoirs are usually written in

• cause/effect text structure.

• problem/solution text structure.

• chronological text structure.

• sequence/process

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.