Memoir Requirements
A memoir is a story from your life. It is not the full life story, just a chapter of the story. It may be a story that took years to unfold (your 4 years of high school) or it may have only taken a few moments (what happened when the assistant principal called you into her office). It can be about an important life event or it can show the importance of normal, everyday events (after all, this is what most of our lives are made up of). Usually there is some lesson or wisdom gained.
Requirements:
- Turn in on our Google Classroom.
- Tell a story from your life.
- Word Count: 300-600 words, (on Google Docs you can check the word count by pressing CTRL-Shift-C)
- Use our skills in your writing: sensory imagery, showing not telling, using specific details, paragraphing, effective lead , bookending, and effective title
- Label the skills you used with comments on Google Docs. (This video will show you how). Write the name of the skill and a sentence explaining why you used it. For Example: Sensory Imagery – showing the sound of the broken glass under my shoes.
Grading Rubric
This document shows how your piece will be graded.
