By the end of class today, you need to have a Rough Draft of your Micro-Memoir in GoogleDocs and an answer to the question "What do you want the reader to learn about you from this?" Write as much as you can about your chosen topic - we will shorten them next week.
Memoir Controversy - Million Little Pieces 1 2 3
Do you think it is ok to change events/details to tell a better story? Do you think that creating new things or changing facts makes a story less true?
If you are stuck, or you are done with your rough draft, pick one of these prompts at a time and write as much as you can about it. The more material you have, the better your final product will be.
Where were you at this specific moment? Describe the setting as much as you can, try and describe it in a way that shows your emotions or the tone of your memoir.
Who was with you? Describe what they look like, what they were doing.
Describe yourself. How old were you at this time? What did you look like, what were you wearing?
Describe how you felt at this time in your life.
Brainstorm analogy, metaphor, simile, or imagery to show what was going on in this time in your life, rather than just telling the reader (remember, the micro-memoir we read he had puns and extended metaphors).
Make sure your rough draft and what you want the reader to learn about you is in your notebook and shared with cynthiaeduncan@gmail.com! Have a great weekend and bring or put in GoogleDocs your latest draft on Monday.
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