REAL memoir final exam review

memoir

focuses on one particular theme, focusing on events/activities that create a pattern in your life

autobiography

narrated by him/herself. tends to be a narrative telling of life events

biography

written history of a person’s life written by some rando

traditional memoir

written around a centered theme

fictional memoir

written about a character/fictional version of the self

swap memoir

when you swap stories with another student

historical memoir

taking a historical event or person and discussing it in a narrative memoir

6 word memoir

written as a jumping point to write a full length narrative memoir. can also be individual pieces

theme and punctuation

elements of a 6 word memoir

memoir writing styles

conversational

narrative with or w/o interjection

news article

third person revelation

6 word mem