I listen as the ideas flow in and out, with a hum as vibrant as that of cicadas. For a few minutes, share your ideas with your partner and talk about possible ways to begin writing your six-word memoir. “What do you think this means, ladies and gentlemen?”Ī boy says, “First you wrote I read, I write, I am and you said you could make it better so I think you mean that if words pour in, you’re reading, and if words pour out, you’re writing.”
SIX WORD MEMOIR EXAMPLES HOW TO
“I just got an idea of how to make this better!” Heads nod – and an image materializes in my mind just then.Ī pitcher, a glass, water pouring. With pencil, paper, and the document camera, I write: I have to think now about how to capture this idea in six words.” I think this idea might be a great choice for a six-word memoir. I’ve loved reading and writing all my life. But think bigger than Harry Potter, if possible! Think about who I am and what I do.”Ī quiet girl’s hand sneaks up. The class giggles and a few say, “Yessss!” 1) Review Memoir Examples (5 minutes, on your own) Review these memoir examples to give you a better idea of what students typically create. Let me ask you: What do you think represents me? Think about what I do and what you know about me.”Ī boy waves his hand: “I know! Harry Potter!” Six-Word Memoirs Lesson Plan To start using the Six-Word Memoir framework in your classroom, follow the three simple steps below. I thought of something else to represent me. We thought of things we love and how they might represent us. “So, ladies and gentlemen, yesterday we brainstormed ideas for writing our six-word memoirs. I think about it all night, and am ready for the next lesson. It’s why I’m in this very room this very minute, teaching it. Well, as far back as I can remember, I loved reading and writing – it’s who I am. What else can I write? What’s another example I can give them? Off they go around the room, to brainstorm. Then we will work on capturing and hammering out those descriptions in just six words.” Today you will make a list of things that you love – maybe things you love to do, or favorite objects, or even dreams you have of things you want to do or be – and think about how each thing represents you. “I might keep working these six words to see if I can make them represent me better. With pencil on paper, using the document camera, I write:
So I might try to write my six-word memoir about the sound of cicadas.”
Hearing cicadas now makes me feel happy and safe, no matter what else is going on. He responded with this classic line: For sale: baby. The sound was deafening in the thick woods around their home. Legend has it that author Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in only six words. They remind me of summers spent with my grandparents. Every spring I look forward to hearing the cicadas again – they will buzz all summer long. I nod to a girl who replies: “Those bugs that buzz really loud.” “One thing that I love,” I continue, “is the sound of cicadas. “What do you love best? How can you use the things you love to represent you, to describe who you are, in just six words?”
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