6 word memoirs about yourself

6 word, is all it takes!

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Six word stories

I keep this book in my guest room. Amazing how much you can say with just 6 words. "Six-Word Memoirs"

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6 word story

6 Word Memoirs

"SIX WORD STORY: In every silence there is chaos." - S. Afna

Lately we’ve been enjoying the phenomenon of succinct self-expression. A friend turned us on to SMITH Magazine and the six-word memoir revolution they’ve started, which reminded us of Studio 360’s one-line obituary challenge. (Sally’s one-line obit: 'Sally Schneider, 107, Drowns in Surfing Mishap'.) Before both of these there was PostSecret, where folks anonymously share secrets that fit on the back of a post card. We live in a world where more and more people have the space online to tell…

Six Word Memoir #1

Back when I was quite the lazy storyteller who believed my one short story would pave the way to my greatness, I stumbled upon tumblr where people write short, easy little paragraphs that sound pretty and made me feel deep and interesting. I felt very comfortable in this area because I could slay away on one sentence until it was perfect and then people would comment on my talents and I would try to appear very modest like it just came to me naturally. Schedule

Let's be Franco teaching, learning, laughing; fueled by coffee My life in 6 words :) This was how I introduced the 6 word memoir lesson to my class! Goal: This activity is for students to be introspective and practice the brainstorming process. It can also be used as a get to know you back to school activity. (Make your own as another example!) The timing is about 1 class period (between 30 minutes to an hour). Procedures: First, students will brainstorm all the nouns and things that make…

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