6 Word Memoir Getting to Know You Activities High School & Middle School
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This Six Word Memoir Project is a perfect back to school icebreaker for high school or middle school students. Build classroom community while teaching important ELA writing concepts like diction, syntax, and the writing process. This EDITABLE, NO PREP, GOOGLE SLIDES six Word Memoir writing activity is a fun and engaging getting to know you activity for high school or middle school students as well as an excellent way to introduce any identity unit or memoir unit.
This activity is editable so you can meet the unique needs of your students. This activity is also formatted to be printable as well as digital.
Six-Word Memoir is a registered Trademark. The Six-Word Memoir format is used with permission of Larry Smith, founder of The Six-Word Memoir Project. For more information about Six-Word Memoirs and how to create your own classroom book, see www.sixinschools.com.
What is included in this resource?
Teacher Guide: Directions for teachers facilitating this activity. Includes discussion prompts and step-by-step directions.
Student-Friendly Directions: Clear directions to guide students through the activity. The directions include step-by-step directions and open-ended prompts to help guide students in sharing about themselves and writing their six-word memoir.
EDITABLE Six-Word Memoir Presentation: A 40-slide presentation includes:
- An overview of the memoir genre and it's benefits and purpose
- Background information about the origin of the six-word story and memoir
- Explanations for each step of the writing process (prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing)
- Explanations for diction and syntax with several opportunities for practice
- 4 Sample Six-Word Memoirs
- 1 NON-Example Six-Word Memoir
- Instructions for peer review
- Directions for a gallery word to showcase student memoirs
- And more!
Answer Keys, Teacher Notes & Detailed Analysis: Analysis explaining the effect of the author's choices around diction and syntax for EACH of the four sample memoirs saves you time and reinforces what students have learned about diction and syntax.
EDITABLE Six-Word Memoir Notes Page: A guided note sheet is provided where students can highlight information and record notes about memoir, the writing process, diction, syntax, and more.
EDITABLE Scaffolded Six-Word Memoir Draft Template: Includes directions and spaces to guide students through writing and revising their six-word memoirs, including a space for peer review feedback.
Rubric: A rubric to help students create quality memoirs that meet the assignment goals.
Designed for Digital / Distance Learning AND Print: A link to a separate file with JUST the slides your digital students need for the activity.
Activity Duration:
This activity will take about 2 hours.
Sample pacing from my own class:
- 15 minutes: Introduce the project and provide an overview & discussion of the memoir genre
- 15 minutes: Teach diction & syntax and review examples
- 30-45 minutes: Discuss and analyze sample memoirs
- 30-60 minutes: Draft the memoirs and Revise to 6 words
- (optional) 15 minutes: Present memoirs in a gallery walk
Final Notes and Details:
Please note, this activity is created in GOOGLE SLIDES and is EDITABLE so you can meet the unique needs of your students.
**This resource is a PDF with links to Google Slides documents. However, the documents can also be downloaded from Google Slides as POWERPOINT files or PDF files if you prefer (file, download as, choose your format)
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Terms of Use:
Six-Word Memoir is a registered Trademark. The Six-Word Memoir format is used with permission of Larry Smith, founder of The Six-Word Memoir Project. For more information about Six-Word Memoirs and how to create your own classroom book, see www.sixinschools.com.
Additionally, this work is copyright. Your single-user license which allows you to use this resource with YOUR students only. If you'd like to share this resource with a teacher-friend, please provide them with a link to my store, so they can download their own. Thank you for being part of the Teachers Pay Teachers community and for supporting a fellow teacher!
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