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Memoir Basics

Learn how to mine memories—both real and imagined—in order to write about powerful moments, stories and themes from your life. Suitable for Middle Years and up.
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Memoir Basics 1: What's in a memoir?
To indroduce key features of memoirs.
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Memoir Basics 2: Using memory to tell a story
To introduce the concept of using memory as a narrative device in memoirs.
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12
Memoir Basics 3: Adding feelings, judgments, and explanations
To enrich descriptions of a memorable event by sharing feelings, judgments and explanations.
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15
Memoir Basics 4: Writing an eye-catching opener
Explore how the opening of a memoir needs to be eye-catching and quickly give the reader a sense of plot, themes, and style.
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10

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