Monday, November 12, 2012

Day 25: The final essay(s)


  • What is autobiography? Your entire life. No major thematic link. You cover it all.
  • Memoir? Focuses on a smaller part or a specific aspect (athletics, birthdays, major life events, etc).


Set up the goals and assignment: 3-page memoir that encompasses your entire life thus far. Start date: birth. End date: right now. Along with producing a written work, you will recording your stories.

Writing exercises: 3-minute intervals

  1. I remember tormenting …
  2. I remember walking …
  3. I remember diving …
  4. I remember begging …
  5. I remember bragging …
  6. I remember dividing …
  7. I remember fighting …
  8. I remember eating …
  9. I remember sleeping …
  10. I remember playing

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