Memoir+Writing

= **Memoirs** =
 * Memoirs can include a short story, an essay, a collection of poems or a fictional retelling of important events.**
 * The main idea behind a memoir is to focus on specific events that had meaning to the author.**
 * Examples of memoir topics:**


 * a special family vacation (highlighting specific details)**
 * a unique activity you do with your family**
 * the day you got your first pet**
 * a special game you invented with friends**
 * the birth of a family member**
 * how you met your best friend**
 * that time you scored the game winning goal**
 * your favorite spot to read or write**
 * your favorite relative and why they are important**
 * the best camping trip ever**
 * a time you challenged your fears (rollercoasters, haunted house, circus)**


 * for your memoirs, you should include vivid details and descriptions.**
 * Focus on details that are related to you sense of smell, taste, touch, sight and sound.**
 * Start with an idea and narrow it down to the key moments that make it special.**
 * Do not include details that are ordinary and not special to the topic.**

•It focuses and reflects on the relationship between the writer and a particular person, place, animal, or object. •It explains the significance of the relationship. •It leaves the reader with one impression of the subject of the memoir. •It is limited to a particular phase, time period, place, or event •It makes the subject of the memoir come alive. •It maintains a first person point of view.
 * CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MEMOIR:**