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Memoirs

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It is closely associated with the past.

Memoir comes from the word “memory”

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Diary/ journal - Short documentations of everyday events in first person, Will have date, place and time

Autobiography - captures their life of birth to death, all events included

Memoir - captures the events based on a single theme and not all other unrelatedevents

Difference between memoir, biography and diary entry

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What is a memoir?

Autobiographical

Nonfiction. It is in the form a a narrative. It assumes a reflective tone and includes events from one’s life

In Ffirst person...

It may be focussed on just one memory of the writer. Shorter than a biography and has the elements of a narrative.

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Characteristics of a Memoir

A memory;
a description of an event from the past
Written in the first person;
told from one person’s point of view
Based on the truth
Reveals the feelings of the writer
Has meaning; shows what the author learned from the experience
Focused on one event;
about one point in the author’s life
About the author’s experience more than about the event itself

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Features

What in the author’s life does a memoir focus on?
Whose point of view is presented in a memoir?
How does the author describe events in a memoir?
What do authors reveal about themselves in a memoir?
What does the author include in a memoir to show the characters’ important thoughts and feelings?
What form does a memoir take that makes it lively and engaging?
How does a memoir usually end?

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Features

Voice is first person singular or I Memoirist is the main character
Writer shares her thoughts, feelings, and reflections Enough background context to understand the story
Vivid descriptions that help the reader visualize the story
Authentic dialogue

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Stylistic devices

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Voice
Point of view
Tone
dialogues
Anecdotes
Hindsight wisdom
Imagery
comparison
hyperbole
diction

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Purpose

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To make meaning of our lives
To spur emotional healing
To discover our identities
To share personal and family history
To record what we do not want to be forgotten
To bear witness for the vulnerable that are silenced
To understand the human condition To understand broader social and political realties
To break the silences surrounding who we are

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Where is home?

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Eat Pray Love

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The year of magical Thinking

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When Breath becomes Air

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Becoming

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Born a Crime

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Diary

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Types of Journals

A diary is a book to record events as they happen.

A journal is a book used to explore ideas that take shape.

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They may be in the form of a letter to the diary or to oneself. The diary may be given a name (like Kitty).

A diary can be a place to hide private thoughts, or a record of personal memories, or just a way of organizing a day. We can learn a lot about people in the past by reading their diaries.

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What is a diary entry?

journal

It is avery personal form of communication, mostly written to and for oneself. The conventions of diary writing are informal since it is not meant for a public audience. It is often in the form of a letter and entries are made daily.

In Ffirst person...

It is informal and shows the personality of the writer. They maybe very long or very short.

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Elements of a diary entry

Day, Date and Time of the entry.

A suitable descriptive heading of the entry you are putting on.

The detailed comprehensive body of the diary entry (i.e. contents).

A Diary should be written in the First Person and not in the second or third, i.e. - I went to the port (not he went to the city).

A Diary doesn't need to be formal it can be written in an Informal style.

Signature of the writer to give it much need authenticity.

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Jack Kerouac

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Franz Kafka

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Truman

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Michihiko Hachiyo

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Henry Stimson

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Task 2

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Based on any one of the images, write a memoir imagining that you are the character in the image.

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That’s all folks!

Do you have any questions?

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