6 Word MemoirDigital

What do you want to tell people about yourself?

Objective:…use language of discipline /detail/Big Idea to create a 6-word memoir…incorporate E.O.C. with illustration …use digital technology to be a part of an EXPO mural to displayDUE: Monday Nov. 17, 2014 during your class period

                                                                                                                                                      

Very short stories with lots of punchSTUDENTS TYPICALLY COMPLETE THE DREAM SCENES PROJECT AT DIFFERENT TIMES OVER A FEW CLASS PERIODS, SO I ALWAYS HAVE ONE OR TWO EXTENSION ACTIVITIES WITHIN OUR COMIC SITE READY FOR THEM. THIS YEAR, I INTRODUCED THE CONCEPT OF THE SIX WORD MEMOIR, SHARING OUT A FEW EXAMPLES AND DISCUSSING THE VIRTUES OF EDITING AND CONCISE WRITING. USING SIX WORDS NARROWS YOUR FRAME OF VISION. MAKE EVERY WORD COUNT.I ASSUMED MY STUDENTS WOULD ENJOY THE ACTIVITY, PARTICULARLY WITHIN THE COMIC SITE. WHAT I DIDN’T EXPECT WAS THE LEVEL OF ENERGY THAT EMERGED AS THE KIDS DOVE INTO THE CONCEPT, CREATING A WIDE RANGE OF SIX WORD MEMOIRS THAT NICELY COMPLEMENTED THE DREAM SCENE PROJECT. THEIR SIX WORDS PROVIDED AS MUCH INSIGHT INTO THE SELF-PERCEPTIONS AND IDENTITIES OF MY STUDENTS AS ANYTHING ELSE WE HAVE DONE.AND STUDENTS WERE EAGERLY INVESTED IN THE SIX WORD MEMOIRS, WHICH PACK A LOT OF PUNCH IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF WRITING. I SUSPECT, TOO, THAT THE ENTRY POINT IS LOW FOR ALL OF MY YOUNG WRITERS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY SHOWING SIGNS OF STRUGGLE. THIS WAS A WRITING PIECE THEY COULD TAKE ON, AND THEY DID, WITH GUSTO.

                                                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                                                     

DirectionsYou will be a part of a memoir mural.

You will create a comic 6-word memoir

You will draw it on a white piece of paper

8 ½ x 11 landscape

You will need to include:6 word memoirColorMust have correct spelling