6 Word MemoirsMRS. ZIMMERMAN UCAS ENGLISH 10

Scholarship Assignment

Step 1 – Find a scholarship that has a writing portion of at least 250 words. (If you want to do a smaller one, that’s okay. You’ll just have to do 2 scholarships to count towards the 250 word minimum.)

Step 2 – Write the rough draft and e-mail it to Mrs. Zimmerman at zimmermanj@ucas-edu.net

Step 3 – Make the changes that Mrs. Zimmerman suggests Step 4 – E-mail Mrs. Zimmerman the confirmation (you can take a

screen shot with Prt Scrn as save it as a Word Document) so she can give you points for the assignment.

On a separate piece of paper. . .

Write you and your elbow partner’s name. (one piece of paper per partnership.)

Roll the die four times and write down the four numbers across the top of your paper.

Pass the die back to the partnership behind you.

You’ll be creating a story (taking only 5 minutes) using the 4 objects you just rolled.

Your Name Your Partner’s Name1st Roll 2nd Roll 3rd Roll 4th Roll

1 2 3 4 5 6

1st roll

A warrior A film starA nosy

reporterA mad

professorA secret agent

A neighbor

2nd roll

Inside a pyramid

A spaceship

The throne room

A house on fire

A beachA

telephone booth

3rd roll

Passing through a

mirror

Face to face with a

monsterRevenge

Looking for buried treasure

An erupting volcano

Getting arrested

4th roll

An umbrella

An old toothbrush

A speed boat

2 cold pizzas

A ladderA

Monopoly Game

With your story. . .

Shorten it! Make sure that it still makes sense!

Famous 6 Word Memoirs

Baby shoes for sale. Never Used.

Sorry soldier, shoes sold in pairs.

Visits graveyard. Reads name: His own.

I’m beside myself. Cloning machine works.

Estate sale: One almost bulletproof vest.- Walter Piel

Student 6 Word Memoirs

“Cut which wire?” . . . “Navy or royal?” – Sean Brogan

She dumped him via highway billboard. –Bassem B.

Broken ankle. No flashlight. Hungry Bobcat. –Rachel P.

The plague starts with a hug. – hotape6

Newspaper delivery. Broken window. Pizza delivery. – Nate Brown

Mrs. Zimmerman’s 6 Word Memoir

Hopeless Romantic,

searching for frog prince.

Diving Deeper. . .

What do these memoirs tell us?

How do they express the emotions and possible stories?

YOUR 6 Word Memoirs!

How can you dramatize the action of that moment in 6 words?

Make your own 6 word memoirs. Focus on a particular moment.