Six-Word Memoirs · open thinking

I just noticed a couple of links referring to the book Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure. “Everyone has a story. Can you tell yours in six words?”

Here’s the book preview from Vimeo:

Six-Word Memoir book preview from SMITHmag on Vimeo.

NPR also has set up a related gallery of images.

Great idea. I am not sure how original it is, but I would love to see what students could produce related to their own young lives or referring to other individuals (famous others, or family & friends). This could be a wonderful exercise.

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Steve February 17, 2008

We often have student summarized an article or a reading assignment in a 25 word abstract. My use “the, a, and” as many times as they wish. Start individually and then have them work in small groups. Eventually the class is able to craft a concise and memorable summary of the reading.