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Reading Memoir Like a Writer — Homework
Practice naming craft moves in a mentor text, then find one in your own true story.
- 1.What makes a piece of writing a memoir rather than just a retelling of an event?
- 2.Read this mentor sentence: "I did not cry when I quit the team. I cried three days later, alone in my room, when I realized how much lighter I suddenly felt." Name one specific craft move it uses.
- 3.Think of a true moment from your own life that might carry a larger meaning. Write two sentences describing what happened.
- 4.Write one sentence naming what you now understand about that moment that you did not understand at the time.
- 5.What is one craft move from the mentor excerpt you want to borrow for your own memoir?
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