Karen will be in class this Thursday the 7th and next Thursday the 14th for extra residency time!
Karen began with a review of some of the writing that you've already done:
profile: secret
meaningful childhood memory
what makes you angry
Holiday Emotion
She pointed out how each of these has a strong emotion element that energizes the topic.
Descriptive prompt
"Just the Facts" reporting vs. reflecting
Writers need to commit now to a topic.
The final memoir should
Use Sensory Description e.g. sight, taste, touch, smell, sound
Be well reported / AND be reflective
Be written from an emotional place
In class, writers were asked to list three possible topics for their memoir.
For one of these topics, each writer made a web/ cluster/ mind-map
These webs could be based on a specific story
or
These webs could be based on a theme/ or recurring event/ idea from the writers life; e.g. birthdays.
One way to make a "Gut Check" of a topic is this: "If you're not slightly embarassed, you should pick a different topic."
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