Six Words: Tell us about you. Your assignment is to introduce yourself to the class by writing a Six Word Memoir. Writing a six word story about yourself is trickier than it first appears. First you have to decide what you want to reveal about yourself. Then you have to figure out how to say it in only six words. The word limit challenges you to think carefully about your word choice, sentence structure, and punctuation. This challenge has been tackled by thousands of people over the years. Now it's your turn. . . |
Step One: Brainstorm
Brainstorm things about yourself that you think are interesting or unique.
Possible questions to consider:
Possible questions to consider:
- What do you believe in?
- What are you passionate about?
- What kind of person/friend/student/athlete/musician/artist. . . are you?
- Who/what do you care most about?
- How do other people see you? Is it an accurate interpretation of you?
- What do you want out of life?
Step Two: Play
Now write. Don't worry about the word count at first. Concentrate on expressing something meaningful about yourself. Once you've got a couple of sentences going, start tinkering. Play around with word choice, move/delete words, punctuate your sentences creatively. See what you can come up with.
Watch the video below for more tips on writing effective Six Word Memoirs.
Watch the video below for more tips on writing effective Six Word Memoirs.
Step Three: Flesh It Out
Once you've created a Six Word Memoir you're happy with, we'd like you to create an Animoto video which uses visuals to flesh out your memoir.
Click on the following link for instructions on how to sign up for an Animoto account and make your first video.
Animoto Tutorial
Click on the following link for instructions on how to sign up for an Animoto account and make your first video.
Animoto Tutorial
Step Four: Share It
Choose one, some, or all of the following ways to share your memoir:
*1.) Share your Animoto with us by emailing it to: [email protected]
2.) Share your memoir with other teens at sixwordmemoirs.com
3.) Tweet out your memoir using #6WordMemoir and/or #6WordStory
*Mandatory: You must share your Animoto with us.
*1.) Share your Animoto with us by emailing it to: [email protected]
2.) Share your memoir with other teens at sixwordmemoirs.com
3.) Tweet out your memoir using #6WordMemoir and/or #6WordStory
*Mandatory: You must share your Animoto with us.