Explaining six word memoirs to elementary students can be a bit challenging because many of the examples and teaching materials that have been prepared are geared to an older audience. I have found it best to create my own and find a few examples on the web. Smith Magazine is the home of six word memoirs. They highlight classroom projects, produce books, and provide background information. There are also Pinterest Boards.
I wrote these:
Seize the world through a lens*
Day by day my life emerges
It's not over, turn the page.
They wrote these:
Approaches learning like it's an adventure
My place is with the animals
The future holds my past and present
Words are precious, use them wisely
Life is made up of pages
I love in search of memories
Climbs to peaks to find adventure
Cake is good, cupcakes are better
You compose your own best seller
Devour a book, not literally
Find your passion, and follow it
I get hooked on books easily
Your mind wanders to the impossible
You keep hiding form the truth
Every single location, a new destination
Every book you read, you exceed
Imagination is more powerful than knowledge
Sports is all I see daily
Life is seen through different perspectives
September starts slow, much to come
A beat that never stops beating
I see world from pitcher's mound
Horseback riding begins with falling off
My world revolves around home plate
My life's on a music stand
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Prior to writing their own, I showed my students these examples:
The students will be using one of four technology tools (Animoto, Storybird, PicLits, and Read Write Think) to share their memoirs. I will be posting the final projects next week!
*I had originally written "sees the world through a lens," but a students suggested that I change it to "seize the world through a lens." I like it so much better! Two heads are better than one (That's my six word memoir for that experience!)
Wow! Your students - and their six word memoirs - are AMAZING. Blown away.
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