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Ghostwriting a Memoir

For National Day on Writing, you will write a brief memoir about an elderly person that you wil interview. Be sure to use literary devices and at least four other tools from your Writer's Toolbox™ like academic vocabulary, sentence structure, figurative language and appropriate diction to get the point across as you craft your literary work of art.

A memoir is a literary nonfiction piece of history that chronicles a person's life. A biography. Click the name below to read a sample memoir.

The First Moment of...The Sixties

Your memoir must be at least a FULL page long, typed, Times New Roman, double-spaced, 12 pt. font, and include all the elements as outlined above. Write a STORY, not an essay! Write in 1st person, 3rd person..who cares?! Have literary fun!
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