Six-Word Memoir Vocabulary

What is a memoir?

• Nonfiction writing about someone else’s life 

  (3rd person)

• Nonfiction writing about the author’s entire life

  (1st person)

• Nonfiction writing that focuses on the author’s memory or experience

  (1st person)

• Fiction writing about the author’s entire life

  (1st person)

What is a biography?

• Nonfiction writing about someone else’s life 

  (3rd person)

• Nonfiction writing about the author’s entire life

  (1st person)

• Nonfiction writing that focuses on the author’s memory or experience

  (1st person)

• Fiction writing about someone else’s life 

  (3rd person)

What is an autobiography?

• Nonfiction writing about someone else’s life 

  (3rd person)

• Nonfiction writing about the author’s entire life

  (1st person)

• Nonfiction writing that focuses on the author’s memory or experience

  (1st person)

• Fiction writing about someone else’s life 

  (3rd person)

What is the author's voice?

• the writing style

• the word choice

• the unique personality and perspective

• the feelings and emotions an author evokes

What is diction?

• the author's writing style

• the author's word choice

• the feelings and emotions a word invokes

• the word's direct, literal meaning; dictionary definition

What is denotation?

• the author's writing style

• the author's word choice

• the feelings and emotions a word invokes

• the word's direct, literal meaning; dictionary definition

What is connotation?

• the author's writing style

• the feelings and emotions a word invokes

• the author's word choice

• the feelings and emota word's direct, literal meaning; dictionary definition

What is Mrs. Schoof's favorite color?

• Blue

• Teal

• Yellow

• Red