Memoirs

We get our word memoir from the French word mémoire, which literally means "memory." It comes from the Latin word (1) _______________________

• memoria

• poignant

• career

• noteworthy

Isn't it interesting how _______________________ these three words - in English, French, and Latin - are?

• poignant

• descriptive

• similar

• longer

Those who pen memoirs are writing down their memories. It's the same as an _______________________ . It's the story of a life.

• career

• autobiography

• celebrity

• biography

Many _______________________ , _______________________ their memoirs. It can be fun to read a book about the interesting things they have seen and done, the places they've visited, and the people they have known.

• similar, marriage

• noteworthy, career

• descriptive, celebrites

• celebrities, publish

Celebrities try to leave out the boring stuff and share only the most amusing, touching, or _______________________ memories.

• descriptive

• poignant

• longer

• similar

You can begin today. It will be easier to write them now. You have fewer years to cover. The longer you live, the _______________________ your memoirs would grow!

• longer

• descriptive

• poignant

• noteworthy

You don't have to include each year of your life if you don't remember something (8) _______________________ occurring (9) ______________________ _ some of those years.

• longer, during

• descriptive, publish

• noteworthy, during

• pognant, during

Your use of _______________________ , colorful words will breathe life into your writing. The lively stories you choose to tell and the emotions you include will add interest as well.

• descriptive

• poignant

• longer

• similar

Here are some memories you might include in your memoirs:

your goals and _______________________ dreams ,

your thoughts on current events,

your thoughts about love and _______________________

• marriage, career

• celebrity, marriage

• career, marriage

• noteworthy, poignant

Pretend that you are a _______________________ . People want to read about your life! Make it as interesting as you can without making things up.

• poignant

• memoria

• noteworthy

• celebrity