Tired Words- DON'T USE THEM!

1. Happy: Jubilant
2. Pretty: Stunning
3. Interesting: Engrossing
4. A lot: Bountiful
5. Very: Emphatically

What I want The Reader To Feel After Reading My Memoir

After reading my memoir, I want people to be able to feel like they were there watching everything I am writing about. I want them to see were I'm coming from fully and clear. I don't want them to think I am prejudice because I am not, but going some were for a year and being the only African American girl can seem tough, and I thought it would be. Them reading my memoir should teach them the lesson of giving things a chance, stepping outside of your comfort zone every now and then, and not to judge a book by it's cover.

Why Is Your Memoir Topic IMportant to You?

My topic is important to me because I went through a totally new experience. I would have never thought I'd go to a school were I was the only African American girl. I felt like I was a fish out of water to them which made me defensive and I started judging them thinking they wouldn't accept me or like me. But I learned that they were not how I thought they were and that most of them liked me. This taught me not to judge people right off the back. That is why this topic is important to me.

Small, Important Details

1. Humor, to show you've grown from what you are writing about/learned from.
2. A good understanding of what you are talking about.
3. Quotes.
4. Similes and Metaphors.
5. Two point of views from a different character.
6. Descriptive language.
7. Honesty.
8. Adding the cause and effect.
9. Good beginning sentence that brings the reader into your topic.
10. Good conclusion that closes the essay without leaving the reader wondering.

Flashback (My Memoir)

"Noooo!", I cried to my mother as she tried to leave me. It was my first day of kindergarten and I was not about to let her go. "MOOOM!!!" I yelled. "Its o.k. honey", she comforted me. The same way she had comforted me all my life, and I knew she wasn't going to be able to all day. "Let go of me now. I have to go to work" I screamed and yelled as I saw the back of her head float off

Describe My Room

My room is kind of simple. The walls are white, the carpet is tan. But, I do have a purple frilly carpet covering up part of my floor. My curtains are pink and orange, matching my bead spread which is pink, purple, and orange. I love reading Seventeen, Vogue, W, and Cosmogirl magazines so what I do is rip pictures out from the magazines whether its a fashion ad or writing, and hang them up on my wall and closet door. I also have a mirror on my wall so I can look at myself all the time and two pictures of pink flowers. By my bed, I have a black dresser that matches my black table and the head board. On my table I have a pile of magazines and some books...

Describe Me In Five Different Words

The five characteristics my mom gave me are:
1. girlie girl
2. proper
3. sweet
4. creative
5. giving