Memoirs

Orange Book Unit 1   A **memoir** is a writer's personal account of real events that happened in his or her life. Memoirs are non-fiction, but they have a plot like a short story. 

a //personal account//
 * First Person **

a story told using the point of view of I and me


 * Non-fiction--True Life Story **

a story about the //real events// of someone's life


 * A Narrative - Story Elements **

the parts of a story (see story elements link below)