6 word memoir debrief

What did I learn about storytelling?

As a story teller I learned that you don't have to be so literal when your telling your stories. By being limited to only 6 words it kind of forces you to give a basic outline of what your trying to say and leave the readers to interpret it the way they want to. Also by doing this it gives people different opinions about your writing and can open up debates about the story.

Where did I show my knowledge about using storytelling skills?

I used my knowledge of story telling skills I think in my hate memoir. In that memoir it brings up a topic not to openly talked about and that can be pretty controversial because there are to two very different opinions on the subject and it still affects a lot of peoples lives today. I also think I used my story telling skills on the memoir about my brother because I think a lot of people can relate to that and it probably makes them think about their own family.

What did I learn as a reader, writer, thinker, storyteller?

As a writer I learnt that the phrase "a picture is worth a thousand words" really applies to this assignment because it not so much the words in your story your using to tell your story but the picture you chose. Also puncutation to tell story really helped when trying to emphasize whaat you were trying to say

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6 word memoir #8

 

This six word memoir is about my brother. I picked the white and black coloured font because the picture was so dark that it was hard to read any other colour. I chose this picture of troy because he's not smiling and he almost looks mad and that's what I'm trying to portray in this picture. the fact that he can be mean but he's still family so I love him. I didn't choose any contrasting color filters or brightness filters on this picture because I wanted it to be just of troy and how he is in every day life.

6 word memoir #7

 

In this picture I chose to use the white coloured font because it's kind of universal and so I could use it against the red and the blue back drop. I tried to get red and blue in the picture because I think that they really stand out as bold colors and they also make you see the green and yellow in the salad. I turned the brightness and contrast way up in this picture because I wanted to see those bold colors because that's the way I feel about zesto's when I think about it. very happy and bright. that's also why I chose to put a smiley face at the end.

6 word memoir #6

 

I this picture I turned the contrast way up and turned the brightness a little down so you could the golden colors of the leaves on the tree. I also put the font of my word gold so that the phrase "Golden years" can be actually seen in the picture. Using the gold in my picture as well kind of makes it seem to me that the picture is more like a memory of how we'll remember our time here in 10 years and not an accurate depiction of how it actually looks today. Because looking back we'll see that some of our most fun times happened at this place.

6 word memoir #5

 

For this memoir I took a screen shot of the calendar on my phone to kind of represent yesterday and tomorrow. I didn't really know where to go from there, but when I saw the text crop option on the studio app I knew what I was going to do. I chose the blue background because it's easier on the eyes than most colours and the red text because I think the contrast of the background to text really makes the words pop and gives them more meaning. I also mad the first text bigger to state a fact that some people my not enjoy but put the second text smaller to subtly hint that anything can happen.

6 word memoir #4

 

In this picture I chose to write my text over the guns cause I found that they were much harder to read in front of the camo jacket. I turned the brightness way up in this picture because the gun room in my basement is super gloomy but I also found that it made the browns on the guns and on the jacket really stand out and have a cool colour. I was originally going to just put a coma between "shoot deer" and "drink beer" but I thought numbering them would be more effective. kind of making a list of the keys to happiness.

6 word memoir #3

 

In this picture I'm not sure a lot of people got it. I was trying to represent the word still so regularly used in our society today without actually saying it. I'm still not going to say it but its a derogatory word used for gay people that starts with "F". I used the red because I think it is a very bold colour and it pops against the black. I didn't have any blank paper so I used loose leaf and turned the background brightness very high which actually gave it a cool affect that it liked a lot.

6 word memoir #2

 

In this picture I chose to use black and white because it's not a memory I'm particularly fond of. Thinking back on it I still feel sad so using the black and white kind of represents the sadness of the whole situation. I chose to use white font on the top of the picture because there's a black kind of background and black font on the bottom to contrast the ice. Also I liked placing the "for second place" under our faces because then the reader sees that none of us are smiling and maybe wonders why, then realizes it's because we lost in the championship.

6 word memoir #1

 

For this picture I just chose a picture of myself playing lacrosse. The picture was already pretty blurry so I couldn't really put any affects on it or it would just further ruin the quality. I picked the Light blue font because I'm wearing a blue pinny and the head of my stick is also blue. I chose to put the heart at the end of the text as well to further express my love for the game while still having to only use 6 words. I also like this picture because it shows the planes in the background and that was one of my favorite parts playing in this specific lacrosse tournament, it brings back good memories.