QuickWrite of the Day #22: 6-Word Memoir

"Writing can be used as a vehicle to express ourselves as we negotiate the journey through our lives” (Gallagher, 2011: p. 24)

Today’s QuickWrite of the Day:

2015 Global Teacher of the Year Nancie Atwell says that memoirs can “invite [people] to tell [their own] truths” and “give them shape.” A funny version of this was kickstarted by American television show host Jimmy Fallon recently when he asked his readers to describe their quarantine experience in six words on Twitter, after sharing his own:

The responses to this ranged from the hilarious to ‘sad but true’. See a few of them below:

With this in mind, come up with your own 6-word memoir or tweet that sums up your experience. You might want to ask a friend or family member to write theirs and share, or add yours to Jimmy Fallon’s twitter thread: https://twitter.com/hashtag/MyQuarantineInSixWords 

Have a go and have fun with it! 

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Happy writing!