Many of my English teacher friends, may have used a lesson plan about creating six-word memoirs with their students. I took that same concept and used it while teaching Meisner with my Theatre Students.... I had them create a six-word memoir about who they are - summing up how they would describe themselves more inadvertently. It turned into a cool lesson and opportunity for self-expression. Here are some of the ones I used across my classes:
Starting to climb, afraid to rise.
Ready to become greatness and freedom.
Laughter contained in soul-searching pain.
Wild imaginiation with planned spontaneity embedded.
Musical vixen fearful of our desires.
Alone in thought, alive with friends.
Captivated mind. Beautiful heart. Free soul.
It's simple! Teach your students to create simple, sincere six-word memories and discuss WHY the students see themselves this way. OR, have them write them on a notecard and stick them up on the board, then have classmates guess which ones belong to which people - just be sure to let them know this is the plan if you're making their notecards public reading. Happy writing!
