Name: _________________

The Memoir: Choosing an Idea

A memoir story focuses on an important moment in one’s life.

Use one of the following prompts to generate an idea for what you want
to write about (highlight your choice):

● A time you knew you did something wrong

● A time you experienced an important change in your life
● A time you realized a person was (or was NOT) a true friend
● A time you went through something very challenging (Tip: Please avoid
writing about the time you broke an arm or something like that. It has to be a deep and
profound challenge.)
● Your choice - check in with Ms. S
My Plot Arc: ______________________ (Working title of your memoir story)
Use point form/dot jot to plan ideas for your memoir story using this template. Remember to fill in EVERY box. Double click a box to
type in it.

Climax: Fire started

Rising Action: exploding from the pan
only later to catch on the
I forgot to put the cabinets and utensils for
nuggets in the pan the entire kitchen to burn!!
Falling Action: 2 hours later my dad came
instead left a
home and called a few of his friends over to
bunch of oil in it
paint the kitchen white so it didn't look as
for 15 minutes,
bad as it already was.
then later realized
smoke was coming
out.

Resolution:
After painting the
kitchen my dad
Exposition: Inciting Incident: told me I was
never allowed o
I came home from I decided to make make something in
outside and chicken nuggets there ever again if I
noticed I felt so Iplaced a cup of had to I would
hungry. oil and the stoves have to ask my
and intended to mom or take
place the nuggets permission prior to
later. that.