Six-Word Memoirs

This fall, we asked local teens (and others who wanted to participate) to submit Six-Word Memoirs--telling the story of your life in just six words.

Here are the ones we received:
Happy, pretty, outstanding, glamorous, beautiful, fine. - SJL
Always changing, ever worth it. Mine! - KEH
Sad hurtful happy depression guilt worried - SAW
Hectic, stressful, depressing, busy, my own - ESS
crazy, different, funny, unlike anyone else's - NS
Lost my passion for music lately... - EMC
No father, loving family, awesome friends - NH
Some days were better than others. - PNR
I doubt too much, but live. - HJ
You can always be a star. - Anon.
Never ending, nor forgetful, cherish love. - KGC
Serious, Fun, Loving, Smart, Crazy, Loud. - MS
Faith, love and change shape life. - KS
Stress, tiring, loving, serious, exciting, bashful. - AS
Running too fast to slow down. - JVL
Corey, athletic, smart, intelligent, bright, outgoing. - CJT
I am myself and I believe. - AM
Triumph comes with whole hearted persistence. - JA
Old age challenges talents, robs abilities. - CM
eating at Golden Corral with mom - CLG
San Diego, Washington DC, Providence, Binghamton - SAB
Pain, Love, Smile, Tears, Happy, Hurt - MGK
Pretty fun, loud, bookworm, adventures, artist - LP
Hectic, crazy, exhausting... Totally worth it! - YS
Strong in body, heart + soul. - DM
much more than I ever expected - KRH
friend, sister, daughter, woman, mother, wife - AW
In Hershey everything's made of chocolate. - EY
Quiet, Funny, Kind, Loves Horses, Busy - SLP
Burned, laugh, friends, breathrough, happenstance, forgetful - MAM
Love my family. Want to write. - CR
I am adopted, I am saved. - MB
Growth, laughter, love, family, friends, hope. - MGC
My True Love is my family. - DW
Lucky to have friends in Broome. - SH
Crazy, amusing, special, fun, sad, hard - KS
Love conquers hate. Is peace love? - JPG
I'm fitting in everything I can! - TF
Crazy, fun, serious, loud, exciting, adventurous - CR
live, lied, laugh, cried, slept, died. - SVS
Meeting service dogs for the first - JMP
Days were long, years flew by. - JH
More important is what isn't seen. - SB
Have a hard time finishing my - MP
Heroes: Iron Man and Spider Man - ISC
Mirrors, staring, yelling, back at me. - GS
My lies have become my everything. - PK
Damien loves Daddy Mommy Daniel Sophia - DMVW
Drink coffee. Do stupid things faster. - JPG
I was crazy and still am! - AW
Curiosity is necessary, along with knowledge. - KR
My life can only get better! - MK
Never Ending, Ever Changing, Forever Breathing - MRH

And here are a couple that aren't exactly six words, but they're still awesome!
Music is my Life! - SR
Lost and always feels alone. - JD

For more six-word memoirs from teens all over the world, check out this book!

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Why not becoming a cartoonist?

Invite your students to create a comic strip. This is a very simple project that will allow them to learn a lot. While creating a comic strip they will read, write, plan and communicate in a fun imaginative manner. There are lots of online resources that might help you to start a project like this. Here you have some of our suggestions.

The following is a very simple, effective and short lesson plan. It will be very helpful if you are introducing comics in the classroom for the very first time.

A comic strip (click here)

This is a very short video explaining the process of desinging a comic strip. It shows a real cartoonist drawing. He shares ideas, suggestions and tips that will help your students to start their own comic strip.

 

Illustration and Tips: how to draw a comic strip.  (click here)

Your students can draw a comic or  design a comic strip online. Here are three useful links:

 (click here)  Read, write and think.   Very easy comic creator for all ages.

 (click here)  Make belief comics  This is one of my favourites.

  

(click here)  Stripcreator  With lots of options.

Comics can be created for many different purposes: to make someone laugh, to tell a short story, to explain a concept, to criticize, etc...

Invite your students to become cartoonists.

Set up an exhibition in your classroom or school. Send your students works to CEP Valle de La Orotava, they might win a special price and receive an award certificate.

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Be an english detective awards.

Four students from CEIP Santa Úrsula have been awarded as excellent english detectives.

Congratualtions.

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Let's go for a walk. Students from CEIP Santa Úrsula share their photos with us.

We are very happy to publish some of the wonderful photos that four students from CEIP Santa Úrsula have sent to us. They have become English detectives and have looked for the presence of english around them.

Thanks a lot to Aitor, Alejandro, Óscar and Raquel.

Aitor and Alejandro's photos.

 

 

 

Oscar's photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raquel's photos.

 

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