Outline I. Introduction Paragraph -Define memoir and explain the genre -State the thesis -Introduce ideas and subtopics *The purpose of writing a memoir *The benefits to writing memoirs *Writing is therapeutic II. Body Paragraph 1 -The purposes of writing a memoir -The purpose to the author of writing a memoir about a hard past time (child abuse, neglect, etc.) -Why a memoir doesn’t need to be completely factual -The difference between a memoir and bibliographies III. Body Paragraph 2 -The benefits of memoirs to the author (money, healing, sense of importance) -How the authors’ lives have changed since -Include author interviews in this paragraph -Therapeutic writing (Prove that writing is therapeutic) -Include the credible research that supports that writing is therapeutic. -The benefits of writing a memoir to other people/society (people learn from memoirs, feel supported if they are going through similar situations) IV. Conclusion -Restate the thesis and wrap up the main points clearly and concisely
I. Introduction Paragraph
-Define memoir and explain the genre
-State the thesis
-Introduce ideas and subtopics
*The purpose of writing a memoir
*The benefits to writing memoirs
*Writing is therapeutic
II. Body Paragraph 1
-The purposes of writing a memoir
-The purpose to the author of writing a memoir about a hard past time (child abuse, neglect, etc.)
-Why a memoir doesn’t need to be completely factual
-The difference between a memoir and bibliographies
III. Body Paragraph 2
-The benefits of memoirs to the author (money, healing, sense of importance)
-How the authors’ lives have changed since
-Include author interviews in this paragraph
-Therapeutic writing (Prove that writing is therapeutic)
-Include the credible research that supports that writing is therapeutic.
-The benefits of writing a memoir to other people/society (people learn from memoirs, feel supported if they are going through similar situations)
IV. Conclusion
-Restate the thesis and wrap up the main points clearly and concisely