EXERCISE 1:
Go back to your list of 10 topics from Lesson 1. Under each topic that you wrote down, write at least 3 things related to that topic that a memoir might include.
1) My childhood
visited places
involved people
feelings – surprises, upseting
2) A trip I took
the hotel
the local glories
the town and his coffee shops
3) a sport or game that is important to me is a swimming
My first swimming at the see
Practicing swimming at the course of the years
The last time when I swam
4) a movie that changed your life is ‘The Hair’
The actors and the actresses
The storyline
The impact of this movie
5) a place where I lived is the house at Kingsley road
the house
the garden
the area, close to the park
6) a change in my economic situation
My work at the course of my whole career
The payment in return
alternative options
7) my career
My first job in life
My first job as a part of my career and the work positions during my career
My most recent job
8) My first fiancé
the first meeting
our relationship
the last meeting
9) a place that was special to me is a one summer-house in the park
The surrounding area
My visiting of that place
The person with who I visited the place
10) a particular job is accountancy
The sense of the accountancy for the life of the company
The colleagues
The work
EXERCISE 3:
Which topic did you choose to write about first?
I chose to write about my youth.
Which topic did you automatically focus more attention on?
I focused my attention on my first fiancé Kurt.
Which topic did you generate the most ideas about?
The most ideas about was generated by the topics for my career and my work
Which topic do you feel the most attracted to?
I am feeling most attracted to the topic for my first fiancé.
Which one interests you the most?
The most interests me the topics for my home and places where I was living at the course of the years.