Memoir

Define your Life Topic / Theme

Write a paragraph or two in your WNB about ONE of your life topics / themes.  Explain what your topic is without writing about any of your stories.  Here are some examples:

Theme: Childhood

My life topic is childhood.  I wonder when my childhood will end.  Sometimes I want to be older and grow up quick and sometimes I want to stay little.  In fact, sometimes I get mad at my parents for treating me like a little kid and other times I feel angry that they won’t let me do more grown-up things.

Theme: Feeling different

Feeling different is a good life topic for me because it’s something I think about a lot.  Sometimes I have thoughts or feelings that I’m pretty sure no one else is having.  I feel like everyone my age is one way and I’m another way.  I also feel like everyone knows the right way to act and talk but a lot of things I say and do feel wrong.  How does everyone else know the way to be?  Will I ever be like everyone else?  Is there anything good about feeling different?