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This document provides 21 writing prompts for a 7th grade memoir unit. The prompts ask students to write about various life experiences and memories, including family traditions, important possessions, childhood experiences, relationships, and more. Students are instructed to select one prompt per day to respond to in writing.

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7th Grade Memoir Unit Writing Prompts-- Select one daily to which you will respond.

You can come back and continue

working on any prompt that you would like to further develop.

1. What items in your home do you consider to be family heirlooms? The

heirloom doesn't have to be valuable, so long as it is important to the
family.
2. Write about a family tradition. Write about your current traditions and
about what you are attempting to keep alive through those
traditions.
3. Write a list of "firsts" (i.e. first time you played a sport, completed an
activity, tasted a food, went somewhere, etc.) Select a few and write
about how you felt about what happened. (Use with Seventh
Grade by Gary Soto)
4. Think about your souvenirs and mementos. How did you come across
these items and why are they meaningful to you?
5. Write about a person that you love. What makes him or her special?
(Use with Oranges by Gary Soto)
6. Write about your religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition)
growing up. Continue by writing what you believe in your life today and
the personal philosophy you live by. (Use with Angelas Ashes
excerpt by Frank McCourt)
7. Write about a friendship you had at some point in your life. (Use with
Funeral and/or War by Ralph Fletcher)
8. Do you now have or have you had pets? Write about a specific memory
involving a pet. (Use with non-fiction article Murphy)
9. Do you know how your grandparents met? Find out and write about the
story.
10.

Write about an experience that you had which you either learned

7th Grade Memoir Unit Writing Prompts-- Select one daily to which you will respond. You can come back and continue
working on any prompt that you would like to further develop.

a great deal from, or which you dreaded.

11.
Write the story of how you came by one or more of your scars. Be
sure to describe the scar(s), including its/their locations. (Use with
Suzy and Leah by Jane Yolen)
12.
How do you celebrate birthdays in your family? Write about past
traditions and current ones. Write about your feelings about past
birthdays. Is there a specific birthday that stands out in your memory?
As you get older what will be most significant to you? (Use with
Eleven by Sandra Cisneros)
13.
Write about the things that you enjoy most and are most
passionate about. Do you feel that you devote enough time to each?
14.
Write about your memory of a pleasant time with one or both of
your parents. (Use with Last Kiss by Ralph Fletcher
15.
Describe what your typical day as a YOUNGER child was like. Pick
a period of your childhood like pre-school or elementary school, or a
particular age like 4 or 6.
16.
Where does your family go during summer vacations? Share
details about the place that make it special.
17.
Were you ever in a contest or competition? What prompted you to
participate? What made the experience meaningful to you? (Use with
Wild Night by Andrew McCutchen)
18.

Write about a school trip or a camp that you attended.

19.
Describe how your life has been affected by a tragic event that
occurred in your lifetime.

7th Grade Memoir Unit Writing Prompts-- Select one daily to which you will respond. You can come back and continue
working on any prompt that you would like to further develop.

20.
Everyone goes through hard times. Write about one of the hard
times of your life. Write about how you overcame the hard time (or
didn't).
21.