Monday, April 23, 2012

Thursday's six word memoirs cap off the week

The six word memoirs thus far have been pithy and interesting -- Thursday's groups was no exception. I typed up the work of those students who wrote their memoirs on their cards. For more information about this project, check out the website where this idea came from!

I find happiness with paint brushes.
Get something, escapes from your hands.
I did gymnastics for eight years.
Study English, want to travel somewhere.
Childhood, puberty, adolescence...I don't know.
Adolescence, school, boys, parties. What else? / Adolescence, school, boys, parties. I'm lost.
I don't go to dance.
Being wrong, learn and start again.
Want it, get it, keep it.
Since I was born, I dance.
Don't want to be normal.
Not be the best, just good.
Foodball player's lifes are so interesting.
I change my  hair very often.
Since I was born, sport.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Wednesday's group packs it all into 6 words

Wednesday's group at the Colegio Nacional also took on the 6 word challenge. Here are some of their super-short life stories!

Many friends but really few ones.
15 year-old girl with everybody's dream.
I want to travel to Jamaica.
When I was 7 I loved tennis.
Born in Argentina. Like running, friends.
I went to USA last year.
I used to wear glasses.
Shy child before and not after.

(Check out this link to see the website where the idea came from, too, if you are interested.)

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

AWESOME Six word biographies by the Monday groups

On Monday in the workshop, students wrote some pretty incredible six word biographies. I wanted to post them somewhere, because they were so brilliant -- concise and evocative. See if you can guess who wrote which one! (Check out this link to see the website where the idea came from, too, if you are interested.)

Eleven years, two different realities.
Platense, still lost on the diagonals.
Planning a big trip.
Twins till 15, now triplets.
Long hair till 15, now short.
I keep giving food to five.
Always no, now yes.
Play the guitar on my own.
Like stories but not reading them.
In my bedroom listening English music.
School, English, school, English, school, weekend.
Born, moved. Study, Played. Travel. Work.
Platense girl lost in La Plata.
Born. Moved, moved, moved, moved. Stayed.
Always lived in La Plata city.
I have a dog, Trini Garcia.
Love, peace, colours, nature and dogs.
Short hair, long hair, short hair.
I do not have enough time.
School, sport, party and all again.
I love going out with friends.
I don't have time to rest.
I have two little brothers.
I will travel around the world.
I change my clothes every day.
I hate studying. I have to.
I want to travel to England.
Summers in Córdoba. Now stay home.
Lover of nature and animals.
Music gets out all problems.
I still have breakfast in bed.