Community Impact
The Six-Word Memoir format has been used as a writing exercise for teachers, ranging from second-grade classrooms to graduate schools. HarperCollins created a teacher's guide to encourage the Six-Word Memoir form as a tool for teaching . Six-Word Memoirs have been employed as tools in hospital wards, appeared in a eulogy, and suggested as a form of prayer by a preacher in North Carolina. Six-Word Memoir videos from individuals ranging from teenager Micahsamaniac (a YouTube user) and bestselling author Daniel Handler, have been posted to YouTube. 6 Words Minneapolis, a public art project, employed the form to build community and empathy among citizens living in the same large city.
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