Why write an autobiography?Purpose: To introduce yourself to your teacher and to your classmates, showing us interesting things about you we may not know about you.

Examine how writing is used in everyday life.

What is an autobiography?An autobiography is a book/written piece about a person, written by that person.

Many famous people write autobiographies about themselves to share their life with the world.

Biography vs. AutobiographyA biography/written piece about a person written by someone else.

It highlights a person’s life and the experiences they have gone through.

You will be able to:interview their parents using proper

interview techniques learn more about your childhood and family

history learn to note take and present only the most

important and significant information learn how to write an autobiography while

using authentic author autobiographies as a reference

present your own life using different web tools

Samples of autobiographies and biographieshttp://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/bio

graphy.cfmhttp://www.notablebiographies.com/Be-

Br/Blume-Judy.htmlhttp://www.jkrowling.com/en/

thankyou.cfmhttp://www.anthonyhorowitz.com/about/http://www.avi-writer.com/about_avihttp://www.louissachar.com/Bio.htmhttp://www.andrewclements.com/bio.html