BiographiesA Nafe Production
What is the difference?
• Biographies• Autobiographies• Memoirs
Match the following Terms
• _____Biographies• _____Autobiographies• _____Memoirs
A. -a biography written by the person it is about.
B. collection of memories about a specific moment or event in the author’s life.
C. the story of a real person's life written by someone other than that person
Definitions
• Biographies- the story of a real person's life written by someone other than that person
• Autobiographies-a biography written by the person it is about
• Memoirs- collection of memories about a specific moment or event in the author’s life.
Before Reading- Derek Jeter
• Write a prediction based upon the title.• Preview the questions and write three facts that you
learned about the biography from the questions.
During Reading
• Highlight any important facts• Take notes to the side of the article when needed to clarify
information
After Reading
• Answer the questions• Write five important facts that you learned from the story
Four Step Summary Paragraph• Step 1
• Write a topic sentence using the three part topic sentence method (the burrito fold)• Step 2
• Copy the sentence to look like a real sentence! Make sure you edit spelling and capitalization errors.
• Step 3• Create a fact outline- Make a sure outline or list of facts that you will include in the summary.
• Step 4• Use your topic sentence and fact outline to write the summary paragraph.
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