Autobiographical Sketch The autobiographical sketch tells Additional information about you Shows your writing ability

Autobiographical Sketch is a word picture, depicting your life, character, personality, background, 

Three Paragraphs Three paragraph areas: Just the facts Developing Me/The Unique Me Future Me

How to Get Started Just the facts Developing me/Unique Me Future me Take some notes on the following areas. Work your notes into organized paragraphs which address each of the areas: Just the facts Developing me/Unique Me Future me

Just the Facts: Full name How my parents picked my name Birth date and age Where born Places you have lived Names of family members Your “status” in the family

Developing Me Hobbies and interests Favorite vacations Favorite foods Favorite music Friends Adjectives which describe you More ideas on next screen

Developing Me Schools you have attended Subjects you like, why? Good and bad habits Strengths and weaknesses? Things that is true but unusual. Makes you really unique from the rest.

Future Me What my parents hope for me What I hope for myself What is my goal in life What steps will I take to achieve this goal

Writing Process Prewriting: By answering the questions previously listed, you have brainstormed potential ideas Rough Draft Write a draft based on the prewriting ideas collected.

Writing Process Proofread and Revise Once you have completed your rough draft, review your writing and determine if your writing is easily read and makes sense. There must be a sense of completeness. Check your spelling, sentence structure and grammar.

Basic Facts I was gypped when I was born. I've tried complaining to my parents, to my brothers, William, Andrew and Alex, and my sister, Marianne. But nobody seems to have noticed that I was born one day too late. A day earlier, and the whole country would have celebrated my birthday. There would have been fireworks. And marching bands. And parades. And I really like all these things. But I was born just one day too late. 

Developing Me Things that is true but unusual. Makes you really unique from the rest, things that interest you, the things that are fun, the things you enjoy.

Future Me Things that you would like to do after you graduate -- picture yourself at age 25, 30 perhaps.