Learning Target Today I am learning how to analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals.

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1) Finish Unit 7: Biography and Autobiography 2) Cultural Revolution Background 3) “Red Scarf Girl”

Learning Target Today I am learning how to analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events) because it will help me comprehend literary nonfiction and make a real-world connection.

How could you describe these definitions in your own words? A biography is a story of a person’s life told by someone else and written from the third- person point of view. The writer, or biographer, usually gets information about the subject by doing detailed research using a number of sources. Sometimes, the biographer might even interview the subject directly. An autobiography Is also the story of a person’s life, but it is told by that person and is written from the first- person point of view. Although most of the information is from the subject’s mind and memories, he or she may still consult others for help in remembering details about his or her life.

BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHIES The writer IS NOT the subject Forms: Biographical books Encyclopedia entries Feature articles in newspapers and magazines or on websites SOURCES: Letters to and from the subject Interviews with the subject and/or others Books about the subject Diaries or journals The writer IS the subject Forms: Autobiographical books Diaries and journals Personal essays memoirs SOURCES: Memories Thoughts and feelings Family, friends, or associates Memorabilia

Memoir- A Snapshot As a literary genre, a memoir (from the French: mémoire from the Latin memoria, meaning "memory", or a reminiscence), forms a subclass of autobiography – although the terms 'memoir' and 'autobiography' are almost interchangeable in modern parlance. Memoir is autobiographical writing, but not all autobiographical writing follows the criteria for memoir. Memoirs are structured differently from formal autobiographies which tend to encompass the writer's entire life span, focusing on the development of his/her personality. The chronological scope of memoir is more focused and flexible than the traditional arc of birth to childhood to old age as found in an autobiography.

Close Reading Questions: Model 1: “The Wright Brothers” by Russell Freedman This excerpt is from a biography about Wilbur and Orville Wright, two brothers who invented and flew the first machine- powered airplane. Close Reading Questions: What clues tell you that this is a biography rather than an autobiography? How were Wilbur and Orville different? Cite details to support your answer.

Model 2” “The Invisible Thread” by Yoshiko Uchida What clues in the boxed sentences signal that this is an autobiography? Name two things you learn about Uchida from her description of her own thoughts and feelings.

Part 2: Reading Biographies and Autobiographies On page 756, we will read the two paragraphs up top. Take special note of the two text features in the middle of the page describing biography and autobiography. What do you do when you read a biography? An Autobiography? What should you ask when reading either?

Part 2, Model 1: “Christopher Reeve” from Current Biography. Look at the boxed details. How would you describe the author's attitude toward Reeve? What source does the author use for quotes by and about Reeve? Based on the article, how would you describe reeve?

Part 2, Model 2: “Living Without Fear” In 1995, a fall from a horse left Reeve paralyzed from the neck down, and he died in 2004. In this essay, Reeve reminds people not to let fear take over their lives. Reeve conquered his own fears when he participated in research for spinal cord injuries. Describe Reeve’s personality at this point in his life. In your opinion, has attitude toward life changed or stayed the same? What picture do you get of Reeve’s life as a whole? Explain how this picture would be different if you had only read one of these excerpts.

Part 3: Analyze The Literature In 1955, a 42- year- old African- American woman in Montgomery, Alabama, refused to give up her seat on a public bus. Her action sparked a citywide bus boycott and helped break down the barriers of racial segregation in the South. Her name was Rosa Parks.

From Rosa Parks by Mary Hull How can you tell that this excerpt is from a biography? What details supports your answer? Consider how the author describes Parks’ words and actions in lines 3- 13. How does the author seem to feel about Parks? What do you learn about Parks’ upbringing from this biography? One of the sources for this biography was Rosa Parks’ own autobiography. As a result, the author was able to include detail about Parks’ thoughts and feelings. One example is boxed. Find one more.

Rosa Parks: My Story Reread the boxed sentences. Would you say that this autobiography was written in the 1950s or later? Explain. How can you tell that the author of the biography used Parks’ autobiography as a source? What are the details you can come up with to support your thoughts? By revealing her thoughts and beliefs in lines 13-25, Parks gives readers a real sense of her personality. How would you describe her? In your opinion, do you get this same sense from reading the biography about her?