Tell me something about yourself!. Non Fiction Nonfiction: prose that deals with real events and people Characters, settings, and events must conform.

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Tell me something about yourself!

Non Fiction Nonfiction: prose that deals with real events and people Characters, settings, and events must conform to what is true Story cannot be manipulated by the writer’s imagination

Characteristics of an Autobiography Autobiography (story of a person’s life as written by that person) Characteristics of an autobiography Usually a chronological, narrative account of a person’s life. Author relates their life story to crucial historical events Author offers personal evaluations of their actions and speculates on the significance of certain actions and events that connect to others Auto = self graphia = writing

Types of Autobiographies Journal: form of autobiographical writing including a day-by- day chronicle of events, usually a personal and intimate record of events and thoughts kept by an individual Diary: specialized journal that is a day-by-day chronicle of events, usually a personal and intimate record of events and thought kept by an individual

Biography Biography – an account of someone’s life, written by another person Focus of a biography The character His/her career His/her place in history Uniqueness and universality of the character’s experience

Characteristics of a Good Biography: Accurate presentation of the life history from birth to death of an individual Honest effort is made to interpret the life so as to offer a unified impression of the character, mind and personality of the subject Bios = life graphia = writing

Resources: How to write your own Autobiography Explore over 25,000 short biographies of people from around the world. Explore biographies by category (such as sports, Presidents and Vice Presidents, Supreme Court justices, entertainers, business and world leaders) or do a search for a person.