Biography and Autoboigraphy

DDefinition: deals with the history/life of individual men and women who really lived. AAn accounnt of an individual's life, written by another people. AA biograpfy (from the Greek words bios meaning "life,” and graphos meaning "write") is usually published in the from of a book or essay, or in some other farm, such as a film. TThe story of someone's life. The Life of Samuel Johnson, by James Boswell and Abraham Lincoln, by Carl Sandburg, are two noted biographies. The story of the writer's own life is an autobiograhy.

AAn autobiography is a book someone writes about himself or herself. AAnyone can write an autobiography, not just famous figures. AAn autobiografy follows a narrative form; there is a beginning, middle, and end. Autobiographies show a person’s life, and in general they describe events in the order that they happened. AA memoir is a collection of personal essays or stories. A memoir does not have to follow a traditional narrative arc, though usually the stories build on themes explored throughout the book. The stories or essays in memoirs usually focus on and develop a specific event or moment and may jump around in time. PPersonel writing requires specific details to bring the stories to life. Details bring writting to life, draw readers into the stories, and help them understand the writer. Write with strong verbs and vivid adjectives.

 Perhaps the drawings in caves can be considered the first biographies.  Some of them appear to relate events such as a successful hunt.

 An autobiography is a book someone writes about himself or herself.  Anyone can write an autobiography, not just famous figures.

 An autobiography has a beginning, middle, and end.  Autobiographies chronicle a person’s life and describe events in the order that they happened.

◦ Plan carefully ◦ Do your research ◦ Know your audience ◦ Time your presentation ◦ Practice your presentation ◦ Speak comfortably and clearly

◦ Standardize position, colors and styles ◦ Include only necessary information ◦ Use colors that contrast ◦ Be consistent with effects, transitions and animation ◦ Avoid too many slides

◦ Generally no more than 6 words a line ◦ Generally no more than 6 lines a slide ◦ Larger font indicates more important information ◦ Font size generally ranges from 18 to 48 point

◦B◦Be sure text contrasts with background ◦F◦Fancy fonts can be hard to read ◦W◦WORDS IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS ARE HARD TO READ ◦A◦Avoid abbrev. and acronyms ◦L◦Limit punctuation marks!!!!!!!!

◦ Should balance the slide ◦ Should enhance and complement the text, not overwhelm ◦ No more than 2-3 graphics per slide