PERSONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WRITING 1. Introduction and short discussion about the personal/ autobiographical genre. 2. Read and examine samples of autobiographical and personal writing

Underline five adjectives (describing words) Nouns (naming words) and verbs (action words) Explain the effect that each has on the passage Also take note of punctuation and paragraph structure

Trace your hand on the provided sheet of paper. On each of your traced fingers label the following sub topics  Physical description, personal details and background  Family  Hobbies  School experiences  Add your future aims and goals to your wrist and develop each topic as fully as possible

Begin to plan your first writing draft for your personal autobiography. Use your brainstorming hand to create paragraphs for each subtopic Proofread your work adding as much detail and description as possible to make it engaging for the reader

Swap your work with a partner Edit each other’s work with a coloured pen adding useful comments and tips Obtain teacher’s approval before progressing any further

Type up your autobiography using Microsoft word Use technology creatively to add colour, eye catching fonts and beautiful photographs to make this piece of writing memorable.