1. Biography The word biography comes from Greek words.
‘Bio’ meaning ‘life’.
‘Graphy’ meaning ‘I write’.
So a biography is a written account of someone’s life.
A biography contains lots of details about a person and is often about someone famous.
Here are some biographies about people you may have heard of …

17. Biography
Have you read any biographies? Talk to your partner and be prepared to feedback in two minutes!
If you have a biography you would like to share with us – bring it in for display!

18. Biography Features
Written in the third person, for example ‘During the Second World War, Anne hid for two years in an attic’.
Life story of an individual written by another person. There have been many accounts of the life of Anne Frank written by different authors.
The writer must carry out lots of research on the person they are writing about.
Helps the reader to understand why the person is interesting.

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Biographies are a brilliant way to learn more about interesting or famous people.
We are going to learn about a girl called Anne Frank.
There are many biographies written about Anne Frank and we will look at a selection.
The first biography is animated …

20. Autobiography The word Autobiography comes from Greek words.
‘Auto’ meaning ‘self’
‘Bio’ meaning ‘life’.
‘Graphy’ meaning ‘I write’.
How do you think an autobiography is different to a biography?
An autobiography is written by the person themselves!

21. Autobiography Features
Written in the first person, for example ‘I went to the shops’.
The author is the subject of the writing. For example Anne Frank wrote a diary about her life.
Written in chronological order.
Recounts key incidents or events.
Life story of an individual written by that person.

22. Autobiography or Biography?
The first time I was rude to someone I was four years old. Unfortunately, my mum was the victim. It was December 1963, less than a month after President Kennedy had been assassinated in America.
Autobiography – written in the first person!

23. Autobiography or Biography?
During his childhood, Justin Bieber was interested in hockey, soccer, and chess; he often kept his musical aspirations to himself. As he grew up, Bieber taught himself to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet.
Biography – written in the third person!

24. Autobiography or Biography?
It’s been eleven years since I performed stand up at the open-mic night in Manchester. I’ve just watched it back on video and it was odd because, as soon as I saw myself, my nerves came flooding back.
Autobiography – written in the first person!

25. Autobiography Biography
Written in the first person.
Written in the third person.
Life story of an individual written by that person
Life story of an individual written by another person.
Written in chronological order.
Recounts key incidents or events.
Helps the reader to understand why the person is interesting.

26. Changing biography to autobiography
During the day, when the offices were full of workers, the Franks had to speak in whispers. And as the bathroom waste pipes ran right through the factory, they could not flush the waste in case it was heard.