1. Autobiography and Biography
Nonfiction
Autobiography
and
Biography

2. Autobiography Writing about self
Telling stories about key events in your life
Must focus on a single event or individual in your life

3. Narrating stories about key people in your life and the effect these people have had on you
Evoking a strong impression on the reader
Immersing yourself in the sights, sounds, and
other sensations of the memory

4. Understanding and stating the meaning of your experience

5. Thinking deeply about the significance to you and the outside world of this experience
Each detail reveals something about you

6. What has the writer learned about him/ herself from this experience?

7. Example: Gabriel García Márquez