2. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY

3. What is a biography?

4. Biography Bio-graphy To write Life Bonus Question: What does biology mean? The study of life. Bio- = life -logy = the study of…

5. Definition:  A biography is someone’s life written down by another person.

6. 1. Geography (Geo- means earth) 2. Photograph (photo- means light) 3. Paragraph (para- means besides) 4. Choreograph (choreo- means dance) How many other words can you think of that end with -graph?

7. 1. Automobile 2. Autograph 3. Automatic 4. Autopilot 5. Autopsy How many words can you think of that begin with auto-?

8. Automobile Auto-mobile Capable of moving By itself or oneself

9. Automobile- a vehicle capable of moving by itself Auto-mobile Capable of moving By itself or oneself

10. Autopsy Auto-psy To see By itself or oneself

11. Autopsy- seeing the cause of death with one’s own eyes. Auto-psy To see By itself or oneself

12. Autograph Auto-graph To write By itself or oneself

13. Autograph- something written in one’s own handwriting Auto-graph To write By itself or oneself

14. 1. Autopilot 2. Autoloading 3. Autobiography Now that you know what the prefix auto- means, what do you think these words mean?

15. Autobiography Auto-biography Someone’s life written down. By itself or oneself

16. Definition:  An autobiography is someone writing down their own life.

17. Practice Identifying  Biography  __________  My Life by Mark Twain  Mark Twain by Bob Westing  Autobiography  ____________  Rapping, my life by LiL Wayne  The Rapper, LiL Wayne by Brian Johnson My Life by Mark TwainMark Twain by Bob Westing Rapping, My LifeThe Rapper, LiL Wayne

18.  Make a list of 3 people that you think might have an interesting biography.  Explain why these people would have an interesting biography.  Would their autobiography tell a different story?