Biography and autobiography homework
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Writing autobiography
Science fiction author Robert A Heinlein once wrote:
Autobiography is usually honest but never truthful.
Introduction to writing autobiography
Key learning points
- What is an autobiography?
- Where does the word autobiography come from?
- Understand why autobiographies are written
- How to structure an autobiography
Video about writing autobiography
An autobiography is the story of a person’s life. It is different to a diary, which is usually a personal account of events but as they happen. And it’s different to a biography, which is the story of someone’s life, but written by somebody else.
There are different ways to tell the story of someone’s journey through life. Using a traditional story arc, with a clear beginning, middle and ending, can make an autobiography more interesting and engaging.
You can start at the beginning, your birth, and describe the journey from there.
Or you can start later in your story, at the point when you made an important decision, took part in a memorable event or tried something for the first time.
Wherever you choose to start, it’s important to describe key places and events, the different things you saw and did.
As with any story, pick the events, people and places that will capture th
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10 Nov 2019
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Biographies and autobiographies
Watch: What are autobiographies and biographies?
Biographies and autobiographies are both types of non-fiction stories about someone’s life.
They are both based in fact but there are some key differences between them.
Watch this video in which teacher Mr McPartlin explains the differences. Listen carefully and join in with the activities.
Similarities and differences
Time for a recap on those similarities and differences!
Both biographies and autobiographies:
tell the story of someone’s life
are written in the past tense
follow chronological order (the order in which things actually happened)
are non-fiction
| Biography | Autobiography |
|---|---|
| Written by a person about someone else’s life. | Written by a person about their own life. |
| Written in third person (//) | Written in first person () |
To see some examples, watch the first minute of each of these clips.
The first clip is written as a biography of activist Rosa Parks and the second clip is written as if it were an autobiography. Can you spot the differences?
Watch: Rosa Parks biography example
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