Lab session 4
As you remember our last topic was Biographies, here you are going to find a special interview based on a bio. Have a look at it, you will be surprised. As you are going to see, everything can happen after a bio... Here we know about Shakespeare in first person; even though he passed away long ago.
In this lab session, you are going to write about you and what happened the year you were born. And as we want you get some ideas watch the following inspiring video. Hope you like it!
Taken from:https://youtu.be/bShq1Ry-6AU
An Autobiographical Research Project
Do you know what happened the year that you were born? What was going on in your town, city or village? Were there important events going on in your country? How about the rest of the world?
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Today you are going to start doing online research to find details on what was going on internationally, nationally, locally, in sports, music, arts, commercials, TV, and publishing during the year that you were born.
Activity 1:
Use the links below to browse the websites about the year you came to life. Use your notebook to record your findings.Write three situations which called your attention.
Activity 2
1. You will conduct interviews of friends and family members to get more details, this time...about you and your life!
Before your interview, brainstorm a list of questions to ask. You can include questions about your parents’ occupation, other members of the family and community, pets, significant family and community events (in addition to your birth), activities family and friends were involved in, extended family members, favorite music, book, or sports team, and so on.
Interview your family and other people about your birth and first year of life. If available, look through photo albums, baby books, and so forth.
2. After you have done online research on the events that took place the year/date when you were born, and that you have also interviewed friends and family about you, go over your individual project notes and select the information you would like to put together into a two-page printed autobiographical text.
Let´s start with what an autobiography is.
An autobiography is an account of a person’s life written by that person. It’s different to a biography, which is an account of a person’s life written by someone else.
An autobiographical account isn’t a complete autobiography. It’s a small bit of one, which represents a defining, important, or memorable part of your life. For instance, you might write an account of your first experiences playing a certain sport or musical instrument. You might write about an early childhood friend and what you did together. Or you might recount a holiday somewhere. To get your mind running, here are some of the things you might use as the basis for an autobiographical account:
CHARACTERS are well developed in detail and are true-to-life.
SETTING is described vividly.
DETAILS are interesting. Writers of autobiographies use objective and subjective details and anecdotes to tell their life stories.
- Objective details can be proved.
- Subjective details are based on personal feelings and opinions and cannot be proved.
- Anecdotes are short, often humorous, stories that enliven writing and illustrate a point.
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER is the order in which real-life events occur and the order in which most writers of autobiographies tell their stories. Often events are arranged from childhood to adulthood.
POINT OF VIEW is the perspective from which an autobiography is written. Since autobiographies are written by their subjects, they are told from the first-person point of view and use the pronouns I, me, and mine. Readers experience events through the writer's eye-- knowing only what they think and feel about any given experience.
AUTHOR'S PURPOSE is the author's reason for writing. Authors of autobiographies often want to make sense of events in their lives and to communicate an important personal statement about life. They may also want to give credit to people who influence them. Controversial individuals often write autobiographies to explain or justify their actions.
Hope it helped you!!
Taken from:http://sumreena.tripod.com/autobiography.htm
Optional :
For more information about the topic go to:http://www.englishtutes.com/Personal_writing/Autobiographical_accounts.shtml
Now, get down to work
Please have a look at the following tips and ideas before you actually write your autobiography. They will help you for sure.
This autobiography example is here to show you that memoir writing can be easy and even exciting. All you need to do is to scroll this page down and enjoy this amazing sample and the related, practical hints.
A Lazy Student Autobiography Example
As now you know an autobiography is a story of your own life. Even if you think you don’t have much to include in your memoir, you can still make it quite interesting.
Bill Gates said: “I always choose a lazy person to do a difficult job, because he will find an easy way to do it.” This is why we found a lazy but smart student to write an autobiography and we now share the easiest ways to do it with you.
Bill Gates said: “I always choose a lazy person to do a difficult job, because he will find an easy way to do it.” This is why we found a lazy but smart student to write an autobiography and we now share the easiest ways to do it with you.
So, here is a student memoir sample, with subheadings:
My childhood. (Why not start from the very beginning? Writing about your early years is the easiest and most logical start for an autobiography.)
I was born on a cold winter night, when even time seemed to stand still in my native Bennington, Oklahoma. I do not remember much of my early childhood, but my Mom said that I was a very active, curious and communicative child. I could ask tens of questions per minute, even without waiting for the answers. I suppose this is why my parents offered me books and educational movies as early as on my 3rd birthday.
Who Am I? (Describe yourself in a few words. It does not necessarily need to be too creative. Do not forget to make a transition from the previous part.)
Fortunately, my thirst for knowledge did not come to an end when I was at school. I was passionate about History and Science. This passion helped me develop very good skills in these areas and I was admitted to the college of my dreams. Today I am a student at a law school and I feel very happy about it.
My goals. (They say that a life with a goal is a life that is whole. Be positive and show everyone that your life is whole.)
I am certain that my degree will become my ticket to a better tomorrow. I want to become a good lawyer in the field of employment legislation. I study hard and devote my free time to reading scholarly reviews and watching interviews with recognized specialists in the field.
My ups and downs. (This part will show that you analyze your experiences and try to learn certain lessons from them.)
Sure, I understand that life is not just a bed of roses and challenges and hardships are an integral element of life. As my parents could not help me to cover my college expenses in full, paying off my student loan has become an important challenge for me. I combine a part-time job and full-time study to earn my living and my education. Yet, I feel triumphant at the beginning of every month when I receive my wages and I plan how I will spend my money…
Taken from:http://custom-writing.org/blog/writing-tips/free-essay-writing-tips/17711.html
Easy, don´t you think?
When you finish your work, print it, and hand in it to your teacher at the beginning of next class ( 8 am or 11 am, depending on your section. ), before we start next blog session.
This is an evaluated task.
Sing along and enjoy this song about life. Your impression about LIFE in the "comments" box below is more than welcomed, a sentence is enough.
In my life, The Beatles
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