Information on Autobiographies
Writing
Text Features in Autobiographies
Autobiography Outline
Kelly's Autobiography
100

What does achievements mean?

Goals or things you have successfully finished

100

How many sentences in a paragraph? 

5-7 sentences (Intro and Conclusion can sometimes have 3)

100

What type of text feature starts at the beginning and tells what that section will be about?

Title

100

Name three things you should write in the introduction.

Your name, family names, when you were born, where you were born, skill or interest, why you should read this story

100

Where was Kelly from?

Florida

200

What does autobiography mean?

A story that you write about yourself

auto=self,  bio=life, graphy=write

200

What should every sentence start and end with?

A capital letter 

. ? !

200

What type of text feature shows things that happen in order by year?

Timeline

200

What information is after the introduction paragraph? 

The Events

200

Where did Kelly meet her husband?

At college

300

What are the two purposes of writing an autobiography?

Inform and Inspire

300

How do you separate paragraphs?

Enter and Indent

300

What type of text feature shows an example of what the text is talking about?

Pictures

300

How many events should you have?

3

300

What game did Kelly like to play in her childhood?

Teacher

400

What are Famous Contributions?

Important things you have done or given.

400

How many paragraphs in our autobiographies?

5

400

What type of text feature tells extra information to the side of the main text?

Sidebars

400

What order should you put the events in?

Chronological Order (By time or age)

400

What was her mom's name?

Betsy

500

Is an autobiography Fiction or Non-fiction?

Non-fiction
500

What types of words (pronouns) do you use when writing an autobiography?

I, me, my and mine

500

List the four main text features.

Title, Sidebars, Pictures, Timelines

500

What information is in the conclusion? Give an example.

Your feeling(opinion) about yourself. 

What you want other people's feelings to be.

Ex: I am proud of the work I have done.

500

Give three facts about Kelly's family.

Family names

Husband is deaf

Daughter is adopted from China

Kelly has three sons

Kelly has a younger sister

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