Writing
Where should the capital letters be placed in the sentence below:
my new friend james, loves dogs.
My & James
True or False
When reading an autobiography, the story is about the author?
True
True or False
When reading a biography, the life story of an individual is written by another person.
True
True or false.
The words 'Autobiography' and 'Biography' come from Greek words.
True.
‘Auto’ meaning ‘self’.
‘Bio’ meaning ‘life’.
‘Graphy’ meaning ‘I write’.
What grammatical person is this sentence written in?
I went to the shop to buy a bag of oranges for Tim.
First person
What grammatical person is an autobiography written in?
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
1 person
What grammatical person are biographies written in?
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
3rd person. For example,
‘During the Second World War, Anne hid for two years in an attic'
Name two biographies we have read at school.
Obama, Raold Dahl, Walt Disney, Anne Frank
What is wrong with the below sentence?
Garry thought the park is were he found some flowers?
were should be where
Is this sentence from an autobiography or biography and why?
"During his childhood, Justin Bieber was interested in hockey, soccer, and chess; he often kept his musical aspirations to himself."
autobiography. 3rd person
Is the below statement true or false and why?
"Authors of biographies don't have to do as much research, then someone writing an autobiography."
This is false. Authors have to do more, as they are not writing about themselves like an autobiography.
What is one interesting fact you learnt, when reading an autobiography or biography in class. (Roald Dahl, Walt Disney, Obama, Anne Frank)
Teachers descretion
Change this simple sentence into a complex sentence.
"The driver drove into the house"
The student should of used a connective word, which allowed them to extend the sentence making it more interesting.
How did Anne Frank write her autobiography?
Tip, think about what she wrote it in.
Diary entries.
Is this a part out of a biography or an autobiography and why?
"Barack Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4th, 1961."
Biography. 3rd person.
Name 3 Roald Dahl books?
Teachers discretion as there are so many.