BiographiesA Nafe Production

What is the difference?

• Biographies• Autobiographies• Memoirs

Match the following Terms

• _____Biographies• _____Autobiographies• _____Memoirs

A. -a biography written by the person it is about.

B. collection of memories about a specific moment or event in the author’s life.

C. the story of a real person's life written by someone other than that person

Definitions

• Biographies- the story of a real person's life written by someone other than that person

• Autobiographies-a biography written by the person it is about

• Memoirs- collection of memories about a specific moment or event in the author’s life.

Before Reading- Derek Jeter

• Write a prediction based upon the title.• Preview the questions and write three facts that you

learned about the biography from the questions.

During Reading

• Highlight any important facts• Take notes to the side of the article when needed to clarify

information

After Reading

• Answer the questions• Write five important facts that you learned from the story

Four Step Summary Paragraph• Step 1

• Write a topic sentence using the three part topic sentence method (the burrito fold)• Step 2

• Copy the sentence to look like a real sentence! Make sure you edit spelling and capitalization errors.

• Step 3• Create a fact outline- Make a sure outline or list of facts that you will include in the summary.

• Step 4• Use your topic sentence and fact outline to write the summary paragraph.