BiographyBiography

BiographyBiography

bi·og·ra·phybi·og·ra·phy : : n.n. pl.pl. bi·og·ra·phies bi·og·ra·phies

An account of a person's An account of a person's life written, composed, life written, composed, or produced by anotheror produced by another

AutobiographyAutobiography

n.n. pl.pl. au·to·bi·og·ra·phies au·to·bi·og·ra·phies

The biography of a The biography of a person written by that person written by that

personperson

The 10 ElementsThe 10 Elements Birthdate and placeBirthdate and place

Family MembersFamily Members Childhood and School LifeChildhood and School Life

Hobbies, Interests, and ActivitiesHobbies, Interests, and Activities AnecdotesAnecdotes

CareerCareer Reason for FameReason for Fame

Later Life/Old AgeLater Life/Old Age DeathDeath

Photos and LikenessesPhotos and Likenesses

Birthplace and dateBirthplace and date

When was the person born?When was the person born? Where was the person born?Where was the person born? Why was the family in that Why was the family in that

location at that time?location at that time?

Family MembersFamily Members

Birth OrderBirth Order Spouse, ChildrenSpouse, Children

Any other members of the Any other members of the family who were notable in family who were notable in

some waysome way

Childhood and School LifeChildhood and School Life

Interesting stories about Interesting stories about childhood or schoolchildhood or school

Early achievementsEarly achievements Any events that had an Any events that had an impact on their later lifeimpact on their later life

Hobbies, Interests, and Hobbies, Interests, and ActivitiesActivities

Do the person’s hobbies or activities Do the person’s hobbies or activities make them more interesting?make them more interesting?

Do the hobbies/activities have a Do the hobbies/activities have a bearing on why they have a bearing on why they have a

biography about them?biography about them? Do the hobbies/activities relate to Do the hobbies/activities relate to

other aspects of their life?other aspects of their life?

AnecdotesAnecdotes

Interesting stories about Interesting stories about why they are famouswhy they are famous

Interesting stories about Interesting stories about the impact they have had the impact they have had

on otherson others

CareerCareer Is their career why they have a Is their career why they have a

book written about them?book written about them? Is their job similar or different Is their job similar or different from their hobbies and activities?from their hobbies and activities?

Have they made significant Have they made significant contributions to mankind through contributions to mankind through

their job? their job?

Reason for FameReason for Fame

What did they do that What did they do that caused someone to want to caused someone to want to write a book about them?write a book about them?

At what point in their life At what point in their life did they become famous?did they become famous?

Later Life/Old AgeLater Life/Old Age What did they do near the end of What did they do near the end of

their life?their life? Did they contribute to society, Did they contribute to society,

enjoy life, continue working?enjoy life, continue working? Were they honored in their lifetime Were they honored in their lifetime

for their achievements?for their achievements?

DeathDeath

When and where did they die?When and where did they die? Was there anything unusual Was there anything unusual

or significant about their or significant about their death? (Ex. Thomas Jefferson death? (Ex. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on and John Adams both died on

July 4, 1826) July 4, 1826)

Photos and LikenessesPhotos and Likenesses

Photographs or Photographs or artists’ renderings artists’ renderings of the person may of the person may

be includedbe included

Where are Where are biographies biographies found in the found in the

library?library?

Enjoy a Enjoy a biographybiography

today!today!