Autobiographies

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• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Autobiographies

Overall aims 

Can recognize features of an autobiography and biography??? 

Can write an autobiography - today

(this is what you need to be able to do before the test!) 

Today

Forming your opinion about autobiographies

Reading and correcting some examples

Writing an introduction to your own autobiography!

Activity 1

Read the two  extracts

Answer in your notebook using the writing frame

Activity 2

Read the openings

Which do you like best?

Think about what you know about the text type (your notes)

Then answer questions 3+4

Share your feedback after 10 minutes

Activity 3

Word check: nostalgic - feeling of 

happiness/slight sadness when thinking 

of the past

Read the extract together

Answer questions in pairs/threes

Activity 4

Using events on your timeline

Look back on your notes/biography reflection/feedback

Write the introduction paragraph of your biography

PAY ATTENTION TO THE BULLET POINTS!!!

Self reflection - HOMEWORK!

Complete the - assess your progress assignment on page 39 of the autobiography hand out!

Autobiographies

Overall aims 

Can recognize features of an autobiography and biography??? 

Can write an autobiography - today

(this is what you need to be able to do before the test!) 

Today

Looking over your  reflection homework

Your timeline

Creating a writing plan

Tomorrow: Writing your own autobiography!

Timeline

When	What
04.09.1977	Born
August 1980	Started nursery school
August 1982	Started primary school
August 1982	Met my current bestie
May 1987	Performance at school
December 1987	Songs recorded

Timeline

Look over what you have written

Is it the most important information

Will we be interested to read about it?

What is your purpose for writing?

Make adjustments

Your life

Choose the most exciting moment from your timeline

You have 3 minutes to tell your partner what happened

What kind of language will help you

Get stuck? Partner - which questions do you have about their story?

Writing plan

Use the first page of your lined paper

Use your timeline and notes

Take 5 minutes to create a writing plan

Use keywords

So you remember how to plan for the REAL thing!!!

Finished - get feedback from each other!

Tomorrow

Write your autobiography

500 word assignment

45 minutes to write

Write your autobiography

Autobiographies

Today

Looking over your  autobiography - highlighting elements

Do you know the difference (biography/autobiography)?

Learning aims  - are you happy?

Your assignment - make a key

Hook 

10 adjective 

10 adverbs 

New vocabulary words from the book

Structure - did it go wrong anywhere?

1 piece of teacher feedback (optional)

Example

Hook: yellow

Adjectives: red

Adverbs: blue

TAKE NOTES!!!

(Auto)biography? 

(Auto)biography? 

Difference autobiography/biography

An autobiography is written in...

1. First person
2. Second person
3. Third person

A biography is written in...

1. First person
2. Second person
3. Third person

An example of first person is...

1. You
2. He/she/they/it
3. I/me

An example of third person is...

1. You
2. He/she/they/it
3. I/me

Which statement is subjective

1. Apples are very sweet
2. Oranges are a citrus fruit

Which statement is objective

1. The second world war ended in 1945
2. All soldiers cared about were killing the enemy

Overall aims 

Can recognize features of an autobiography and biography??? 

Can write an autobiography 

(this is what you need to be able to do before the test!) 

Learning aims - Exit ticket

Fill in the Exit Ticket explaining where you think you are with this. Example:

I am happy that I can write an autobiography/biography because I have written notes, looked at my feedback and know how this text type should be structured.

Autobiographies

Today

Exit tickets

Placemat assignment: collecting information

What differences do you see?

Lesson aim: what information do you and others think is most important for each character

Learning aims - Exit ticket

Fill in the Exit Ticket explaining where you think you are with this. Example:

I am happy that I can write an autobiography/biography because I have written notes, looked at my feedback and know how this text type should be structured.

The placemat

1 Background - setting, character (physical and character traits)

2 Political situation

3 Most important moments

4 Language - adverbs/adjectives/new vocabulary

1 group per placemat - 8 minutes per round

Groups B2G

1 Saanvi Avika Daniel Logan Kavya Rahul Nikita

2 Khadizha Sham Sruthik Guy Bogdan Saif  Samhita

3 Aviv Agam Antonina Lilly Ibrahim Adarsh Shivani Jayden

Groups B2J

1 Adrian Sofia Iga Deon Maurits Vladimir Xavier

2 Youssef Stijn Colinn Tymek Rubo Alexander

3 Lara Bianca Eylyul Koen Gian Mohammed Yassen 

What differences do you see?

• Scan over the three placemats
• What new information do you see?
• Why are we doing this assignment?

• Lesson aim: what information do you and others think is most important for each character

Tomorrow

Autobiography

Biography