Biography and Memoir

What is the definition of "biography"?

• focused moments and memories of a person's life

• an account of someone's life written by someone else

• a fantastic story with magical elements

• a how-to guide about building airplanes

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What is the definition of "memoir"?

• focused memories and moments in a person's life written down

• a story about a person's whole life written by someone else

• a fictional story about a girl from a long time ago

• a Milestones study guide

What type of writing is a memoir?

• Fiction (Fake)

• Nonfiction (Not fake)

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What type of writing is a biography?

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

Recall "Talkin' About Bessie." She was a pioneer in aviation. What does "aviation" mean?

• Underwater studies

• School work

• Flying airplanes and other machines

• Circus performing with lions

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Recall "Tiny Stitches." What was the author's main purpose?

• To talk about blue babies

• To feature Vivien's hard work despite discrimination because of his color

• To say all doctors are jerks

• To talk about everyday life in Baltimore, Maryland and its most famous things to do

Reacall "Life in the Ocean." The subject of the biography Sylvia Earle said that she hopes all people would get the chance to________________________________. This way, they would appreciate and take care of nature more.

• Go to college in South America

• Travel into outerspace

• Be in a movie

• Live underwater for one day

What do biographies and memoirs have in common?

• They are both written by the same person

• The both focus on someone's life

• They are always told in the second person point of view

• They both have animals in the story

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Which book is an example of a memoir?

• Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba

• Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas

• Talkin' About Bessie:

• Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle

What does it mean to be a pioneer?

• To ask lots of questions in class

• To be be the 50th person to sail across the world

• To make a movie about superheroes in a series

• To invent or discover something new, pave the way for others

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