Biographies vs Autobiographies

Which of the following is most likely the title of an autobiography?

• Jackie Robinson: Baseball Great

• How People Lived in Ancient Egypt

• Strange Creatures of the Undersea World

• My Life in Hollywood

Readers can tell that this passage is from an autobiography because it—

I was born in a log cabin at the edge of a huge, dark forest. My mother often begged my father to cut down more trees—"to let the sunlight in," she would say. But we were a poor family, and our energies had to go to finding food and keeping a roof over our heads.

• mentions where the subject was born

• provides a quotation from the subject's mother

• uses words like I, my, and we to refer to the subject

• describes the subject's childhood in vivid detail

This passage is probably part of—

Jim Brown was a type of running back never seen before in the game of football. He was quick and fast like many halfbacks. Yet he was also massive and terribly strong. His muscular body was hard as stone. And when he ran, he often ran right over anyone who tried to tackle him.

• a poem about an amazing athlete

• biography or biographical essay

• an autobiography

• an encyclopedia entry about football

What is the biggest difference between a biographical essay and other kinds of biographies?

• length

• facts

• facts

• opinions

Which sentence most likely comes from a biography?

• "It was the funniest thing I'd ever seen."

• "Some of the trees in that forest are more than 500 years old."

• "As a college freshman, Martin joined the Drama Club."

• "When the fire was extinguished, we began to search for our belongings."

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