Understanding Biographies

True or False: Biographies and Autobiographies are both nonfiction

• True
• False

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Autobiographies are... 

• The story of someone's life written by someone else in third person point of view
• The story of someone's life written by that person in first person point of view
• A daily reflection written about a days events
• A fictional account of a historical event

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Biographies are...

• The story of someone's life written by someone else in third person point of view
• The story of someone's life written by that person in first person point of view
• A daily reflection written about a days events
• A fictional account of a historical event

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I, me, my, we, us are examples of what point of view?

• 1st person
• 2nd person
• 3rd person

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The author is not the subject in

• Autobiography
• Biography
• Both
• Neither

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Shares the subject's personal thoughts and feelings about his/her life

• Autobiography
• Biography
• Both
• Neither

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Explains how events, people, and experiences shaped the person's life, and may include details provided by the subject

• Autobiography
• Biography
• Both
• Neither

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If Helen Keller wrote about her life, it would be a/an ...

• Autobiography
• Biography
• Both
• Neither

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If another person wrote about Steph Curry's life and experiences, it would be a/an ...

• Autobiography
• Biography
• Both
• Neither

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A fictional adaptation is... 

• The story of someone's life written by someone else in third person point of view
• The story of someone's life written by that person in first person point of view
• A daily reflection written about a days events
• A story based on someone's biography, autobiography or memoir that includes elements of fiction

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