Autobiography Vs. Biography GT

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Autobiography

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Account of a person's life written by themselves

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Biography

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An account of someone’s life written by another person

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Autobiographies and biographies...

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Both contain facts about a person's life

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Which of the following summaries is an example of a biographical writing?

• A diary of a newspaper reporter and her inner feelings of a news story she had to cover.
• An article about Rosa Parks written by someone who interviewed Rosa about her involvement with the Civil Rights Movement.
• "Brother" written by Maya Angelou about her relationship with her brother.
• A personal essay that Jackie Robinson wrote about his struggles with racism and inequalities when he became the first black professional baseball player.

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An article about Rosa Parks written by someone who interviewed Rosa about her involvement with the Civil Rights Movement.

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What key word helps the reader know that the text is written in FIRST point of view?

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I

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What key word helps the reader know that the text is written in THIRD point of view? Options: I, my, she, you

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she

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What should autobiographies/biographies include?

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Birth date, important life events, date of death (if not still living)

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Who was the first woman who sailed alone around the world?

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Naomi James

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What did Naomi lose while at sea?

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Her husband and cat