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Students create a timeline and questions to be used in the living history book. They write their autobiographies to be included in the book as well. They work together as a class to develop questions they want to ask the senior citizens they visit at the retirement home. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students read various autobiographies, and list the components of an autobiography. They critique an autobiography, and compose their own. They share their story with the class, and post it on the Internet. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 8th
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Students use the writing process to create an autobiography in the form of a series of short stories in sequential order. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students create a timeline of their own lives and use it to write an autobiography. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students examine the genre of autobiographies. They read Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" and then create their own autobiography. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use their Life Map to write a strong introduction for an autobiography. They apply the Life Map to a written sequence, use guided imagery to visualize the writing process and experience peer editing. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 12th
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Students write their own autobiography. They fill out a worksheet to help them organize their personal information. They create their own website displaying their information and share with the class. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students read "Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm" by Jerdine Nolen and Mark Buehner. They discuss what they can learn about the main character from the book and identify common traits in an autobiography. Students use software to write and illustrate an autobiography and insert it into a balloon. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students engage in a study of the life of Wayne Gretzky in order to become with the genre of biography and autobiography. They brainstorm about themselves to appreciate finding information about someone else. Then students find information to create a class presentation. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students discuss what an autobiography is before choosing an everyday item to write about. They determine how to personify that item by giving it human qualities. After making a web that shows how the item can be personified, they make a timeline of the item's life, and write an autobiographical essay. They publish the essays at an online publishing site for students. Full Review »