Lesson 3 — Activity 3: Autobiography
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Lesson 3 — Activity 3: Autobiography
Simply put, an autobiography is the story of a person’s life as written by that individual. Most autobiographies are told from a first person point of view (I, me, my, we, us, our).
Why write an autobiography?
Autobiographies can take many different forms: oral or written records
of a person's life story often turn into books, audio recordings, and
movies. Intimate writings produced during a person's lifetime, including
letters, diaries, and journals can be used for inspiration in the autobiography.
Why write an autobiography?
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to share what and who you are
- to leave a message to future generations
- to pass on your heritage
- to put closure to a period or episode
- to preserve family history
Self-check!
Click on the Play button below to watch a video on how to write an autobiography. You will be doing some autobiographical writing about yourself in the next assignment.