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B WRITING AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
An AUTOBIOGRAPHY is a story about a person, written by that person.
It could be an entire book about a person’s life, or just a story about a
certain time or event that happened. Since an AUTOBIOGRAPHY is a type
of PERSONAL NARRATIVE, it is written in first person:
I me my we us our
WARM UP Which of these titles could be an AUTOBIOGRAPHY?
The Fairy Princess TheThree Little Goats
How I Succeeded In Life Jenny Craig: I Did It My Way
The Cat Who Loved a Mouse Days Of Our Lives
SAMPLE
Just a Day at the Movies
I was born on a warm, sunny day in June.
My parents had been at the movies all afternoon.
Just as the movie was ending, it was time for me
to be born. They raced to the hospital, and soon
had a baby girl. Can you guess why they named
me Star?
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An AUTOBIOGRAPHY is a story about a person, written by that person.
It could be an entire book about a person’s life, or just a story about a
certain time or event that happened. Since an AUTOBIOGRAPHY is a type
of PERSONAL NARRATIVE, it is written in first person:
I me my we us our
WARM UP Which of these titles could be an AUTOBIOGRAPHY?
The Fairy Princess TheThree Little Goats
How I Succeeded In Life Jenny Craig: I Did It My Way
The Cat Who Loved a Mouse Days Of Our Lives
SAMPLE
Just a Day at the Movies
I was born on a warm, sunny day in June.
My parents had been at the movies all afternoon.
Just as the movie was ending, it was time for me
to be born. They raced to the hospital, and soon
had a baby girl. Can you guess why they named
me Star?
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