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B IOGRAPHY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY. B IOGRAPHY A biography is about somebody else’s life. It is about a real person, but is not written by the person. It is.

Dec 23, 2015

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  • B IOGRAPHY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY
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  • B IOGRAPHY A biography is about somebody elses life. It is about a real person, but is not written by the person. It is written in third person. The author must know a lot about the person and research the person, so that they can write a lot about them.
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  • B IOGRAPHY A biography describes key facts about a person. such as, where, when and how they live (or have lived if the person is no longer alive) It is written in chronological order
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  • B IOGRAPHY Provides details that show events in a persons life. A biography might talk about a persons achievements, things that have happened to them, and their likes and dislikes.
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  • B IOGRAPHY A biography will talk about how the person feels about different things. It might talk about the work a person does or the things they believe in.
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  • A UTOBIOGRAPHY An autobiography is written in first person because it contains facts about the authors own experiences. An autobiography recounts key incidents/events in the authors life. It is written in chronological order
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  • A UTOBIOGRAPHY An autobiography describes influences upon the author. A teacher Home A Speech Somewhere they have visited An achievement An event
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  • A UTOBIOGRAPHY An autobiography describes interactions between the writer and significant people in his or her life A teacher A religious figure Their family Their friends