Me - An Autobiography

Expected Outcomes

Stage 3
Unit 3 Assignment 3, 4, 5,           6

Stage 4 Academic
Unit 2 Assignment 1, 2,           3, 4, 5, 6

Stage 4 Employment
Unit 2 Assignment 1, 2, 3
















DescriptionPen and Paper Method

1. Each student will work individually on this assignment.

2. Using the writing process, each student should write an autobiography.

3. As part of the autobiography, each student should answer the following question. “What can others learn from my experiences??

4. The autobiographies should be written in the first person.

5. At the completion of the unit, each student will be given an opportunity to revise the autobiography by making changes, additions, and deletions depending on what self awareness the student has learned

Sub-skills Needed:

1. Brainstorming strategies
2. Writing strategies

Materials Needed

1. The students may wish to bring in their resumes or pictures of themselves throughout their lives in order to remind themselves about the different things that have happened to them.

Resources

Computer IntegrationComputer Integration

The students will use the word processing program to perform the steps of the writing process. The students may be as creative as they wish with the look of their final draft. The students will create a title page for the assignment using the computer skills that they have learned. This may be as simple as typing the title of the assignment and the author at the top of the page. Use many of the artistic features in the word processing program to create a work of art.

See Computer Curriculum Guide:

Start Microsoft Word Section One, Pg. 1
Enter Text in a Document Section One, Pg. 11
Apply Bold, Italic or Underline Section Two, Pg. 5
Check Spelling and Grammar Section One, Pg. 18
Change Font, Font Sizes, and Colours Section Two, Pg. 15
Draw Objects Using the Drawing Tools Section Three, Pg. 1
Create a Page Border Section Two, Pg. 24
Save a Document Section One, Pg. 13
Preview and Print a Document Section One, Pg. 14

Evaluation

Writing Rubrics and Checklists
  • Narrative Analytic Rubric
  • Writing Evaluation Rubric
  • Writing Assessment Rubric
  • Student Writing Assessment Checklist
  • Telling a Story: Narrative Writing Rubric

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