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Understanding the difference between:

Understanding the difference between:. Biography Autobiography Group Biography. Who are you ?. Clue : His books in the library are popular with students who like to read about survival. A : Gary Paulsen. What is a biography?. The result of a person writing about someone else. Example:

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Understanding the difference between:

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  1. Understanding the difference between: Biography Autobiography Group Biography

  2. Who are you? Clue: His books in the library are popular with students who like to read about survival.

  3. A: Gary Paulsen What is a biography? The result of a person writing about someone else. Example: The Life of Gary Paulsen, by Howlin’ Wolf

  4. Who am I? Clue: She went to the University of Oregon, and her favorite color is green..

  5. A: Ms. Gapp What is an autobiography? The result of a person writing about themselves. Example: My Life, by Ms. Gapp

  6. Who are they? Clue:Photograph of a group of people imported to the United States from another country against their will.

  7. A: African Americans in Art What is a “Group Biography?” The result of an author writing about more than one person at the same time, in the same book. • Example: • Famous African Americans • First Ladies

  8. Let’s Practice: • Jesse James, by Quentin Leigh • Queen Elizabeth, by Bess Mc Neer • Famous Faces From France, by Frank Ferdinand • Heroines of the West, by Laurie Lawlor • Elvis, by the King himself • Johnny Damon: My Story, by Johnny Damon • Marcuss & Narcissa Whitman, by A. Pioneer

  9. Your Turn: • The Task: • Write your name on the “People Pursuit” • Find the Biography section • Choose a person/Select a book • Follow the instructions on “People Pursuit”. • As you finish, hand in your paper and check out a book.

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