UNIT 7 SHARE WHAT YOU KNOW

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UNIT 7 SHARE WHAT YOU KNOW

• Objectives LITERARY ANALYSIS
• Identify form and characteristics of biography,
  autobiography, personal essay, and historical
  drama
• Read and identify characteristics of primary
  sources and newspaper articles.

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What was it like to be the first person to set
foot on the moon?
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How did World War II soldiers deal with the
horrors of combat while so far away from home?
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What is an athlete thinking the moment he or she
crosses the finish line?
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Satisfy your curiosity by reading biographies and
autobiographies.
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Biography

• A story of a persons life told by someone else
  and written from the third-person point of view
• The writers get information by researching and
  interview

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Autobiography

• The story of a persons life told by that person
  and written from the first-person point of view.

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What are some sources we could use if we were
going to write a biography about a famous person?
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Our biography might be presented in a variety of
forms. Name a few.
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What are some sources we might use if we were to
write our own autobiography?
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In what various forms might our autobiography
appear?
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Lets read and discuss the snippets of
biographies and autobiographies in our literature
book (pages 759).