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The Autobiography Assignment

Writing your autobiography is a time to reflect on the positive events that have occurred in your life. The audience will be your classmates, your family, and your teachers. The purpose is to tell who you are. Let your personality emerge.

You may choose a Google presentation or traditional paper scrapbook. Both forms should include the following writing assignments, all of which have or will be assigned in class.

Check this list to make sure you have included the following:

A Cover Page stating your name, section and date

A Table of Contents

I Am Poem

Birth/Name Story

Mood Poem

Apology Poem

Memoir

Best Year in School Essay

Locker Poem (variations are acceptable)

Letter of Gratitude

Future Letter

Conclusion

For each slide, you may use your own creations: transitions, art work, sound effects, videos and photos to capture a moment or emotion in your life. Organize your table of contents in a logical order.

You will be graded on content (100), creativity (50) and correct writing skills (50). Review samples and rubric to help you plan your assignment.

Due Date:

Autobiography Assignment

Assessment Rubric

Google Presentation or Booklet

CATEGORY / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Organization / Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and original titles. / Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs and titles. / Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed. / The information appears to be disorganized.
Quality of Information / Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes many supporting details and/or examples. / Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples. / Information clearly relates to the main topic. No detail and/or examples are given. / Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic.
Mechanics / No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. / Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. / A few grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. / Many grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. Sentence structure needs improvement.
Table of Contents / Graphic organizer or outline has been completed, and shows clear, logical relationships between all topics and subtopics. / Graphic organizer or outline has been completed and shows clear, logical relationships between most topics and subtopics. / Graphic organizer or outline has been started and includes some topics and subtopics. / Graphic organizer or outline has not been attempted.
Creativity / Unique arrangement of material. Use of text ,sound and pictures makes project fun to read. / Arrangement of material includes a mixture of text and graphics/sound. / Routine format of writing and pictures. Pictures used occasionally. / Little effort made to make project different. No graphics used.
Neatness / Arrangement of pictures and text make project easy and interesting to read. / Pictures and text are used, but some text may be difficult to read. / Text has gaps in places, some pages are messy and difficult to read. / Little effort put into making projects neat.
All Chapters Included / All 10 chapters and required elements included as well as extra information and pictures. / All 10 chapters and required elements included. / Most chapters and elements included. / Some elements and chapters included.
Missing:
On Time / Turned in on time. / Turned in one day late.. / Turned in 2 days after dte or later. / Extra time requested. No penalty. If turned in as requested.,sound

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