Genre 2 3vb 0604

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Today's lesson 0607

- introduction to autobiography,biography and memoirs

- check understanding (answer the questions)

- make a personal timeline

Genres:

Autobiography

Biography

Memoir

Ready to test your knowledge

The next few slides contain quiz questions. Be sure you took a good look at the slides so you can answer  them correctly.

1) “A Child Called It” by David Pelzer
The story of the author’s childhood and the child abuse he endured at the hands of his mother. This story recounts various instances and his memories of being abused.

1. memoir
2. biography
3. autobiography

2) “The Winning Balance” by Dwayne Wild
A story about Shawn Johnson’s life from birth until she won the gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Her story covers not only her time in gym-nastics, but her family and challenges she faced throughout her life.

1. memoir
2. biography
3. autobiography

3) “My Life with the Chimpanzees” by Jane Goodall
Tells the story of Jane Goodall’s childhood and her desire to work with chimpanzees and the ways she made her dream come true. The story, written by Goodall herself, spans the course of her life starting with her birth.

1. memoir
2. biography
3. autobiography

4) “Pioneer Girl” by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Written in 1939, this is Laura Ingalls Wilder’s story of her life growing up on America’s frontier and her adulthood following it. It spans over sixty years and is full of information of what life on the prairie was like for Laura and her siblings.

1. memoir
2. biography
3. autobiography

Explain the difference between an autobiography, a memoir, and a biography.

to do:

Go to teams- opdrachten  - genre assignment timeline

You are going to make a timeline of your life in 5 steps.

Hand in on April 9th in teams (opdrachten)