Biography Features

Which of these is a biography?

• I Am Fredrick Douglas by Fredrick Douglas

• Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow

• The Story of My Life by Hellen Keller

• I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

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A biography can be about

• Famous People

• People who are alive

• People who have died

• All of the above

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An AUTOBIOGRAPHY is

• A type of fiction

• about a car

• the same thing as a biography

• the story about the author's own life

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Autobiographies are written in

• first person

• second person

• third person

• none of the above

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A biography written about Steph Curry would definitely include what? (think about what is most important)

• his birthdate

• his favor color

• the names of all of his pets

• every grade he ever made on his report card

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What is the first step in writing a biography?

• Interviewing a subject's friends and family

• finding sources

• choosing a subject

• publishing the story

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A biography is...

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

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