Biographies

What is a biography?

• an imaginary story

• persuades the reader to believe something

• gives facts about a person's life

Who is the author of a biography?

• the subject of the book

• another person who has researched the subject

Biographies are written in the __________.

• first person (I, me)

• second person (you, your)

• third person (he, her)

Who is the subject of a biography?

• your friend

• only people still alive

• a famous or important person

What does the prefix "auto" mean?

• life

• self

• before

Who is the author of an autobiography?

• the subject of the autobiography

• a different person who has researched the subject

What extra information could an autobiography provide?

• the facts of the subject's life

• the subject's feelings and thoughts

• the important things the subject has done in the world

Which is the biography?

• the left one (J.K. Rowling)

• the right one (Jessica Ennis-Hill)

Which uses third-person point-of-view?

• autobiography

• biography

Which includes the subject's feelings?

• biography

• autobiography