Features of an autobiography by https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/autobiofeatures Year 11 General en-us 2018-03-13 04:17:49 UTC 2018-03-27 22:28:31 UTC hello@padlet.com Language and Style https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/autobiofeatures/wish/241202534
  • an autobiography makes a range of language choices that contributes to the overall style of the text.
  • It makes choices about how to structure sentences, the vocabulary to use, the tone to adopt. 
  • And the use of descriptive imagery, symbols and figurative language. 
  •   Tone can be described as the ' sound' of written text. 
  • Examples :                                   -- a tone may be nostalgic        - cynical                                         - sarcastic  
    • THINGS TO LOOK FOR   
    • Complex or simple sentence structure?
    • Tone (voice)
    • Use of cultural words/phrases
    • Vocuabulary choices
    • Metaphors (e.g She is a rose)
    • Similes (e.g She is like a rose)
    • Descriptive                                    
    ]]>     2018-03-13 04:35:37 UTC https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/autobiofeatures/wish/241202534     Ideas and Themes https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/autobiofeatures/wish/241202675
  • Invites us to consider bigger-picture ideas about issues and themes
  • Aim to connect with universal  human experiences and emotions.
  • themes are often explored indirectly as a part of the subject's experiences and life.

    • THINGS TO LOOK FOR:
    • Common human experiences
    • For example: courage, death, love, discrimination, growing up, belonging, family, friendship etc)
    ]]>     2018-03-13 04:37:07 UTC https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/autobiofeatures/wish/241202675     Narrative Viewpoint https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/autobiofeatures/wish/241202757
  • 1st person point of view
  • Pronouns=I, myself, me etc
  • Narrator offers observations about past event
  • Helps the reader to gain a sense of the writer's personality
  • Shows personal experiences
  • Past tense (e.g HAD instead of has)
  • Retrospective viewpoint ( LOOKING BACK)
  • Written with an audience in mind 
  • communicate in an engaging way 

    • THINGS TO LOOK FOR:
    • 1st person p.o.v
    • Personal pronouns
    • Writers personality
    • Retrospective
    • Past tense
    • Speaking about significant personal experiences
    ]]>     2018-03-13 04:38:01 UTC https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/autobiofeatures/wish/241202757     Structure and Sequencing romeron https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/autobiofeatures/wish/241202838
  • A narrative's plot which is a series of linked events experienced..
  • Authors  make sure the subject matter is of interest.
  • They might focus  on specific experiences, or relationships.
  • When focusing on a particular period of their own life you have to select what to include of leave out.
  • Non-fiction text based on real events.
  • An author's version of events.


    • THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR:
    • Why did they include this event? Why is it significant?
    • Did they include any people? Why are they significant o them?
    • What is the order of the events? (e.g chronological? Flashback?)


    ]]>     2018-03-13 04:39:15 UTC https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/autobiofeatures/wish/241202838     Characterization, or the subject https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/autobiofeatures/wish/241203309
  • The subject - the person who is the focus of an autobiography 
  • Audience must be able to identify with its subject  
  • Author makes deliberate decisions about how to present themselves.
  • we learn about about subjects from descriptions of themselves.

    • THINGS TO LOOK FOR:
    • How are they relatable
    • How are they presenting themselves



    ]]>     2018-03-13 04:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/autobiofeatures/wish/241203309     Autobiography and Biography https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/autobiofeatures/wish/241203936
  • non-fiction texts
  • based on real people and events
  • account of a persons life written by themselves
  • biography is written about by somebody else's life
  • the person is referred to as the subject
    • ]]>     2018-03-13 04:48:54 UTC https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/autobiofeatures/wish/241203936     Setting https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/autobiofeatures/wish/241203948
  • descriptions of places are very impotent to authentically capturing the setting, reflecting on characters and underlying themes.

    • THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR:
    • How do they describe this place? What do you think their feelings are toward it?
    • Imagery (describing using 5 senses, creates a mental picture)

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