1. Autobiographical Collage Big Semester Project
English 9

2. What is an autobiography?
An autobiography is an account of your life written by you. It may be a snapshot of your life from a limited time, for instance, 10 or 15 years, or a very thorough view of who you are and may cover your entire life. It reveals things about your character, interests and experiences, etc.

3. Project Details
Only I will view your project, so feel free to be candid.
You will use PowerPoint to complete assignment.
You need to include items outlined on the following slides.
Project will be due TBA.
Spend at least 1 or 2 classes a week working on this assignment.
This project must be completed to get credit for this course.
Only QUALITY work will be evaluated. Lousy work will not be marked and an “I” will be assigned for the course.

4. I Am Unique

5. What to Include in Your Autobiographical Collage Slides 1 to 3
Interesting title slide that reflects something special about you and your life.
Name: first, last, middle, nickname.
Do any of your names have special significance? If yes, why? Don’t say “No” as all nicknames have a source.
Include a photo of yourself on one of these early slides and then add others as needed. You can digitize them (scanner).

6. Slides 4 to 6 Foundation
Where have you lived during your lifetime? Include all locations and perhaps a photo of the town or neighborhood or house(s).
Who else is in your family? Briefly describe these people and your relationship with them or the relationship you’d like to have with them.
What schools have you attended?

7. Slides 7 to 10 Favorites
Provide details and illustrations for the following items. Again, use interesting graphics to add eye appeal:
Color?
Food?
Flavor?
Clothing?
Hobby?
Sport?
Music or band?
Movie?
Person or hero?
Teacher? Subject?
Place (room, etc.)?
Saying?

8. Slides 12 to 16 The Future What do you predict about your future:
Career?
Family?
Appearance?
Place of residence?
Travel?
Economic status?

9. Slides 17 to 20 Collage
Create a collage of pictures, scanned photos, art, tickets, music, movies, symbols, etc. to represent most of the categories in the questionnaire. Be creative. Be amazing!
Write at least a one-page explanation of why you put what you did into your collage. How does the collage represent you? How might you group your thoughts into different categories?
Click collage to enlarge

10. Slides 21 to 22 Me Bag
Cut and paste pictures, items or words out of online magazines or newspapers.
These pictures will represent how OTHERS SEE you and how you see yourself
You will collect 10 images to attach to the outside of the bag (these are how others see you). It is your “outside appearance.”
The inside of the bag will contain 10 more images that have been cut out EXCEPT these images are how you see yourself!
EXAMPLE: You may find a picture of a tiger and put that on the outside of the bag because your friends are always saying “You are fearless.”

11. Slides 23 Remembering the Child
Imagine yourself a sweet little toddler. How did others see you when you were very little? Write a brief reflection on this and include a photo that captures your toddlerhood.

12. Evaluation Criteria
The assignment will be marked for creativity, thoroughness, and writing and communication skills.
Content……….20 points
Collage……….20 points
Writing……….30 points
Creativity and visual appeal…30

13. Click collage to go back to previous slide