1. Autobiography vs. Biography
What are the characteristics of a biography and an autobiography?

2. How do I distinguish among poetry, prose, and drama?
Key Learning: Texts are structured in a way to help the reader comprehend the information more easily.
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Unit Essential Question: How does analyzing text structure help you better understand the information you are reading?
Concept:
Concept:
Nonfiction Text Features
Concept:
Types of Prose
Concept:
Biography and Autobiography
Poetry, Prose and Drama
Lesson Essential Questions:
How do I distinguish among poetry, prose, and drama? ,
Lesson Essential Questions:
How do the features of nonfiction texts aid in comprehension? ,
Lesson Essential Questions:
How do you explain the characteristics of biography and autobiography?
Lesson Essential Questions:
What are the distinguishing characteristics of the different types of prose? ,

3. Unit Vocabulary Biography Autobiography Text features
Poetry
Prose
Drama
Text
features
(headings, key words, captions, footnotes, maps, charts, graphs, timelines, tables, diagrams)
Fiction
Nonfiction
Genre
Biography
Autobiography

4. Table of Contents for: Text Structure
Title of Paper
Date of
Assign
Your
Score
Worth 1
Poetry, Prose, and Drama PN 20 2
Poetry, Prose, and Drama Summarizer NBP 3
Reading Poetry, Prose, and Drama Worksheet 4
Nonfiction Text Features PN 5
Nonfiction Text Features Wksh 6
Types of Prose PN 7
Types of Prose Activity and Summarizer NBP 8
Autobiography vs Biography PN 9
Autobio vs Bio Summarizer NBP 10

5. Activator We will be looking at two readings.
They are both very similar, but they are both different as well.
Be on the look out for the difference.

6. READING 1
Activator
Aunt Cindy was a big part of Jane’s childhood. Jane and her parents visited Aunt Cindy at least once a month. She remembers many visits to Aunt Cindy’s tiny, dark apartment. It was very quiet in that building– maybe because tenants were not allowed to have children or pets. In spite of that, Aunt Cindy found a way to express her love for animals; she spent days working at an animal shelter near her home, and scouting out alleyways for strays and finding them homes.

7. READING 2
Activator
Aunt Cindy was a big part of my childhood. My parents and I visited her at least once a month. I remember many visits to Aunt Cindy’s tiny, dark apartment. It was very quiet in that building– maybe because tenants were not allowed to have children or pets. In spite of that, my Aunt Cindy found a way to express her love for animals; she spent days working at an animal shelter near her home, and scouting out alleyways for strays and finding them homes.

8. Take a few minutes to complete the Venn Diagram.
Activator
Look at your notesheet.
Take a few minutes to complete the Venn Diagram.
We will share our answers in just in a moment.

9. Activator
Reading 1
Reading 2 1. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2.

10. Autobiography The main character is the author
Recounts the key incidents in the writer’s life
Describes major influences (people, events, places) on the writer

11. Reveals the writer’s feelings, reactions, values, and goals
Autobiography
Describes interactions between the writer and significant people in his or her life
Reveals the writer’s feelings, reactions, values, and goals

12. Let’s Review #1
* What clues tell us that the first reading was an autobiography?
Aunt Cindy was a big part of my childhood. My parents and I visited her at least once a month. I remember many visits to Aunt Cindy’s tiny, dark apartment. It was very quiet in that building– maybe because tenants were not allowed to have children or pets. In spite of that, my Aunt Cindy found a way to express her love for animals; she spent days working at an animal shelter near her home, and scouting out alleyways for strays and finding them homes.

13. Let’s Review #1: Autobiography
Aunt Cindy was a big part of my childhood. My parents and I visited her at least once a month. I remember many visits to Aunt Cindy’s tiny, dark apartment. It was very quiet in that building– maybe because tenants were not allowed to have children or pets. In spite of that, my Aunt Cindy found a way to express her love for animals; she spent days working at an animal shelter near her home, and scouting out alleyways for strays and finding them homes.

14. Biography Tells about a real person
Shows that the writer knows a lot about this person
Describes the person’s environment

15. Provides anecdotes or details that show this person in action
Biography
Provides anecdotes or details that show this person in action
Shows how the person affects other people
States or implies how the writer feels about the person

16. Let’s Review #2
* What clues tell us that the first reading was an biography?
Aunt Cindy was a big part of Jane’s childhood. Jane and her parents visited Aunt Cindy at least once a month. She remembers many visits to Aunt Cindy’s tiny, dark apartment. It was very quiet in that building– maybe because tenants were not allowed to have children or pets. In spite of that, Aunt Cindy found a way to express her love for animals; she spent days working at an animal shelter near her home, and scouting out alleyways for strays and finding them homes.

17. Let’s Review #2- Biography
Aunt Cindy was a big part of Jane’s childhood. Jane and her parents visited Aunt Cindy at least once a month. She remembers many visits to Aunt Cindy’s tiny, dark apartment. It was very quiet in that building– maybe because tenants were not allowed to have children or pets. In spite of that, Aunt Cindy found a way to express her love for animals; she spent days working at an animal shelter near her home, and scouting out alleyways for strays and finding them homes.

18. In-Class Assignments Take out a blank sheet of notebook paper.
Title it “Autobio vs Bio Summarizer” and head it properly.
Then FLIP IT OVER TO THE BACK…

19. Remember, we are using the back of your paper…
In-Class Assignments
We will be reading “An Unforgettable Journey” on page 402 and answering a few questions from the passage.
Remember, we are using the back of your paper…
Write “Unforgettable Journey” on the first line and then follow along with the reading.

20. “Unforgettable Journey”
Write your answers in COMPLETE sentences ON THE BACK. SKIP lines.
Which of the first three sentences in this reading is an opinion?
Is this a biography or an autobiography? Why?
What point-of-view is this story written in? Give examples to explain your answer.
Describe the person who wrote this story (where she is from, what happened to her, her character as a person).

21. “Unforgettable Journey”- Answers
Which of the first three sentences in this reading is an opinion?
The third sentence– “…life seemed peaceful.” -- Cannot be proven
Is this a biography or an autobiography? Why?
Autobiography
What point-of-view is this story written in? Give examples to explain your answer.
First-Person
Describe the person who wrote this story (where she is from, what happened to her, her character as a person).
Immigrant from Laos– was a refugee fleeing to Thailand

22. Follow along with the reading.
In-Class Assignments
NOW…
We are reading “Rosa Parks” on page 853 and answering a few questions from the passage.
We will be using the same instructions from the “Unforgettable Journey” reading and questions
Draw a line under your last question and write “Rosa Parks” under the line.
Follow along with the reading.

23. “Rosa Parks” Is this a biography or an autobiography? Why?
Write your answers in COMPLETE sentences ON THE BACK. SKIP lines.
Is this a biography or an autobiography? Why?
What point-of-view is this story written in? Give examples to explain your answer.
What do the details tell you about Rosa Park’s character?

24. Is this a biography or an autobiography? Why?
“Rosa Parks”- Answers
Is this a biography or an autobiography? Why?
Biography- written by Rita Dove
What point-of-view is this story written in? Give examples to explain your answer.
3rd Person (words like she, her, etc…)
What do the details tell you about Rosa Park’s character?
Brave, courageous, strong-willed

25. Summarizer Turn your notebook paper back over to the front.
We are doing a 3-2-1… using the following slide, complete the questions.
Turn it into the blue bin when you are finished.

26. Summarizer
3. Write THREE sentences that compare and contrast biographies and autobiographies.
2. Write the definitions for biography and autobiography (you have TWO definitions).
1. What would you prefer to read? Biography or Autobiography? Write ONE reason in a complete sentence as to why you prefer the one over the other.

28. Draw a line under your last question and write “Elizabeth I”.
In-Class Assignments
NOW…
We are reading “Elizabeth I” on page 416 and answering a few questions from the passage.
We will be using the same instructions from the “Unforgettable Journey” reading and questions
Draw a line under your last question and write “Elizabeth I”.
Follow along with the reading.

29. “Elizabeth I”- Answers
Is this a biography or an autobiography?
What point-of-view is this story written in?
What do the details tell you about Elizabeth’s character (page 416)?
Who did Elizabeth I marry?

30. “Elizabeth I”- Answers
Is this a biography or an autobiography?
Biography
What point-of-view is this story written in?
Third-Person
What do the details tell you about Elizabeth’s character (page 416)?
Smart (well educated), regal, active, eager
Who did Elizabeth I marry?
She never married (said she was married to England)