Autobiographical Collage Big Semester Project

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Autobiographical CollageBig Semester Project

• English 9

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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.

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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.

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I Am Unique
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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? Dont 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).

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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 youd like to have with them.
• What schools have you attended?

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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?

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Slides 12 to 16 The Future

• What do you predict about your future
• Career?
• Family?
• Appearance?
• Place of residence?
• Travel?
• Economic status?

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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
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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.

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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.

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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 appeal30

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