Autobiographical Sketch

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Autobiographical Sketch
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Autobiographical Sketch

• The autobiographical sketch tells
• Additional information about you
• Shows your writing ability

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Autobiographical Sketch

• This piece of writing does not have to follow the
  essay format. It is more of a creative writing
  genre.

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Three Paragraphs

• You can set up your autobiographical sketch into
  three basic paragraphs, although more can
  certainly be added.
• Here is a suggestion of the three paragraph
  areas
• Just the facts
• Developing Me
• Future Me

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How to Get Started

• Take some notes on the following areas.
• Work your notes into organized paragraphs which
  address each of the areas
• Just the facts
• Developing me
• Future me

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Just the Facts

• Full name
• How my parents picked my name
• Birth date and age
• Where born
• Places you have lived
• Names of family members
• Your status in the family

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Developing Me

• Hobbies and interests
• Favorite vacations
• Favorite foods
• Favorite music
• Friends
• Adjectives which describe you
• More ideas on next screen

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Developing Me

• Schools you have attended
• Subjects you like, why?
• Good and bad habits
• Strengths and weaknesses?

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Future Me

• What my parents hope for me
• What I hope for myself
• Career goal
• Why this career looks good to me
• What steps will I take to achieve this goal

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Writing Process

• Prewriting
• By answering the questions previously listed, you
  have brainstormed potential ideas
• Rough Draft
• Write a draft based on the prewriting ideas
  collected.

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Writing Process

• Proofread and Revise
• Once you have completed your rough draft, review
  your writing and determine if your writing is
  smooth to read and makes sense. There must be a
  sense of completeness.
• Check your spelling, sentence structure and
  grammar.