Writing Autobiographies and
Biographies
•“Auto” means “self”, “bio” means “life” and
“graphy” means writing.
An autobiography is a piece of writing
about one's own life. When a story is
about someone else's life, the "auto" is
taken out and it's called a biography.
My Autobiography
• Things I like to do
• Personal information: age, appearance etc.
• All about my family
• Where I live
• What I like to read and write about
• Favorite things: foods, music, hobbies
• Write down important events in my life in
chronological order.