ENG 1PI
Name: _________________
Alphabiography Assignment (Part One)
Assignment Instructions:
1. Use the brainstorm star to create a list of at least FIVE different things that represent you. Write a
different thing about yourself at each point of the star.
2. To get started, try to think about…
a. favourite songs, TV shows, movies
b. sports or activities that you enjoy watching or playing
c. things that you are GOOD at! (cooking, drawing, gaming, singing, etc.)
Your Brainstorm Star:
ALL ABOUT ME
Creating an Alphabiography:
1. An ‘Alphabiography’ is a biography (real things about you) that uses the letters of the alphabet.
2. Using the FIVE things that represent you, use the chart below to list each thing by its first letter (i.e.: C
is for Cooking).
3. Then, use the space on the right-hand side of the chart to describe how this ‘thing’ represents you!
(i.e.: I have always loved to cook. Spaghetti dinner is my specialty!)
4. You must do at least FIVE letters of the alphabet! There is space in the chart for you to add more!
Letter of the Alphabet
____ is for…
____ is for…
____ is for…
____ is for…
____ is for…
____ is for…
____ is for…
One to two sentences that describe how this ‘thing’
represents you!
ENG 1PI
Name: _________________
Alphabiography Assignment (Part Two)
Assignment Instructions:
1. Using everything that you learned in the power point workshop
at the Learning Skills Conference, you are going to use POWER
POINT to create your assignment.
2. Each of your slides will include the following THREE things:
a. Photo.
b. Letter of the alphabet (i.e.: M is for Muskoka).
c. 1-2 sentences describing how this ‘thing’ represents you.
Finding and Using Photos:
1. You can use photos of your own!
2. If you want to use photos from the internet, here are
some reliable sites to try for finding FREE photos:
a. http://www.dreamstime.com/
b. http://www.morguefile.com/
c. http://www.flickr.com/
d. http://www.istockphoto.com/
M is for
Muskoka
Land of lakes, fresh
air, and my family!
I was born in
Bracebridge.
BEWARE: Do not just copy and paste
photos from the internet. If they are not
FREE, you must copy and paste the
website onto the bottom of the photo to
show its source. Like this…
http://pslawnet.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/booksandapple.gif
Assignment Format:
1. Use the checklist below to be sure that you have completed the assignment properly.
Slide
Order
1.
Letter of the Alphabet
(organize your slides in alphabetical order!)
1-2 sentences describing how this ‘thing’
represents you
Photo
(check if
completed)
2.
3.
4.
5.
*6. (bonus)
*7. (bonus)
*8. (bonus)
2. When you have finished all of your Alphabiography slides, you are going to create a FIRST and a FINAL
slide to introduce and conclude your power point presentation.

First Slide
Final Slide
What to write…
(your name ) _________________’s Alphabiography
A quotation that represents you. You must include the author’s name.
“
Photo
Alphabiography Assignment – Evaluation Rubric
Criteria
Knowledge &
Inquiry
Application
Communication
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
The Alphabiography is not
a good representation of
the author.
- the author has not
created an effective first
slide to introduce their
presentation
- there is no final slide or
no quotation used to
conclude the presentation
- the slides are not
connected to a letter of
the alphabet in a creative
and meaningful way
- the author has not met
the requirement for using
5 letters from the alphabet
The Alphabiography has the
potential to be a good
representation of the
author.
- the author has attempted
to create an effective first
slide to introduce their
presentation
- there is a satisfactory
quotation on the final slide
to conclude the
presentation
- each slide has the
potential to be connected
to a letter of the alphabet in
a creative and meaningful
way
- the author has used 5
letters or less from the
alphabet
The PowerPoint
presentation has the
potential to achieve good
detail:
- mostly appropriate
amount of information on
each slide
- photos are satisfactory
- colour scheme is
satisfactory
- font choices are
satisfactory
The Alphabiography has not
been completed in sentence
form. Overall, this piece of
writing has the potential to
be well polished and
finished (some spelling and
grammatical mistakes).
The Alphabiography is a good
representation of the author.
- the author has created a
good first slide to introduce
their presentation
- there is a good quotation on
the final slide to conclude the
presentation
- each slide is somewhat
connected to a letter of the
alphabet in a creative and
meaningful way
- the author has used 5 letters
from the alphabet to create a
good presentation
The Alphabiography is an
excellent representation of
the author.
- the author has created an
excellent first slide to
introduce their presentation
- there is an excellent
quotation on the final slide
to conclude the presentation
- each slide is connected to a
letter of the alphabet in a
creative and meaningful way
- the author has used 5 or
more letters from the
alphabet to create a
meaningful presentation
The PowerPoint presentation
has been created with good
attention to detail:
- good amount of information
on each slide
- good photos
- good colour scheme
- good font choices
The PowerPoint presentation
has been created with
excellent attention to detail:
- appropriate amount of
information on each slide (12 sentences)
- awesome photos
- creative colour scheme
- excellent font choices
The PowerPoint
presentation has been
created without strong
attention to detail:
- inappropriate amount of
information on each slide
- unclear or confusing
photos
- unattractive colour
scheme
- unclear font choices
The Alphabiography has
not been completed in
sentence form. Overall,
this piece of writing is not
well polished, edited or
well finished (many
spelling and grammatical
mistakes).
Comments and Feedback:
The Alphabiography has been
mostly written in complete
sentence form. Overall, this
piece of writing is mostly
polished and well finished
(good use of spelling and
grammar).
The Alphabiography has
been written in complete
sentence form. Overall, this
piece of writing is polished
and well finished (excellent
spelling and grammar).
Mark
/ 20
/ 20
/ 10