ABC Autobiography Project
Reading/Language ~ 6th grade
“The Story of Your Life”
Ms. Cook’s/Mrs. Dawson’s Literature/Language Arts Class
An autobiography is the story of your life, written by you in
first person point-of-view. This project will give you an
opportunity to put into action many of the skills you have
learned in reading and language and show your understanding of
these concepts.
The skills that this project reinforces are:
*Knowledge of genres; particularly autobiographies
*Knowledge of point-of-view and the proper grammar usage
connected with writing in this view.
*Knowledge of sentence structure.
*Understanding of proper grammar usage as well as punctuation
and spelling.
*An understanding of how a story is composed with a topic
sentence, details, and a closing sentence to bring ideas back
together.
*Knowledge of grade level vocabulary used in context
appropriately
*Creative thought and ability to brainstorm on given topics
*Understanding of poetry and how to compose a piece of poetry.
*Structure and text features of a book (Particularly cover
page, title page, copyright page, captions, page numeration
and dedication page)
Additional skills that will be reinforced through this unit of
study are:
*Use of technology programs and sources
*Reinforcement of keyboarding skills
*Reinforcement of technology usage (saving documents, naming
documents, retrieving documents, editing and printing
documents) and programs
*Gaining insight into one’s life, family stories, and family
background.
*Understanding of what family geneology is and how to document
it through the use of a family tree.
Points will be earned on the following items:
Parent Information Letter – Due by Friday, April 24, 2009 = 20
points
Deadline 1: Due Thursday, April 30, 2009
Pages turned in on time – 10 points
Cover Page – 10 points
Title Page – 10 points
Copyright Page – 10 points
Family Tree Page – 10 points
Total Points for Deadline 1 =
50
Points will be deducted for the following:
Improper form on these pages (Follow guidelines given on these
pages) – Up to 4 points
Information required not complete – Up to 4 points
Deadline 2: Due Friday, May 8, 2009
Pages turned in on time – 10 points
Letters A-M:
Each page will be given up to 20 points for a correct title (5
points) (and large alphabet letter), a well-written paragraph
(10 points) containing five sentences and sticking to topic,
and a picture (5 points) included on each page.
13 pages x 20 points each = 260 points
Numbering of pages starting with letter A (being 1 going up
through 13) and ending with M. – 13 points
Neatness – 10 points
Points will be deducted as followed:
Up to 2 points per page for spelling errors.
Up to 2 points per page for grammar errors.
Up to 2 points for punctuation errors.
Up to 5 points for paragraph being off topic or not sticking
to the topic the letter indicates.
1 point will be deducted for pages A-Z that are not numbered
at the bottom right corner.
Total Points for Deadline 2 = 293 points
Deadline 3:: Friday, May 15, 2009
Pages turned in on time – 10 points
Letters N-Z:
Each page will be given up to 20 points for a correct title (5
points) (and large alphabet letter), a well-written paragraph
(10 points) containing five sentences and sticking to topic,
and a picture (5 points) included on each page. –
13 pages x 20 points = 260 points
Numbering of pages starting with letter N (being 14 going up
through 26) through Z. – 13 points
Neatness – 10 points
Book in complete form (All pages are in sleeves and placed in
order in book) – 10 points
Points will be deducted as followed:
Up to 2 points per page for spelling errors.
Up to 2 points per page for grammar errors.
Up to 2 points for punctuation errors.
Up to 5 points for paragraph being off topic or not sticking
to the topic the letter indicates.
1 point will be deducted for pages N-Z that are not numbered
at the bottom right corner.
Total points for Deadline 3:
303 points
TOTAL AMOUNT OF POINTS FOR ENTIRE PROJECT = 666
This is the majority of your grade for the six weeks. You
will need to complete this project to pass this six weeks. Do
not wait to complete pages as this cannot be thrown together
at the last minute.
Be prompt and work diligently during
class time given.
ABC Autobiography Project
Parent Information Sheet – Worth 20 points signed
Your child is completing a very large project this six weeks.
The grades given on the three deadlines will comprise his/her
grade this six weeks.
All students have been given detailed
instructions on this assignment that will also be posted on
Mrs. Dawson’s website.
Students will be given class time to
write rough drafts and four days in lab to type. They may
bring a jump drive if they choose to save their information to
bring back and forth from school and home.
As a parent you
can help your child in a couple different ways with this
project:
A) Help him/her collect information to complete pages such as
photos or stories to write his/her book.
B) Send in the proper materials for completion of this
assignment. This would be a ½ inch 3 ring binder, a glue
stick and 30 plastic sleeves (sold at office stores). If
this presents a financial difficulty I need to know as
soon as possible so I can help your child acquire these
required materials for completion of the project. (Any
additional purchase of scrapbook type paper and
embellishments is completely optional and at your
discretion).
C) Help your child complete a family tree for their book. I
will give them a form and require they do themself and up
to two generations (a grandparent’s name if possible) on
their trees. Since families are comprised of all
different dynamics, feel free to complete whatever you and
your child are comfortable with on either side of your
family or both sides.
D) Please check your child’s progress with this project
periodically to ensure deadlines are met.
Please sign below indicating that you have been given this
information so your child can successfully complete this
project. Return only the bottom portion of this sheet.
Parent Signature Sheet, due April 24 – 20 points
Deadline 1: April 30 – 50 points
Deadline 2: May 8 – 293 points
Deadline 3: May 15 – 303 points
Total for project 666 points
*See your child’s guideline sheet for details on these
deadlines.
Thank you ,
Jeni Dawson/Jennifer Cook
6A Literature
Parent Signature Sheet – Worth 20 points
ABC Autobiography
Child’s Name ________________________________________________
Parent Signature ___________________________________________
I have been given an information sheet by my child outlining
deadlines for the ABC autobiography, points given, and ways to
help him/her with this project. I understand he/she will need
to bring a glue stick, 3 ring binder with plastic sleeve in
the front, and 30 plastic sleeves to complete this project.
These are due by April 21, 2009.