lunes, 19 de abril de 2010
lunes, 22 de marzo de 2010
Examples of Autobiographies.
L's Autobiography:
I was born and raise in a small suburb west of downtown Chicago, Illinois called Maywood. I live in South Bend, Indiana right now it’s a cool little city. I’m the oldest of two girls my younger sister is 32 and I’m 40.
My name Leslie Halsell. I went to Washington Elementary and was very athletic and a honor roll student. After graduating from there I went to Proviso East High School, did very well academically and played varsity volleyball and softball. Growing up with my generation was kind of rough. Our parents did not know how to educate us on violence, sex, and drugs. There were a lot of gang-banging going, teen age sex, and lots of drug use. Unfortunately I fell victim to all 3. I end up getting kick out of school, I got pregnant and after my pregnancy I started using drugs. After leading such a rough life, I found my way and got myself together. I have a beautiful son his name is Levi and he is 25 years old. I started attended college at Ivy Tech Community College, and just transferred to Phoenix Online to finish my degree in Human Services.
Life to me means friends, family and doing the right things. I am pretty much on the happy side of life but just like everyone else I still have my days. That means that I have some sad days and some depressed days. However I put all my trust in the Lord and he always seems to work it out. Being that I was the black sheep of the family I try my best to do the right things so that I do not disappoint my family or myself no more. I love them whole heartedly and they love me too. I just want to be a better person and I know as long as continue to do the right things and trust in the Lord I can’t go wrong.
The year 2009 I will graduate from college and start working on a Bachelor’s degree. I want to help people, because helping people helps me. I have a lot of experience of messing up; I just want to teach people that when you hit rock bottom the only thing you can do is go up.
Sunny Florida's autobiography:
I was born on a warm, sunny day in June in Sarasota, Florida. I still live in Sarasota, Florida, and I go to school at Booker High School. I live with my mom,Kate; my brother, Jake; and my Aunt Molly. When I was born, my bother was fifteen-months-old and hid under the table from me. Jake is a sweet kid and he would do anything for me, but like all brothers and sisters we fight like cats and dogs. Sometimes when no one was around, Jake would come up to me and bite my toes for no reason. I still love him but only because he is my brother.
My name is Sally Friday. I started school when I was six-years-old. I went to kindergarten through fifth grade at Booker Elementary and while I was there, I won an award for perfect attendance. I also won an award for honor roll all four terms. Then I attended Booker Middle School, and there I also won a couple of awards: one for perfect attendance and two for being named Student of the Year--one in sixth grade and the other in eighth grade. I am now a senior at Booker High School. I plan on finishing school and maybe going to a community college.
Life to me means friends and family who you can trust and who trusts you. I am pretty much on the happy side of life, but like all teens I do I have my "days of." That means I do have some sad days or depressed days. I have a few frinds here that sort of look out for me and when I am having a bad day, I have someone here at school to talk to. I make my school days go by thinking of either the next hour or what I will do when I get home or on the weekend. I'm not seeing anyone now but when I did have a boyfriend, our favorite places to go were the movies and out to dinner. Sometimes we went to the beach. Only once we went to an amusement park: Universal Studios. We were together for twenty-nine days and then we broke-up; so no, I don't think it was forever.
The year 2018 will make twenty years since I graduated from high school. I think I will probably be still living here in Sarasota. I will be quite comfortable with my living situation, meaning that I will be married to Paul Smith. We will have one child: Linda Teresa Smith, who at that point will be three-years-old and a little devil. Paul is a sweet guy; he will do anything for anyone. He is six feet tall and built well. He has baby blue eyes and blond hair. We will have been together for five years and will be happy together--this is forever.
ps. People hope this helps you get a better idea on what to write.
I was born and raise in a small suburb west of downtown Chicago, Illinois called Maywood. I live in South Bend, Indiana right now it’s a cool little city. I’m the oldest of two girls my younger sister is 32 and I’m 40.
My name Leslie Halsell. I went to Washington Elementary and was very athletic and a honor roll student. After graduating from there I went to Proviso East High School, did very well academically and played varsity volleyball and softball. Growing up with my generation was kind of rough. Our parents did not know how to educate us on violence, sex, and drugs. There were a lot of gang-banging going, teen age sex, and lots of drug use. Unfortunately I fell victim to all 3. I end up getting kick out of school, I got pregnant and after my pregnancy I started using drugs. After leading such a rough life, I found my way and got myself together. I have a beautiful son his name is Levi and he is 25 years old. I started attended college at Ivy Tech Community College, and just transferred to Phoenix Online to finish my degree in Human Services.
Life to me means friends, family and doing the right things. I am pretty much on the happy side of life but just like everyone else I still have my days. That means that I have some sad days and some depressed days. However I put all my trust in the Lord and he always seems to work it out. Being that I was the black sheep of the family I try my best to do the right things so that I do not disappoint my family or myself no more. I love them whole heartedly and they love me too. I just want to be a better person and I know as long as continue to do the right things and trust in the Lord I can’t go wrong.
The year 2009 I will graduate from college and start working on a Bachelor’s degree. I want to help people, because helping people helps me. I have a lot of experience of messing up; I just want to teach people that when you hit rock bottom the only thing you can do is go up.
Sunny Florida's autobiography:
I was born on a warm, sunny day in June in Sarasota, Florida. I still live in Sarasota, Florida, and I go to school at Booker High School. I live with my mom,Kate; my brother, Jake; and my Aunt Molly. When I was born, my bother was fifteen-months-old and hid under the table from me. Jake is a sweet kid and he would do anything for me, but like all brothers and sisters we fight like cats and dogs. Sometimes when no one was around, Jake would come up to me and bite my toes for no reason. I still love him but only because he is my brother.
My name is Sally Friday. I started school when I was six-years-old. I went to kindergarten through fifth grade at Booker Elementary and while I was there, I won an award for perfect attendance. I also won an award for honor roll all four terms. Then I attended Booker Middle School, and there I also won a couple of awards: one for perfect attendance and two for being named Student of the Year--one in sixth grade and the other in eighth grade. I am now a senior at Booker High School. I plan on finishing school and maybe going to a community college.
Life to me means friends and family who you can trust and who trusts you. I am pretty much on the happy side of life, but like all teens I do I have my "days of." That means I do have some sad days or depressed days. I have a few frinds here that sort of look out for me and when I am having a bad day, I have someone here at school to talk to. I make my school days go by thinking of either the next hour or what I will do when I get home or on the weekend. I'm not seeing anyone now but when I did have a boyfriend, our favorite places to go were the movies and out to dinner. Sometimes we went to the beach. Only once we went to an amusement park: Universal Studios. We were together for twenty-nine days and then we broke-up; so no, I don't think it was forever.
The year 2018 will make twenty years since I graduated from high school. I think I will probably be still living here in Sarasota. I will be quite comfortable with my living situation, meaning that I will be married to Paul Smith. We will have one child: Linda Teresa Smith, who at that point will be three-years-old and a little devil. Paul is a sweet guy; he will do anything for anyone. He is six feet tall and built well. He has baby blue eyes and blond hair. We will have been together for five years and will be happy together--this is forever.
ps. People hope this helps you get a better idea on what to write.
Ideas on what to include in an autobiography.
Sample Autobiography - What Should be Included in an Autobiography
1. Full name
2. When you were born
3. Where you were born
4. Your parents names
5. Where you named after anyone?
6. How many brothers and sisters you have?
7. Where in the birth order were you born?
8. Your hair and eye color
9. Right or left-handed?
10. Started first grade
11. Birth of siblings
12. Graduated high school
13. A family move
Suggested Questions for Brainstorming
Family
• How did you get your name?
• Does your family have stories about when you were born?
• Where have you lived? What were the houses, the neighborhoods, and the town like?
• Where are you in your family birth order? Do you remember any of your brothers or sisters being born?
• Have you spent time with your grandparents? What are your best memories of going to grandma's house?
• Did your aunts, uncles, or cousins make time to have fun with you?
• Have you had a very best friend? What adventures have you shared?
• What is special and unique about you and your family? Does your family have holiday traditions? Do you have a favorite memory of a family holiday?
• What was the best family vacation you can remember?
• Where did you go? Who came along?
• When was the first time you traveled alone? Where were you headed? What happened on the trip?
About yourself
• Did you have a favorite hobby? What was it? How long did you keep it up?
• Did you ever play a musical instrument? Which one?
• Did you take lessons? How did you feel about practicing?
• When did you attend your first dance? Did you ever go to dancing school? Please demonstrate your favorite dance step for the audience.
• What was your favorite sport? What did you like best about it? Were you ever on a team? What position did you play?
• What major world events influenced your daily life?
• What newspaper headline can you still see in your mind? Who were your heroes?
School
• Did you like school? Why or why not?
• Describe a favorite teacher.
• What subject gave you the most headaches?
• How much homework did you have every night?
• Were you allowed to watch TV on weeknights?
Summertime
• Did you ever go to camp? What's your best memory? Your worst? Who was your favorite counselor? Why?
• How old were you when you learned to swim? Do you remember who taught you? Ever have a scary moment in the water?
• What was your first summer job? How much were you paid? Describe a typical day on the job.
• Were you ever bored during the summer? What did you do when there was 'nothing to do'?
Adapted from Betsy Van Dorn
1. Full name
2. When you were born
3. Where you were born
4. Your parents names
5. Where you named after anyone?
6. How many brothers and sisters you have?
7. Where in the birth order were you born?
8. Your hair and eye color
9. Right or left-handed?
10. Started first grade
11. Birth of siblings
12. Graduated high school
13. A family move
Suggested Questions for Brainstorming
Family
• How did you get your name?
• Does your family have stories about when you were born?
• Where have you lived? What were the houses, the neighborhoods, and the town like?
• Where are you in your family birth order? Do you remember any of your brothers or sisters being born?
• Have you spent time with your grandparents? What are your best memories of going to grandma's house?
• Did your aunts, uncles, or cousins make time to have fun with you?
• Have you had a very best friend? What adventures have you shared?
• What is special and unique about you and your family? Does your family have holiday traditions? Do you have a favorite memory of a family holiday?
• What was the best family vacation you can remember?
• Where did you go? Who came along?
• When was the first time you traveled alone? Where were you headed? What happened on the trip?
About yourself
• Did you have a favorite hobby? What was it? How long did you keep it up?
• Did you ever play a musical instrument? Which one?
• Did you take lessons? How did you feel about practicing?
• When did you attend your first dance? Did you ever go to dancing school? Please demonstrate your favorite dance step for the audience.
• What was your favorite sport? What did you like best about it? Were you ever on a team? What position did you play?
• What major world events influenced your daily life?
• What newspaper headline can you still see in your mind? Who were your heroes?
School
• Did you like school? Why or why not?
• Describe a favorite teacher.
• What subject gave you the most headaches?
• How much homework did you have every night?
• Were you allowed to watch TV on weeknights?
Summertime
• Did you ever go to camp? What's your best memory? Your worst? Who was your favorite counselor? Why?
• How old were you when you learned to swim? Do you remember who taught you? Ever have a scary moment in the water?
• What was your first summer job? How much were you paid? Describe a typical day on the job.
• Were you ever bored during the summer? What did you do when there was 'nothing to do'?
Adapted from Betsy Van Dorn
sábado, 31 de octubre de 2009
Types of Essays
This is for the students who just found out that their teacher asked them to write a specific type of essay and still have doubts on deciding which one to do.
Basic explanation of the most common types of essays:
Expository Essay: gives directions on how something is done.
Persuasive or Argumentative Essay: makes a claim or states a position where you back it up with real evidence.
Comparison and Contrast Essay: where one debates the differences and similarities between two situations or topic.
Narrative Essay: it tells a story in a sequence of events, where it would lead to a lesson or an idea to be learned by the reader.
Cause and Effect: it focuses on a situation (the cause) and the consequences that leads to the result (the effect).
For more in depth information of types of essays please click one of the following links:
http://homeworktips.about.com/od/essaywriting/a/types.htm
http://www.essay-guide.net/types_of_essay.php
http://www.rscc.cc.tn.us/owl&writingcenter/OWL/Types.html
http://www.buowl.boun.edu.tr/students/types%20of%20essays/argumentative/ARGUMENTATIVE.htm
http://essayinfo.com/essays/persuasive_essay.php
Here is a Link for a guide about writing essays:
http://lklivingston.tripod.com/essay/
viernes, 30 de octubre de 2009
Examples of how to create a topic outline for an essay.
Basic Structure for creating an outline that was explained to me in class:
(Each division should move to the inside, but for some reason I can't show it here).
Thesis: Write a sentence that explains what you are going to focus.
Here are some helpful pages that demonstrate and gives examples of how to create a successful outline:
http://www.lavc.edu/library/outline.htm
http://www.deil.uiuc.edu/eslservice/units/researchpaper/argoutline.htm
Here is an instructional video guideline for more help:
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objID=SPH700
Hope this helps those who need to make outlines for their English Class! ^_^
(Each division should move to the inside, but for some reason I can't show it here).
Thesis: Write a sentence that explains what you are going to focus.
I. Introduction:
A. Info of topic
B.
1. Subdivions of topic
2.
a.
b.
II. Argument 1
A. Supporting sentences for argument
B.
III. Argument 2
IV.Conclusion: Rewrite the theme but with supporting sentences.
Here are some helpful pages that demonstrate and gives examples of how to create a successful outline:
http://www.lavc.edu/library/outline.htm
http://www.deil.uiuc.edu/eslservice/units/researchpaper/argoutline.htm
Here is an instructional video guideline for more help:
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objID=SPH700
Hope this helps those who need to make outlines for their English Class! ^_^
jueves, 29 de octubre de 2009
Helpful infomation about making an essay in English:
As a future English teacher and a student I have found that many people tend to have doubts on how to develop an essay. So I decided to explain the basic rules for making an essay.
First of all, what is an essay?
An essay is a non-fiction writing of a specific topic, where the author expresses his/her personal point of view or recollects data to provide a general point of view of a news, movements, opinion, and so beyond.
How do you write an essay?
1- Decided on what topic you want to write about.
2-Research the topic, (try finding original and accepted sources).
3-Make an outline.
4-Write your thesis statement.
5-Write your essay by using the structure you proposed in your outline.
6-Helpful hints when writing the actual essay:
*Introduction: Start the sentence by grabbing the attention of the reader. The theme must also be applied in the introduction.
*The body: With the ideas that were written in the outline, you will use them to develop your paragraphs body.
*The conclusion: You will sum up all of your views to provide a final perspective. The thesis must also be included in this part.
****(Some sites suggest writing the body of the essay and then writing the introduction and then the conclusion. Personally I prefer to start from the introduction so when I keep writing onto the next paragraph I can make them connect, therefore it will be easier for the reader to follow the structured order. If the introduction still needs to be fix, at the end go back to it and modify it.)
First of all, what is an essay?
An essay is a non-fiction writing of a specific topic, where the author expresses his/her personal point of view or recollects data to provide a general point of view of a news, movements, opinion, and so beyond.
How do you write an essay?
1- Decided on what topic you want to write about.
2-Research the topic, (try finding original and accepted sources).
3-Make an outline.
4-Write your thesis statement.
5-Write your essay by using the structure you proposed in your outline.
6-Helpful hints when writing the actual essay:
*Introduction: Start the sentence by grabbing the attention of the reader. The theme must also be applied in the introduction.
*The body: With the ideas that were written in the outline, you will use them to develop your paragraphs body.
*The conclusion: You will sum up all of your views to provide a final perspective. The thesis must also be included in this part.
****(Some sites suggest writing the body of the essay and then writing the introduction and then the conclusion. Personally I prefer to start from the introduction so when I keep writing onto the next paragraph I can make them connect, therefore it will be easier for the reader to follow the structured order. If the introduction still needs to be fix, at the end go back to it and modify it.)
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