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Genre : Biography

Genre : Biography. Profa. Dtda. Isis Ribeiro Berger Class: 24 March, 2011. Scheme of work. Warm up Homework correction: Narrative tenses Genre: Biography Extra-class task assignment. Biography. What is a biography? What kinds of biographies do you know? Have you ever read one?

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Genre : Biography

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  1. Genre: Biography Profa. Dtda. Isis Ribeiro Berger Class: 24 March, 2011

  2. Schemeof work • Warm up • Homework correction: Narrative tenses • Genre: Biography • Extra-class task assignment

  3. Biography • What is a biography? • What kinds of biographies do you know? • Have you ever read one? • Who was it about? • What kind of information should a biography have? • What linguistic features do you expect to find in a biography? Exemplify.

  4. ReadingTask In groups: Readabout a writerand a painter. Answerthequestions: • Wherewasshe/heborn? • Whenwasshe/heborn? • What do youlearnabouthis/herchildhood? • Whichpeopleplayed a part in her/hislife? • What do youthinkwerethemostimportantevents in her/hislife? • What do youlearnofher/hius works? • Whendidshe/hedie?

  5. Autobiography • Based on the biographies you’ve read, think about your autobiography. Write it down and hand it on 31 March, 2011. • Who are you? • Where were you born? • What was your family like? • What was your childhood like? • Which people played an important part in your life? • What were the most important events hi your life? • What were important dates for you? • How did you decide to study here? • (...)

  6. Extra-classTask • Think about a person you admire (an idol, a hero, etc.) or choose one of the suggestions below: Harry Houdini, Charles Chaplin, Martin Luther King, etc. • Research about his/her life • Prepare a Powerpoint presentation to introduce this person to us with your own words. • The presentation is due to 31 March, 2011.

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