Profa. Dtda. Isis Ribeiro Berger

Class: 24 March, 2011

Warm up Homework correction: Narrative tenses Genre: Biography Extra-class task assignment

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.

In groups: Read about a writer and a painter.

Answer the questions: Where was she/he born? When was she/he born? What do you learn about his/her childhood? Which people played a part in her/his life? What do you think were the most important

events in her/his life? What do you learn of her/hius works? When did she/he die?

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? (...)

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.