Form 5 English

1. Form 5 English Bimester 4: Autobiography Project

2. The Project • Your deadline for the project will be the beginning of week six of the final bimester. • For all stages of the work you should use drafting, peer assessment and ensure that all drafts are edited by your teacher before you publish. • This will be quadruple weighted for your bimestergrade. • It will also be a final keepsake of your entire school career so make sure it is something you and everyone around you can be proud of. • Be creative and come up with inspirational presentations. • Photos and design can be used to supplement your written information,

3. Assessment • Specific rubrics will be used to assess your work. • You have each been given this rubric. • Make sure you have the rubric in front of you for each stage of your work. • Before you hand the work in check you have fulfilled the requirement of the rubric. • Hand in the rubric with the work as I will be using it to assess you.

4. Organization Your work should be organized into three general sections: • Your past. • Your present. • Your future.

5. Your Past • Decide on the twenty most important events so far in your life • Plot a timeline to show where they happened and if they were clustered together. • Be creative and use poetic licence. • Your first memory may be of the day you were born. • Your memories may involve milestones in your development. • Your memories may involve important people in your life.

6. Your Present • Brainstorm ten positive things in your present life. • Brainstorm ten things you regret in your present life. • Describe in detail the kind of life you live. • Create a clear image of the person you are. • Create connections between the people around you.

7. Your Future • Make an imaginary timelines of major events in your future. • Write about your hopes and wishes. • Write about the pitfalls you hope to avoid in your future. • Write about your unrealistic dreams as well as the more manageable goals you have set for yourself.