A Piece of My Life Writing an

Auto-Biography
Your task is to write your very own Auto-Biography that highlights your own personal life, and
the events that make you the person you are today. The short piece of text should consist of
four small paragraphs that inform the reader of specific events that have taken place
throughout your life thus far, along with a vision of where you want to be in the next 5-10
years. This style of writing in designed to be an honest and open text for the audience to read.

Structure

Title of your Auto-Biography

Paragraph 1 Introduction: Name, age, where you live, country/state of birth, schooling
life, family members, hobbies/interests, interesting facts about you, any other
information that you would like to include about yourself.
Paragraph 2 Moment of Conflict: A time in your life when you were confronted with an
unknown issue, or with people or situations that tested your values and challenged your
identity in some way. This could include a time when you were expected to fail but were
able to overcome this issue.
Paragraph 3 Moment of Enlightenment: An event that helped you see some truth about
yourself, your family, or the world you live in for the first time. This could include an
interesting or exciting event that has taken place or how a person you admire has helped
you to become the person you are.
Paragraph 4 Plans for the Future / Conclusion: What are your plans after school? Where
do you see yourself in 5-10 years from now (job, education, marriage etc.)? Who and what
is important in your life? Why are these people/things important to you, and how do they
mould who you are as a person?
Word Count 500 minimum 1,200 maximum

Steps

1. Write on the Planning Sheet provided to create a draft of your Auto-Biography

2. Spend first double lesson writing Get your story on paper
3. Proof read your story before single lesson
4. Submit an edited draft of your story
5. Spend single lesson receiving and giving feedback in small groups
6. Spend second double lesson editing story using peer feedback
7. Proof read and make final changes to the finished product of your story before submitting
TITLE:
INTRODUCTION

Name
Age
Birthplace
Schooling
Family
Hobbies/Interests
Interesting Facts
Other information

CONFLICT/CHALLENGE

A moment in your
life when you were
confronted with an
issue/problem
A bad situation that
tested your personal
values and strengths
The effect the issue
or conflict had on
your life at the time
How you overcame
this time in your life

ENLIGHTENMENT

A positive life
changing event
A time that helped
you find out
something new
about yourself
An exciting or
interesting time in
your life that had a
positive effect on
you and helped
shape who you are

FUTURE/CONCLUSION

Plans after school

(job, education,
marriage etc.)
What does the next
5-10 years hold for
you
Who/what is
important to you and
why
Why is your life and
future so important
to you
ASSESSMENT FEEDBACK: A PIECE OF MY LIFE - Writing an Auto-Biography
STUDENT NAME:
KEY COMPONENTS OF
AUTO-BIOGRAPHY
Students text follows the
correct structure with proper
paragraphing and purpose.
/5
Students text provides a
detailed description of events
throughout each paragraph.
/5
1. INADEQUATE
Text does not follow the
correct structure, with no
purpose or relevance.
Text does not provide a
detailed description of life
events.
2. DEVELOPING
Text has limited amounts of
structure, with little purpose
or relevance.
Text has a limited detailed
description of life events.
EXAMINER: Daniel Wilksch
3. PROFICIENT
Text is structured to a
satisfactory level, with
reasonable purpose and
relevance.
Text has a satisfactory level of
description of events in the
writers life.
4. SKILLED
Text is structured to a high
level, with reasonable
purpose and relevance.
Text has a highly detailed
sequence of most events in
the writers life.
5. EXCEPTIONAL
Text is structure to a very high
level, and displays purpose and
relevance to the writers life.
Text has a highly detailed
sequence of all of the
mentioned events in the
writers life.

Students text displays an
appropriate level of correct
grammar, spelling, and
punctuation.
Student has made no
attempt at using appropriate
grammar, spelling, and
punctuation.
Student has displayed a
limited attempt at using
appropriate grammar,
spelling, and punctuation.
Students text displays a good
standard of correct grammar,
spelling, and punctuation.
Students text displays a high
standard of correct grammar,
spelling, and punctuation,
with evidence of proof
reading.
Students text displays an
exceptional standard of correct
grammar, spelling, and
punctuation, with evidence of
proof reading.

/5
Students text contains Text does not contain any
descriptive writing with evidence of creative and
humorous elements descriptive writing, with no
throughout. humorous elements to
engage the reader.
Text contains limited
evidence of creative and
descriptive writing, with
some humorous elements to
engage the reader.
Text contains reasonable
evidence of creative and
descriptive writing, with some
humorous elements to engage
the reader.
Text contains a high level of
creative and descriptive
writing, with some humorous
elements to engage the
reader.
Text contains a high level of
creative and descriptive writing,
with a large amount of
humorous elements to engage
the reader.

/5
FINAL GRADE: /20

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