Composition - 2.6 & 2.7 Make a Start (Wednesday; 4/10) (Thursday; 5/10)

October 03, 2023

K: Identify the features of a biography.

U: Understand the information about Malavath.

D: Write a biography about Malavath.

Words of the Day

1. Biography

2. Chronological

Let's Begin!

Please refer to page 58 in your learner's book and write today's day and date, and your name in your Composition test pad.

Biography Features

Biography is an account of someone's life written by someone else. There are a few key elements when you write your biography:

1. Name of the person. Date and place of birth.

2. Childhood. What was their life like as a kid?

3. Educational background. Primary until university depending on the person.

4. Professional experience. What is their job? Or what was their job?

5. Area of expertise. What are their hobbies? What are they good at?

6. Major achievements. What is their biggest success?

7. Where are they now? If they are dead, where is their funeral? If they are alive, what are they doing now?

A biography is mostly written in past tense and uses 3rd POV. There are 7 elements, which makes up to either 5-6 contents of paragraphs. For each content, remember to elaborate your information so that the readers will know about the person in your viewpoint.

Task 1

Please refer to pages 59 and 60 in your learner's book. Use Poorna Malavath's Fact File to write a biography about her in your Composition test pad.

You can also use the news article from 2.2 and her short biography in 2.5 to extend her biography.

Your word limit should be about 200-300 words.

You have 30 minutes to write her biography.