Name: Autobiography/Biography Book Report Period(s): Mr. Burica Due Date: Step 1: Cereal Rebranding Using the subject of your autobiography/biography, you will create a new name for your cereal that reflects your person or their profession. To create your new cereal box cover, you will need: A covering for your cereal box. Construction/wrapping paper or paint is recommended. Please do NOT use glitter. A clever and creative title. Alliteration is a fantastic way to be creative here. At least one large image of the individual who is the subject of your book report. 4. At least four additional images that reflect your person. These images can reflect their interests/hobbies, personality, home, profession, etc. Examples: Step 2: Life Facts On the side of your cereal box where Nutritional Facts are located, you will use the template provided in this packet to write three facts for each category for your individual s life. Please write your facts in complete, detailed sentences. Early Life (Three Facts) Later Life (Three Facts) Professional Accomplishments (Three Facts)
Step 3: Important Quote and Its Significance On the back of your cereal box, you will select a quote that the subject of your autobiography/biography once stated. Using this quote, you will write a paragraph (six-to-eight sentences) that helps explain its overall meaning and significance. Paragraph 1 Requirements: Grabber/Hook Sentence Reveal quote and explain when it was stated (if you do not know, try to make an educated guess) Explain what the quote means to you in at least two-three sentences. 4. Explain why you think the person said this particular statement and what it means to their life in two-three sentences. 5. Thoughtful conclusion sentence that leaves the reader thinking. Step 4: Important Life Event and Its Significance For the next step, you will select an important event that occurred in your individual s life and explain its impact on that person and the world in one detailed paragraph. Paragraph 2 Requirements: Grabber/Hook Sentence State what the important event is and when it occurred in your person s life. Explain how this event impacted this person s life in at least two-three sentences. 4. Explain how this event impacted the world in at least two-three sentences. 5. Thoughtful conclusion sentence that leaves the reader thinking. Step 5: Word Art Underneath your paragraphs on the back of your cereal box, you will create a Word Art that uses at least twelve adjectives that explain your individual s personality, goals, career, and accomplishments. You may use Tagxedo, Wordle, or ABCya to help you complete this task. If you need assistance or would like to print this Word Art in school, I will be happy to help you. Please ask or email me! Step 6: Acrostic Poem On the side of the cereal box opposite your Life Facts, you will write the letters of your person s first and last name. If their name is too large, please speak to me so that we can make other arrangements. Using an acrostic poem format, write a sentence for each letter that says something meaningful about your individual. Please include at least three instances of figurative language like alliteration, idiom, onomatopoeia, simile/metaphor, etc. Use this poem to comment on your individual s life and impact on the world. *Remember to proofread all work and make sure that you have worked within the report requirements to earn the best possible grade that you can.*
*Be proud of your work and remember to include your name on the front of the box! Ten points will be deducted if it is missing! Any late assignments will also have ten points deducted for each day that the assignment is late.* Assignment: Autobiography/Biography Book Report Name of Student: Assignment Score: /24 Category 4 3 2 1 The cereal box is The cereal box The cereal box has a cleverly titled, includes a rebranded title, is somewhat bursting with vivid title, is decorated, decorated, and/or detail, colorfully and is mostly neat may be a bit decorated, and easy and/or easy to read. disorganized/ tough to read. It is clear It is clear that the to read in portions. that the student student put effort The student could took great pride in into the final copy. have spent more their final copy. time making their Cereal Box Design Neatness Followed Directions Creativity Detail Insight into Individual s Life Capitalization Spelling Grammar Punctuation The student has included at least five pictures, the acrostic poem, Life Facts, two paragraphs, and Word Art. includes fantastic usage of figurative language, vivid detail, and higherorder thinking vocabulary. reveals many interesting details individual s life with in-depth has been thoroughly proofread and there are no capitalization or spelling errors. has been thoroughly proofread and there are no grammar or punctuation errors. The student has followed all directions except for one. includes some figurative language, quality detail, and a good amount of higher-order thinking vocabulary words. reveals a satisfactory amount of details individual s life with quality could have been proofread with more depth and has 1-3 errors in could have been proofread with more depth and has 1-3 errors in grammar and/or punctuation. work look neater. The student did not follow at least two directions. includes a satisfactory amount of detail and a few higher-order thinking vocabulary words. reveals some details individual s life, but may repeat and/or leave out other needed more proofreading and has 4-6 errors in needed more proofreading and has 4-6 errors in grammar and/or punctuation. The cereal box appears to have been completed in a hurry and/or is very messy. The student needed to spend more time making their work look presentable. Many directions were not followed to complete this project. needs an additional amount of detail that is not included in the project. The student could have included more is missing many details individual s life and/or did not explain much about the person. was not proofread to the best of the student s ability and contains many errors in was not proofread to the best of the student s ability and contains in grammar and/or punctuation.
Life Facts Early Life Please complete and cut out the Life Facts table to paste over the Nutritional Facts on your cereal box. Two copies have been provided for you in case you make a mistake. You may also retype the information found here and create your own Life Facts to better fit your particular cereal box. As always, please see me if you need additional copies, as I am happy to provide them to you. Later Life Professional Accomplishments
Life Facts Early Life Later Life Professional Accomplishments