Autobiographical Essay

Prepared by

R. Milian

Autobiographical Essays can teach character development

You have an opportunity to write your life story

It is difficult to talk about myself

Looking at your past can teach you lessons from your life

The time machine will give you three keys to write the essay

Tell a story

Create interesting images

Create a theme

Tell a story

Think of a specific experience

The day I broke my leg

My sister’s birth

The first time I saw the ocean

The experience needs to have life

The first time I saw the ocean

What emotions did you experience?

Using sensory words can give the memory life

These are examples of sensory words

Touch

The coldness of the night hurt my bones.

Sight

The garden trees looked like green pinatas.

Smell

The aroma of the chicken, my mother cooked, invaded the room.

Taste

Eating the hamburger took me to another dimension.

Hear

The music, coming from the cars, made the people dance on the street.

Create interesting images

Incorporate Literary terms

metaphors

similes personification

Similes

The sheet of ice which covers the lake is like a white blanket

Metaphors

The sky is one blue ocean

Personification

The sea roars loudly in the early morning

Use interesting adjectives

The Thesaurus can be a valuable tool

Eliminate boring words

Happy

Nice

Big

Wonderful

Bad

Create a theme

It makes the essay interesting

A theme helps you to describe life lessons you have learned

A theme can also help you with character development

An example of theme can be loss

Another example can be growth

Tell a story

Create interesting images

Create a theme

Directions

• Write autobiographical essay

• Choose one memory

• Break into three

• Tell a story

• Use interesting images

• Incorporate a theme

• Complete Essay Organizer

• Type your essay