Autobiography Research

English 9 – Mr. Dawursk

 

Time Line and Family Tree Assignments Due Date: ________________

Autobiography Paper Due: _____________

 

 

PART 1: Time Line

 

Make a complete vertical time line of your life.  Include at least one personal date and activity/event for every year of your life and at least one  national event which took place for every year of your life.   Print them both clearly under the year on the worksheet OR type them in the same format.  Use more than page if you need to.

 

 

 

Personal Examples: your birth date, your first day of school, the first vacation you remember, your first car purchase, the date of your favorite memory, the day you first fell in love, the date you first saw the Circus Parade, the date a sibling was born or the date a special friend or relative died.  

 

National Examples: President Clinton elected, Harley-Davidson celebrates 100th birthday in Milwaukee, Bob Hope dies, US attacks Iraq, Lord of the Rings wins an Academy Award

 

 

 

 

Example of outline information and format:

 

 

1989       

I was born February 2nd in Milwaukee at St, Joseph’s Hospital on 51st and Congress.  I said Da-da when I was just 4 months old. I was baptized at St. Mary’s Lutheran Church in Milwaukee on March 1st.  Mikhail S. Gorbachev named Soviet President (May 25). After 28 years, Berlin Wall is open to West (Nov. 11). Record of the Year: "Don't Worry Be Happy," Bobby McFerrin

1990       

I took my first steps.  My mother bought me my first teddy bear, Ralph which I still have today. US Supreme Court upsets law banning flag burning (June 11). Super Bowl: San Francisco defeated Denver (55-10) The Simpsons debuts on Fox and becomes an instant hit and Seinfeld debuts on NBC.

 

 

Sites on the web to help you find national events:

 

http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory

http://www.brainyhistory.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART 2: Family Tree

 

A Family Tree is a graphical representation of your family’s heritage.  Complete a Family Tree for your family.  Find birth and death dates for each and cities whenever possible.  If your family has had a divorce, re-marriage or other circumstance, include the additional or re-directed branches wherever possible.  Start with their First and Last name then provide as much of the extra information.  Put maiden names in parenthesis: example- Marie (Jones) Smith.

 

Conventional “Family Tree” Layout:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

 

 

City

 

 

 

Dates

 

 

Name

Great Grandma’s Name:
Birth date, city, death date

 

 

City

 

 

 

Dates

Name

 

 

Grandma’s Name: 
Birth date, city, death date

City

 

 

 

Dates

 

Name

 

Great Grandpa’s Name:
Birth date, city, death date

 

City

 

 

 

Dates

 

Name

 

Mom’s Name: 
Birth date, city, death date

 

City

 

 

Name

Dates

 

 

City

Great Grandma’s Name: 
Birth date, city, death date

 

 

Dates

 

 

 

Grandpa’s Name: 
Birth date, city, death date

Name

 

 

 

City

 

 

 

Dates

Name

 

 

Great Grandpa’s Name: 
Birth date, city, death date

City

 

 

 

Dates

 

 

Name

Your Name:
Birth date, city

 

 

City

 

 

 

Dates

 

 

Name

Great Grandma’s Name:
Birth date, city, death date

 

 

City

 

 

 

Dates

Name

 

 

Grandma’s Name:
Birth date, city, death date

City

 

 

 

Dates

 

Name

 

Great Grandpa’s Name:
Birth date, city, death date

 

City

 

 

 

Dates

 

Name

 

Dad’s Name:
Birth date, city, death date

 

City

 

 

 

Dates

 

 

Name

Great Grandma’s Name: 
 Birth date, city, death date

 

 

City

 

 

 

Dates

Name

 

 

Grandpa’s Name:
Birth date, city, death date

City

 

 

 

Dates

 

 

 

Great Grandpa’s Name: 
Birth date, city, death date