Biography Pre Writing

Pre-Writing (brainstorming) for the biography / feature article Worth 20 points

Name:________________ Period______

Imagine that it is May 2012. You are a senior at Grant High School and the Grantonian is planning an article about you. Answer the following quesitons to prepare to write your own fictional biography or feature article. 1. List all the sports, activities, and clubs that you have participated in at Grant over the course of your four years here. Be sure to give specific records that you may have set, plays that you performed in, concerts/events that you organized, etc.

2. List your academic achievements here. Be sure to state your GPA as well as the classes that you have taken, awards, scholarships that you have earned, where you will be attending college next year, etc.

3. List your “favorite moments” from your four years here at Grant. These can be classes you had, trips that you have taken, teachers you liked/hated, funny things that people said, etc.

4. Describe a major event that you took part in that could be used as a feature article about you. Think back on the examples that you read in the packet. Make it up, but be realistic.