Autobiographical Letter

Use this sheet to work out your OUTLINE of ideas to discuss.

From the answers below, you will write an autobiographical letter. Write NEATLY with correct grammar/spelling. Must be at least one page. Describe:

(1) Yourself

(2) Your family

(3) Your friends

(4) Your school life.
a) Share what grade you are in and what activities you have already or will participate in, and how High School has been so far. If you are a 9th Grader, what is like to be arriving so far? Etc.


b) What are you looking forward to in and/or out of school? Etc.



(5) Your interests & hobbies


(6) How do you see yourself in relation to all of the above? (in relation to your friends, family and school)?


(7) Describe any unusual events in your past.


(8) What are your goals in life? And what responsibilities do you feel you have to yourself, family and others?


(9) Where (position, location, career, etc.) would you like to see yourself in the next 10-15 years (ie. by age 30)?


(10) How has imagery affected you specifically in your life...shaped who you are, etc.?

Prepping and printing your Autobiography

Check list of items to check for before printing:

• Bold your name
• Underline the sentence referring to your birthday and/or year of birth
• Include a proper Header (Alt, V, H)
• Center Justify the title of the paper (Ctrl + E)
• Justify the margins of the main body (Ctrl + J)
• Format the margins to either 0.5" or 1" depending on the amount of text. i.e. small margins for lots of text. Large margins for little bit of text)
• Set font size from 10-14 depending on the amount of text (see concept as the margins)
• Picture should be about 1.75" tall and should be in the upper right corner (assuming you were looking to the right when I took your picture (most of you were)
• Place a border that compliments a color in your shirt. Make it thicker, like 2-1/4, or even better use the 4-1/2 double set line that looks like a picture frame.
• Crop your picture for a more pleasing appearance

• Place another image of your choice at the bottom of the page. Format the Text Wrapping to be a Square Graphic and put a border around it as well.

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