Living History Autobiography Checklist

Dear Family,

We are preparing for our upcoming Living History Project at a senior center or retirement home. The students will be interviewing their senior friend and writing a biography. To practice, they will first write their own autobiography for the “About the Author” page of their Living History Book. Please help your child gather facts for the autobiography. Help your child record landmark events in a sequential order on a personal timeline. The facts that do not fit in a timeline should be grouped or listed in a meaningful way. The more organized the list, the easier the rough draft will be to write. Please include the following facts if possible:

• Birth (date and location)
  
  
• Extended family (births and deaths)
  
  
• Pets (joining family and deaths)
  
  
• Vacations and trips
  
  
• Moving or changing schools
  
  
• Milestones such as first tooth, walking, first bike, etc.
  
  
• Classroom teachers for each grade level
  
  
• “Favorites” such as favorite food, book, TV show, etc.
  
  
• First person in the family to come to this state (include when they came and what brought them here)
  
  
• How have you been a philanthropist outside of the classroom? (church groups, scouts, helping a neighbor or relative)

Timeline due __________
Rough drafts will be written in class but edited at home.
Editing due ____________