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BIOGRAPHY

*A Biography is simply the story of a life. *Biographies can be just a few sentences long,
or they can fill an entire bookor two

Formal

Informal

Avoid contractions Use a standard language

Appropiate words Time phrases

Contractions Common language

Modisms, phrases, abbrevations

He did not study in London.

You were not at home last night.

He didnt study in London.

You werent at home last night.

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*1. Chronological biography *2. Narrative biography

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John F. Eaton
(1886-1967)

* 1886 Born in Boston, Massachusetts * 1911 Earned Bachelor's Degree

from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in electrochemistry * 1911 Enrolled in Harvard Graduate School as a philosophy and psychology student * 1912 Went to Germany to study for his PhD examination. * 1915 Earned Doctorate from Harvard after his dissertation studying retroactive inhibition

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John F. Eaton
(1886-1967)
John F. Eaton was an American psychologist who made significant contributions to the studies of learning and motivation. Eaton was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1886. He remained there as he grew up and was educated in public schools. He lived in a family of "upper middle" socioeconomic status and had a father who was the president of a manufacturing company. His brother, Robert, was five years older than he was and both he and Robert were expected to go into the family business.

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* Select the person you are really interested. * Introduction / body / conclusion. * INTRODUCTION: Basic facts of the person's life: (born, grew
up, education, ocupation).

* BODY: What else you would like to include about the person * How that person has changed (present).

(games she used to play, TV programs, hobbies, pets, music, clothes, appearance, food like, ambitions, etc.)

* CONCLUSION: say the most important thing

about the person.

* Make a draft, check, search, etc. * Hand in the original version

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My sisters name is Paola Hernndez. She was born in Cancun, Q.Roo, but she grew up in Valladolid. When she was 3 years old she went to the kindergarden in Valladolid. There, she had many friends. In elementary school she moved to Carrillo Pto. There she studied her elementary school; at the beginning it was difficult for her because she did not have friends. When she was 7 years old, she used to play marbles, hide-and-seek and soccer. In her free time, she used to watch cartoons like The thunder cats, Ranma and Ironman. She did not have any pets because of her parents. Her favorite music was Enrique and Ana and Cri-cri. When she was 10 years old, she used to be very shy, messy and chubby. She used to eat hamburgers, and sweet potatoes. She did not like the cucumber, Chinese food and spicy food. When she finished her elementary school, she wanted to be a teacher because she loved children.

As the time goes by, Paola changed a lot. For example, nowadays she is thin, tall, outgoing and neat. She likes to eat cucumber, Chinese food and spicy food and, now, she hates the hamburgers and the sweet potato. In her free time, she reads books, watches her TV programs like Bones, Dr. House, and Criminal Minds, and listens to music, especially pop and bandas. In her house she has 4 pets whose names are Dori, Shippo, Kero and Benji. Nowadays she is not afraid of anything, and one day she likes to have her own car and children. In conclusion, my sister Paula is the best in the world because she is responsible, friendly and reliable. Even though she has changed a lot, she still does some things that she did when she was a child.

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