Multimedia Autobiography Project

Students will create a multimedia autobiography presentation with text, pictures, video, and music describing and demonstrating various aspects of their lives.

Template:
All presentations will include the following sections:

1. Written autobiography with four paragraphs:
   
   • Personal information:
     • Name
       
     • Age of the student
       
     • Where the student was born
       
     • Where the student lives (city, state)
       
     • Whom the student lives with
       
     • What school the student attends
   • Student’s interests:
     • Activities outside school
       
     • Sports
       
     • Artistic activities
       
     • School activities
   • Student’s short-term goals:
     • This school year
       
     • This summer
   • Student’s long-term goals
     • High school
       
     • College
       
     • Career
2. Student artwork:
   • Graphic art produced during Keyboarding course
3. Web sites showing student interests:
   • Make sure each interest is listed and described in your autobiography
4. Music of interest to the student:
   • Make sure the music/artist is described in the “Interests” paragraph of your autobiography
5. Autobiographical movie of student:
   • Introduction of student
     
   • Student’s interests
     
   • Student’s friends
6. Photos of student, family, friends, interests & activities
   
7. Written biography of the student’s family:
   • Who are your family members?
     
   • Who lives with you?
     
   • What does each person in your family do for a living?
     
   • What does your family do for fun?
     
   • Where does your family like to go on vacation?
     
   • What are your family members’ interests?
     
   • What else is interesting about your family?
8. College Plans:
   • Where do you want to go to college?
     
   • What would you like to study?
9. Career Plans:
   • What career/careers interest you?
     
   • What education does this career require?
10. “The Future Me!” - Describe your life 20 years from now

Grading Rubric:
Grades shall based on the following rubric:

4

• All 10 sections have been completed.
  
• All sections are neatly done with a high quality of work.
  
• Few, if any, grammar/spelling/punctuation errors.

3

• 8 out of 10 sections have been completed.
  
• Must include the written autobiography and family biography.
  
• All sections are neatly done with a high quality of work.
  
• Infrequent grammar/spelling/punctuation errors.

2

• 6 out of 10 sections have been completed.
  
• Must include the written autobiography.
  
• All sections are neatly done with a high quality of work.
  
• Some grammar/spelling/punctuation errors.

1

• 5 or fewer sections have been included.
  
• Written autobiography and family biography are not completed.
  
• All sections are neatly done with a high quality of work.

0

• No work

Work Timeline:

End 1st Trimester:

• iMovie Autobiography

End 2nd Trimester:

• Written autobiography & Family Biography

Open House 2006:

• Completed multimedia autobiography