Snapshot autobiography project

Snapshot Autobiography Rough Draft

Title of your Autobiography

____________________________________________________

You are a part of history and your story matters.  

A “snapshot” is a quick description and illustration that offers people from the
outside a better understanding of the topic or person. You will create your own
“snapshot” to tell the story of your life so people can have a better understanding
of you. In this rough draft, you will share 3 events that you feel have shaped your
life and are important in telling YOUR story. You must choose 3 events (a list of
ideas is provided below). Write a brief (short) narrative explaining what happened
and why you felt this day/event was important enough to share. Make sure that
your narrative has plenty of details as possible such as: who was there, what was
happening, and what you experienced and felt at the time. ​It is important that your
history is told from your perspective only, so do not ask anyone what they
remembered or share anyone else’s perspective about your chosen events.​ ​You will
use this rough draft later on for a digital project that the teacher will review at a
later date

Snapshot Event Ideas:

First Day of School The story of your Birth Receiving a Big Award or
First Time on an Airplane Achievement Recognition

Traveling to Someplace Trying a new sport or activity
New/A memorable Big Trip

A time when you met Your favorite day ever What life for you was like
someone famous (musician, when Covid closed schools

athlete. actor/actress)

Directions:​ For each of your chosen events, create a title, and write a detailed
narrative about the experience in the box on the left. In the box on the right,
create or describe the picture that is connected to the event . This picture will
help you in your project later on.

Reminders:

• Later on, you will be interviewing another person about one of these events so make sure to
pick at least one event that someone else knows about or experienced with you. Be sure to
remember that​ y​ ou will not ask them before you write your​ ​rough draft, you will ask them
after the project is done.

• For each of these three events, write a narrative (story) describing what happened. Make sure
you describe it in a way that whoever is reading your narrative will understand the event as if
they were there. B​ e sure to include details!

• Explain or provide a sketch on how you plan to illustrate each event in the open space on the
right.

I. (​ Important Event #1) What important life event or experience shaped who
you are as a person? ​This is written in first person.

Event 1 Title:__________________________Story of My Birth
Ever_______________________________

I was born in San Pedro California In the I dont have pictures on me right now, but I
hospital Little Company of Mary,I was born in will have it in the final project, and my
the very top floor of the hospital, I was 6.6 computer wont let me upload a picture.
pounds and born at 11:03am.When I was born
I had red skin with blond hair, nothing A baby picture of me.
compared to what I look like right now at 13
year old.My mom named me Cassandra, she
named me Cassandra because Cassandra is a
fictional princes that can talk to animals, she
was very nice and sweet.Also my mom loves
nicknames and she wanted to call be Cassie.I
was born in San pedro, but my home was in
Carson.

II. (Important Event #2) What important life event or experience shaped who
you are as a person? ​This is written in first person.

Event 2 Title:_____________Trying a new
sport_____________________________________________

At 7 year old I already played soccer as well A picture of a baseball.
as ballet and cheerleading. My whole family on
my moms side playes baseball so she thought
it would be a good idea to but me in T-ball.It
was my first practice and my mom was
surprised because I was naturally really
good.When my practice was over I never
wanted to play another sport again because I
knew that baseball was the one,I really enjoyed
it and I practiced almost everyday until now.

III.(​ Important Event #3) What important life event or experience shaped who
you are as a person? T​ his is written in first person.

Event 3 Title:_________Receiving a big
award_________________________________________________

Insert Short Narrative or Story Here Insert description or sketch of possible
picture here
Like I said, I played T-ball at 7 years old.The
year after I played softball , I was 8 years old and A picture of a softball.
It was my first year playing softball. My team
was called Outrage, That's when I figured out I
was going to become a catcher.The whole season
went really well, my whole team won every game
that we played. We made it to the championship
and with the score of 7-3 we won the game. I was
so happy and really excited. A week later me and
my team went to the City Of Carson town hall
and received a big award as well as the other
teams that one the champianship. It was a really
big event that teams got reconized at. That is a
moment that I will never forget.

IV. “About the Author” section (like on the back of a novel). Include your
name, place and date of birth, and anything else you want people to know
about you. This is written in the third person. Include a self-portrait.

A picture of me.

I am Cassandra Vargas, I was born Febuary
7,2007. I am 13 right now and I live in Carson.I
love softball, art as well as dogs. My favorite
color is green ever since I was little, and I am
trying to do my best at everything that I do.