How do you write a boigraphical essay?

Question

my mom wanted me to look it up, but my computers doing weird stuff. so can someone help me?

Answer 1

weird stuff, yet you go on Y!A?

;)

Basically an essay about somebody.  

Answer 2

Biographies are delightful fun essays that most students enjoy writing. According to Webster's Dictionary, a biography is—1: a written history of a person's life; 2: biographical writings as a whole; 3: an account of the life of something (as an animal, a coin, or a building).

In your class work, Biographies will be simple (and usually quite short) essays about someone else's life. An autobiography on the other hand, is a story (or essay) about your own personal life. As this section is about Biographies, you must keep yourself out of the essay altogether.

In order to write a Biography, follow the following simple steps:

Research the person

Read books

Read magazines

Internet research

Interviews (if possible)

Exploration of that person's inner world (cafes, homes, favorite things)

Select an angle

Learn all about a person's life (personal, professional, private)

Select one aspect of that person's life (or one time period)

Focus all your research on that component

Try to select an aspect of that person's life that has not yet been told

Write an outline

Organizing your thoughts it vital in writing a biography

Select the main events in the person's life on which to focus

Write them in a certain order (chronological, professional development, etc.)

Even though this is a Biography, you will still need a thesis statement. The thesis will essentially tell the reader what you are trying to express about your subject in one sentence. The person's tagline or motto, if you will.

Write the paper

Simple, pick up your pen (or turn on your computer) and write away

Write more than less. In Biographies, there is always more to cover than is necessary. It is much easier to cut out than try to add in later on.

Edit the paper

As mentioned before, every writer needs an editor.

Edit purely for grammar, punctuation

Edit purely for content (logical flow)

Give the paper to someone else to read

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Answer 3

A biographical essay is just an essay about someone.  If you wrote it about yourself, it would be an autobiographical essay.  The best place to look for information when I was growing up was the World Book Encyclopedia.  Now, you can just fire up Google or Wikipedia and find all the information on someone your heart desires....but, don't plagiarize (copy aka steal) another person's original thoughts.

Answer 4

This is from Fact Monster Homework Help How to write a Biography

Many biographies are written in chronological order. Some group time periods around a major theme (such as "early adversity" or "ambition and achievement" ). Still others focus on specific topics or accomplishments.

Biographers use primary and secondary sources:

•  Primary sources are things like letters, diaries, or newspaper accounts.

•  Secondary sources include other biographies, reference books, or histories that provide information about the subject of the biography.

To write a biography you should:

1.  Select a person you are interested in

2.  Find out the basic facts of the person's life. Start with the encyclopedia and almanac.

3.  Think about what else you would like to know about the person, and what parts of the life you want to write most about. Some questions you might want to think about include:

     1.  What makes this person special or interesting?

     2.  What kind of effect did he or she have on the world? other people?

     3.  What are the adjectives you would most use to describe the person?

     4.  What examples from their life illustrate those qualities?

     5.  What events shaped or changed this person's life?

     6.  Did he or she overcome obstacles? Take risks? Get lucky?

     7.  Would the world be better or worse if this person hadn't lived? How and why?

4.  Do additional research at your library or on the Internet to find information that helps you answer these questions and tell an interesting story.

5.  Write your biography. See the Tips on Writing Essays and How to Write a Five Paragraph Essay for suggestions.