Writing About Yourself

[Treasure Chest]

Children learn to write about themselves from an early age. At school
they are encouraged to write creatively and be descriptive and most of
the time their subject is either themselves or their family. That is
where most of their experiences come from at that time in their lives.
Since we are big fans of Writing About Yourself we believe it’s a
great idea to encourage your child to write as much as they can. Here
is a fantastic article about that very thing. It also breaks down the
differences between a Diary/Journal, Memoir and Autobiography.
Sometimes the differences between these can become a little blurred,
but they are, different:

http://www.brainpopjr.com/readingandwriting/writing/writingaboutyourself/grownups.weml