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- Grade Range
- 4th - 8th
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Students write a biography about a family member. They research the life of a family member and then write and compile a book including title page, photographs and five separate chapters outlining different periods of the subject's life. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th
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Students read biographies of juvenile authors. They research the author through a database. They create a visual aid about the author and share it with the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th
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Students use the internet to research the use of biographies and autobiographies. Using PowerPoint, they create slides showing the information they gathered. They write a short autobiography of themselves to end the lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th
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Students read a biography or autobiography of a famous person. Using the information, they present the facts and impacts of this person in a PowerPoint presentation. They practice their oral communication skills as well in this lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the development and history of various rivers in their state and conduct research about a specific river. They read and discuss a handout, and complete a river biography that includes birth information, location and description, a century report, personal interview, and an epitaph in the form of a cinquain poem. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th
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Students spell words from a previously reviewed list. They work in pairs to read and compare two biography selections about Jimmy Carter and Barbara Jordan. Working with their partner they complete a worksheet examine the difference between objective and subjective. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th
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Students complete practice on reading biographies, comparing and contrasting them. In order to complete the review, the students work on hand outs that the teacher accesses using the main website. Finally, they identify and define tier two and three vocabulary words in the readings. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 5th
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Students explore the written form of biographies and compose a biography of a classmate. They read and discuss biographies, conduct an interview with a classmate and record the responses on a worksheet, and create a biography of their interviewee in the form of a computer slideshow. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students listen and read to interpret biographies. They practice comprehension strategies through reading breaks and discussion and apply comprehension in group work and then individually. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 6th
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Students study how to conduct research for biographies. They discuss how to locate sources for biographies and play a trivia game to help select a topic to research. Going on a scavenger hunt, they locate clues to sources for researchng biographies. Full Review »
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