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- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the genre of biography in both its traditional and nontraditional forms. They examine Edmund Morris's unorthodox biography of Ronald Reagan. They conduct research on an historic American and write their own biographies. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd
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Students research and explore lives of famous scientists, analyze accomplishments of scientists, and create presentations. Six lessons on one page. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 5th
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Student examine how heroes make a difference in the lives of other people. Reading biographies of Lincoln, Sitting Bull and others, they write their own biographies of heroes in their own lives. They identify key events in their lives and determine how they have contributed to society as a whole. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th - 12th
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Students research the biography of a famous Canadian. They design a multimedia presentation that highlights the impact of this person on the Canadian national identity. They determine how this famous Canadian influenced Canada's international reputation. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th
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Students review important people in history by participating in a "Biography Bounce." The students bounce rubber or soccer balls after correctly identifying the person presented by the teacher. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th
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Students review the characteristics of biography as a type of nonfiction. They participate in the reading of a passage using the neurological impress method in which the teacher reads from an overhead, pointing to each word as students follow along. In the guided practice section the students respond to a piece of poetry focusing on adjectives, stanzas, and rhyming words. Also, they play a game about alliteration. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th
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Students review the spelling patterns -tch and -dge before practicing chronological order. They work with a biography of Barbara Jordan in which they identify transitional words and phrases before completing a handout. In the fluency section, they do a repeated one minute reading of a text with a partner. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 9th
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Students read a biography of their choice. They create a five-slide PowerPoint presentation comparing their own personal 'character traits' to those of the person they read about. They may read additional biographies and create additional PowerPoint presentations. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 5th
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Students discuss the information presented in biographies. After reading one of their choice, they identify three important events from the person's life. They must choose three artifacts that accompany the events while it is being presented to the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 10th
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Students practice reviewing and analyzing the biography section of portfolios. They assess the purposes of a biography and what one can learn about the author in a biography. Each student fills out a checklist as they read a narrative about a trip to an English speaking country. Full Review »
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