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- 6th - 8th
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Students practice the various processes used in researching and writing a biographical research paper, including brainstorming, notetaking, outlining, creating a bibliography, and writing the final draft. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students work together in small groups to create a poster that displays the information from a biography in a graphic organizer. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students use graphic organizers for research of the Negro Baseball League. They investigate the lives of various former players and write biographies about them. Working in pairs, they edit each other's biographies. They share their biographies with other students in the school. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students create a page on Kid Works Deluxe about themselves. They type at least four sentences that tell about what they like, what they don't like, how they get to school, their family, etc...Students use the program to illustrate their writing. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students explore the components of biographies in the six lessons of this unit. Four science biographies are utilized to provide examples for student analyzation and practice. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate stories in their hometown. They do in-person research and develop "living biographies" about people in their own communities. They review the proper etiquette for contacting the biographical person. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students read short biographies on Abraham Lincoln from various artists. Using the texts, they identify the subject of the biography and discuss whether or not illustrations contribute to a biography. They research specific information about the subject and identify the book as either fiction or nonfiction. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students interview each other and collect information about their partners. They compose a biographical sketch about their partners while incorporating the writing process. Pictures of the partners are included in the biographical sketch and presented to the class. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students identify unique characteristics of different writing genres such as biography, folktales and mysteries. They create original piece of writing using the writing process and then post their original writing online. They think critically and objectively about their reading. Full Review »
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- 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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