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\nIdentity & Community: An Introduction to 6th Grade Social Studies\n

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\nBegin the school year with a collection of lessons that asks sixth-graders to consider who they are, their new role in middle school, and their role in their community. They study examples of peoples of the past dealing with issues of...\n
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\nWhat's in a Biography?\n

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\nReinforce research skills, close reading, teamwork, and biographical writing skills with one collaborative lesson. Groups create slide shows detailing the elements of a biography through a presentation on a famous American person. Based...\n
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\nAnalyzing Short Biographies to Discover Characteristics of Biographical Writing\n

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\nStudents 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...\n
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\nBio Poems Made Easy\n

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\nA creative way bring autobiographical writing to your poetry unit or back-to-school curriculum, this lesson plan guides you through a bio poem activity. Kids use the graphic organizer to describe themselves using adjectives, things...\n
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\nAmerica's History in the Making: Classroom Applications Four\n

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\nThe final installment of a 22-part American history series examines the many faces that make up the country's story. From Henry Ford to Tulio Serrano, scholars use biographical evidence and Internet research to uncover the people behind...\n
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\nEric Carle Biography Organizer\n

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\nDiscover the life of renowned children's author, Eric Carle, with a biographical, graphic organizer. Scholars read an informational text and locate details such as Carle's birthday, siblings, favorite books, and write a reflection about...\n
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\nBiography Worksheet\n

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\nLearn more about a famous person in history and record this information on a biography format worksheet. After conducting research on a person of interest, biographers record information about their...\n
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\nFamily Titles, Pronouns, Writing about a Person\n

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\nHow is your grandmother related to you? How is your cousin related to your grandmother? Learn about family relationships and pronouns with an activity that guides pupils to write two short narratives about members of their families.\n
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\nBiography Project: Research and Class Presentation\n

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\nI Have A Dream ... that after the lesson, all individuals master the reading, writing, researching, listening, and speaking skills the biography project helps them develop. Martin Luther King, Jr. serves as a topic example for a model...\n
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\nFamous Dead People Project\n

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\nDespite the slightly off-putting title, the instructions and activities detailed in these project guidelines for researching a noteworthy figure will serve as a fantastic supplement to your next famous person research...\n
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\nA Mirror into History\n

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\nAre we really all that different from people in the past? First, learners of all ages write an autobiographical poem. Then, they research the lives of historical figures. They use the same format that they used to write their own poem to...\n
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\nBiopoem Strategy as Part of a Character Analysis for Of Mice and Men\n

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\nReaders of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men will learn much “more than what (is) said to them” as they use the biopoem format and craft a poem about one of the major characters in Steinbeck’s tragic story of Geroge Milton and Lennie...\n
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\nBiography Worksheet\n

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\nThe design of good graphic organizers indicate the relative importance of the information collected. This biography graphic organizer is a good one because the focus is more on events in the subject's life, the whys and whats, rather...\n
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\nWho Am I?\n

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\nGet to know a person in your class or a famous figure in history. With questions about the person's birthplace, parents, and what they are famous for. A space at the bottom prompts writers to list three things they have learned.\n
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\nGathering information about a person is the easy part. Crafting an interesting biography is another thing altogether. The value in this information-collecting worksheet is that writers are asked to move beyond the usual basic questions.\n
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\nA Pixie Biography Report\n

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\nStudents practice biographical writing after completing research on the subject.  In this journalism lesson, students read a story of an important person's life and discuss the important moments along the way.  Students utilize...\n
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\nWriting and Sharing Community Stories\n

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\nStudents use interviewing skills to explore and express the culture of their community. In this literacy/writing lesson, students interview a community member as a basis for a biographical writing project. Each class member contributes a...\n
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\nThe Postbellum Period and Freemen\n

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\nStudents become familiar with the ways slaves reacted to educating themselves.  In this postbellum and freeman lesson, students complete readings from chapters in the book Up From Slavery.  Students write about the...\n
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\nBiographical Account--John Lennon\n

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\nHigh schoolers develop skills of biographical writing through research. Students analyze a video on John Lennon and his death. High schoolers visit the website on John Lennon still recording details of his death.\n
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\nWriting: Narrative, Expository, Persuasive, and Descriptive\n

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\nIf you are interested in having a basic framework for teaching expository, narrative, persuasive, and descriptive writing, this resource may help; however, you will have to find information on the different forms of writing to share with...\n
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\nA Very Special Biography About _________\n

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\nPrepare pupils for writing a biography by asking them to fill out this graphic organizer. Learners fill in eight bubbles about their chosen person.\n
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\nColumbus Sailed the Ocean Blue\n

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\nYoung adventurers embark on a journey, setting sail along the blue ocean with Christopher Columbus. Teachers will find that this unit makes their lesson planning smooth sailing!\n
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