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PBS

Pbs: Archives of the West: The Life and Adventures of Buffalo Bill

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the version of Buffalo Bill Cody's autobiography, from this text originally published in 1917. Presented as html text chapter by chapter, it makes interesting reading.
Primary
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Theodore Roosevelt: The Big Stick and the Square Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the text from Roosevelt's autobiography, in which he writes candidly of the Big Stick Policy and the Square Deal.
Website
American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Ernest J. Gaines

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of American author, Ernest Gaines, well-known for his novels and essays, including The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pitman and A Gathering of Old Men, both adapted for television.
Primary
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1987: Susumu Tonegawa

For Students 9th - 10th
This Nobel E-Museum site provides an autobiography and a very detailed description of Mr. Tonegawa's work for which he received the Nobel Prize in 1987.
Primary
University of North Carolina

"Life and Times of Frederick Douglass": Text

For Students 9th - 10th
HTML full text of the "Life and Times of Frederick Douglass," the autobiography of the 19th century African American abolitionist (1818-1895).
Primary
University of North Carolina

Documenting the South: Jacob Stroyer, 1849 1908: My Life in the South

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, from the University of North Carolina, provides the full text of "My Life in the South," the autobiography of an emancipated slave, Jacob Stroyer(1849-1908). The text is complete and in-depth with a full introduction and...
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: From Courage to Freedom:frederick Douglass's 1845 Autobiography

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this 3-lesson unit, students will read Douglass's narrative. They will analyze Douglass's vivid first-hand accounts of the lives of slaves and the behavior of slave owners to see how he successfully contrasts reality with romanticism...
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: Booker T. Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on Booker T. Washington including the full text of his autobiography Up From Slavery: An Autobiography.
Activity
University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: Benjamin Franklin

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Groningen provides Benjamin Franklin's complete autobiography 1706-1757.
Activity
Kids' Wings

Texas Bluebonnet Books: "26 Fairmont Avenue"

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you will find activities for Tomie dePaola's autobiography, "26 Fairmont Avenue."
Lesson Plan
Yale University

Ynhti: My Place in Time, by Michael Conte, Jr.

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson site from the Yale University provides narrative, notes, and teacher and student bibliographies. Investigates the "Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin."
Primary
History Tools

History Tools: Benjamin Franklin on Religion [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpt from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, 1771, 1774, 1788 in which Franklin discusses his thoughts and beliefs on nature and religion. Paragraph numbers have been added.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Zines for Kids Multigenre Texts About Media Icons

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for nine lessons that ask students to create multigenre zines for popular culture figures that include letter, persuasive, narrative, acrostic poetry, comic, and biography/autobiography writing. To accomplish this,...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Andrew Clements

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about author Andrew Clements. Links to his website, an interview, and a list of his books are available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Anne Isaacs

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about author Anne Isaacs. A link to a list of her books is available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Ben M. Baglio

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about author Ben M. Baglio. A link to a list of his books is available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Ben Mikaelsen

For Students 1st - 9th
Read this autobiography to learn about author Ben Mikaelsen and some struggles he faced during his childhood. A link to a list of his books is provided.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Brian Jacques

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this autobiography to learn about author Brian Jacques. Links to an interview and a list of his book are available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Bruce Degen

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about illustrator Bruce Degen. Links to an interview, an author visit kit, and a list of his books are available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Clinton Cox

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about author Clinton Cox. Links to an interview and a list of her books are available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Cynthia De Felice

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about author Cynthia Defelice. A link to a list of her books is available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: David Diaz

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about illustrator David Diaz. A link to a list of his books is available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: David Kirk

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about author and illustrator David Kirk. Links to an interview and a list of his books are also available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: David L. Harrison

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about poet David L. Harrison. A link to a list of his books is available.

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