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Curated OER

Lasting Legacies of Ancient Greece

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Ancient Greece lesson plans can open up a world of information for students.
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Curated OER

Using Memoirs to Open Doors to Research

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Interesting memoirs can be a springboard into some very enjoyable research assignments.
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TES Global

Tes: Autobiography Resources

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will learn the difference between biography and autobiography with these resources. PowerPoint lessons, biographical paragraphs, and autobiographical paragraphs are provided.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

For Students 9th - 10th
Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography divided into four parts. Link to The Electric Franklin, a site full of fun graphics and interesting facts.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Excerpt From Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse

For Students 7th - 8th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Writing an Autobiography Using Pictures

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
This is a 4-day lesson on how to write an autobiography. Students also learn to take digital pictures of themselves and use them in their writing.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography

For Students 9th - 10th
An autobiography by Theodore Roosevelt.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Lit Library: "Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Enhance your reading of "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" by Ernest Gaines with the help of an author biography, novel introduction, vocabulary lists, and reading-response exercises. After completing the novel, write about the...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literary Library: "Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore Benjamin Franklin and his "Autobiography" with the help of background information, vocabulary lists, brainstorming exercises, and thought-provoking writing prompts on Franklin's talents and contributions. Also, use what you have...
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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Thomas Jefferson's Autobiography

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Virginia presents the full text of Thomas Jefferson's autobiography. Among many other topics, Jefferson discusses the Declaration of Independence.
Primary
University of North Carolina

Booker T. Washington, 1856 1915 Up From Slavery: An Autobiography

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the complete text from the book "Up from Slavery: An Autobiography", by Booker T. Washington, in which he explores his journey from slave to educator. Includes illustrations, biographical facts, and links to further information on...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Excerpt From the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Excerpt from the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" by Benjamin Franklin, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Malcolm X, Alex Haley

For Students 9th - 10th
The Autobiography of Malcolm X traces the life of one of the most influential, controversial, and thoughtful people of the 20th century. Selected (10) reading passages (grades 8-11) to pair with the "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by...
Primary
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Enlightenment: Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

For Students 9th - 10th
Use the text or audio of Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin to consider the two learning outcomes below. Describe the major historical and cultural developments of the Enlightenment; explain key concepts. Describe the major conventions,...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Fifth Grade Autobiography

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the poem "Fifth Grade Autobiography" by Rita Dove, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Puff: An Autobiography by Katharine S. Macquoid

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Puff: An Autobiography by Katharine S. Macquoid (1888). It is an autobiography of the dog Puff.
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Franklin and Marshall College

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary: Anatomy of an Autobiography [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
PDF file of a transcript of a lecture delivered by Michael Zuckerman, Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania on the topic of personal writing and autobiography using the "Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" as an example.
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University of Pennsylvania

Our Irish Theatre: A Chapter of Autobiography

For Students 9th - 10th
This full e-text version of Lady Gregory's "Our Irish Theatre: A Chapter of Autobiography" also includes the appendices and footnotes for the work, as well as illustrations of original manuscript pages.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Neptune or the Autobiography of a Newfoundland Dog by E Burrows

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Neptune or The Autobiography of a Newfoundland Dog by E. Burrows (1890), a novel about the life of a dog from the dog's point of view.
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Other

Autobiography: A Type of Memoir

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource has information about autobiography, a type of memoir, plus examples of types of autobiographies and the criteria for each one.
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Success Link

Success Link: Autobiography of a Parasite

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use this lesson plan as an interesting culmination of a study of parasites. Students use the information they've gathered to write an autobiography of thelife cycle of the parasite of their choice.
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Autobiography: Maya Angelou

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Unit plan that focuses on autobiography and the writings of Maya Angelou, especially her novel "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." It is from the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute, and is intended for grades 10-12. Also includes...
Primary
PBS

Pbs's Africans in America: Equiano's Autobiography

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter two of "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano," the autobiography of a man abducted from Africa and forced into slavery before later obtaining his freedom. This chapter details his capture and eventual journey...
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PBS

Africans in America: Equiano's Autobiography

For Students 9th - 10th
From a larger site from PBS' Africans in America, blurb about Olaudah Equiano and his autobiography with a link to text of this historical document.

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