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Oregon Encyclopedia Project: David Thompson
A biography of explorer David Thompson is provided. Links for further reading are also listed. Lesson plans are for writing encyclopedia entries are provided (but are not specific to David Thompson).
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Biography
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart helps students determine what makes a person worthy of having a biography about him/her. Students are guided to a website that helps them create an effectively researched and written...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Exploring the Past in 21st Century Ways
Through this project-based lesson, young scholars will do research on and create an oral presentation based on the life of an influential Famous American. Students will utilize various means to glean information, from online databases,...
Rice University
Galileo Project: Christopher Clavius
This site from The Galileo Project of the Rice University provides a biography of Clavius including an excerpt from his writings. A picture is provided in this article along with links to additional information.
University of North Carolina
Documenting the Amer. South: Kate Chopin: Bayou Folk
The Documenting the American South project has made this full text version of Kate Chopin's novel available online. The page includes a link to a biography of Chopin, html files of the work, as well as title page and cover images.
Other
Haring Kids
This site is dedicated to pop artist Keith Haring and it's all done in the style of his cartoon drawings. There are links Keith's biography, coloring pages, games, lessons, and more!
Curated OER
Writing Fix: Beyond the Basic Biography Report: A. Lincoln and Me
The front cover of the book A. Lincoln and Me by Louise Borden.
EL Education
El Education: Small Acts of Courage
After researching local heroes of the civil rights movement through secondary sources and through primary source interviews, students write biographies of these unsung heroes. The biographies, along with digital photographs, are compiled...
EL Education
El Education: Blanca Rosenberg
This memoir-style book was created by a 5th/6th grade student in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, and tells the life story of a Holocaust survivor. Blanca Rosenberg is the biography of Blanca written in first person narrative, as told to the...
EL Education
El Education: Refugee Profiles
Students learn more about African history and culture through research, interviews, movies, books, and work with historians, college professors, and religious leaders. Then student write biographical stories of local refugees in first...
EL Education
El Education: Seasons of Life
Students make multiple visits to a nursing home to develop a relationship with one person and learn about his or her life. Then students use a combination of illustrations, photographs, digital pictures, and biographical text to create a...
EL Education
El Education: Discovering the Genesee Volume 1
Discovering the Genesee was created by third grade students in Rochester, New York, as part of a Learning Expedition on local history. Student work was guided by four questions, which became the chapters of their book: Who were the...
EL Education
El Education: Meet Local Scientists
Students learn about local scientists through research, interviews, and brief internships. Then students create pages for a class book containing digital photographs and information about the scientist and his/her field of study.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: Western and Central Europe Chronology
A good biography. Includes life and career information, as well as political background and general atmosphere of the times. Also contains descriptions/explanations of major works.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Edna St. Vincent Millay
This is a detailed biography on the life and writing of poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, who was an outspoken feminist, a taleneted pianist, and a woman known for her good heart and kindness.
EL Education
El Education: Many Faces, Many Places One New Life
Students interview recent immigrants and research the countries from which they came. Students present the information along with digital photographs on each page of a twelve-month calendar.
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Wolff: Old School
Guide to Tobias Wolff's Old School, with historical information, author biographies, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including activities, writing exercises, project ideas, and essay topics. A radio show, with...
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McGraw Hill
Glencoe Literature Library: "Cezanne Pinto" Study Guide [Pdf]
A great resource for students reading "Cezanne Pinto," complete with a brief biography of author Mary Stolz, pre-reading material, diagramming activities, and personal response and analysis questions linked to each chapter. Also provides...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Poe: Stories and Poems
Guide to the stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe, including historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson teaching unit with project ideas and essay questions. A radio show, with transcript, features...
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Webster University: Harriet Martineau (1802 1876)
A biography of Harriet Martineau, a prominent sociologist in the 19th century. It covers the different stages of her life and her writings. This article is written by a sociology student as part of a collaborative project.
EL Education
El Education: A Beaver Story
This children's book about beavers was written and illustrated by 6th graders after extensive field research with experts in the field. The book is unique in that it offers a continuous fictional narrative at the top of each page, an...
Other
Literature Unit: "A Day No Pigs Would Die"
This site features questions for each of the chapters in Robert Newton Peck's "A Day No Pigs Would Die."
Other
Mlksb: Why We Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Learn why we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a holiday. Also gives a brief description on the life and work of Dr. King.
Curated OER
Rice University: Christopher Clavius
This site from The Galileo Project of the Rice University provides a biography of Clavius including an excerpt from his writings. A picture is provided in this article along with links to additional information.