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Biography Newsletters

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Have your pupils just finished reading biographies? Extend their study by having them craft a biography newsletter about the subject of their biography.  Using a word processor, they create, revise and edit their report, and add graphics to enhance their newsletter.

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word processing, biography writing, biographies

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biography writing, word processing, english language arts
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Grade
7th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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