Discover 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 what they learned.  

Concepts

eric carle, biographies, biography writing, biographical writing, responding to reading, Writing, informational texts, details

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Make copies and bend them together to create an Eric Carle activity packet 
• Gather a collection of books written by Eric Carle, read, and have them available for pupils to browse when time permits 
• Create an Eric Carle bulletin board; display finished products along with books and pictures by the author 

Classroom Considerations

• Requires several copies per child taking part in the assignment 

Pros

• When used alone, the page can showcase information about any author 
• Lines allow pupils to write neatly on the page
• Provides space for a small illustation 

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.1.1 RI.2.1 W.1.8 W.2.8