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Introducing Biographies - Getting to Know You Lesson PlanIntroducing Biographies - Getting to Know You Lesson Plan
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Introducing Biographies - Getting to Know You

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Students explore several different types of biographies to determine their area of interest, choose one notable person they would like to explore, complete online tutorial on biographies, and use written and Internet resources to research one person.

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biographies, Research Skills, english language arts
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3rd - 5th
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English Language Arts
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14 days
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