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Title:
| Writing: Biographies |
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Description:
| These sites offer tips for writing biographies. There are lesson plans, helpful handouts, rubrics, an online tutorial, and examples of biographies written by elementary students. Also include a video on writing process. |
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Grade Level:
| 3, 4, 5, 12 |
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Resource Links:
| Biography Form
This worksheet can help students organize their information before they start writing.
Composing an Autobiography Using a Web
This lesson includes a graphic organizer you can print out to help students organize their ideas. You can also adapt this lesson and have the students complete a graphic organizer using Inspiration software.
Student Biographers
This lesson gives some ideas for the type of information to include in a biography. In this activity, students interview the teacher and each other and write short biographies.
BrainPOP: Writing Process
After the ad finishes loading, watch the movie, try the quiz, and learn about the writing process with Tim and Moby. NOTE: Subscription is required for this site.
Education World
This site offers ideas for teaching students about writing biographies. Scroll down for instructions on writing a bio-poem. NOTE: This site includes ads.
Scholastic: Write Your Own Biography
This site has tips for writing biographies, including a worksheet for writing down questions and sources. The site includes a certificate students can print out after completing their biography.
Student Biographers
This hands-on activity has students learn about biographies and then write one.
Biography Maker
This self-pace online tutorial provides information about writing a good biography and guides learners to create a biography step-by-step. NOTE: This site has links to external sites.
ReadWriteThink: Bio-Cube
Bio-Cube is an online summarizing tool that helps students identify and list key elements about a person whose biography or autobiography they have just read. Use this tool to prepare writing a biography. Includes suggested lesson plans that go along with the tool.
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Education Standards:
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AL Standards:
5
AR Standards:
R.10.5.10
AU Standards:
RS2.5.1, RS3.8.4
DE Standards:
4.2b.1.b, 1.3.3.a.2.8, 1.3.3.a.2.9, 1.4.5, 4.2b.1.b, 1.3.3.a.2.8, 1.3.3.a.2.9, 1.4.7, 4.2b.1.b
MO Standards:
1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 1.10, 2.2, 1, 3, 4
OK Standards:
A.4.1.a
UT Standards:
2.2.a, 2.2.b, 2.2.c
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