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Biographies in a Box Come to Life

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use the Internet to research someone's biography.
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Dr. Seuss and Read Across America

For Teachers 5th - 6th Standards
What important facts about Dr. Seuss influenced the Read Across America movement...? This is the driving question of a research project that requires scholars to find information about Dr. Seuss' life and work. Class...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Alexander Graham Bell

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Study the features of nonfiction text with a set of comprehension and analysis materials. Readers learn about Alexander Graham Bell with questions about the text, writing prompts, and proofreading activities.
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Step into the Painting: Social Studies, Literature, and Art

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Travel back in American history to the era of slavery and abolition. After reading about the Underground Railroad, young historians examine a painting depicting the event, and write a narrative from the point of view of a person in the...
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Elizabeth Murray Project

Colonial Women During the Revolution

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
Young researchers use the Internet or books to find out about colonial women during the American Revolution. They organize information in a graphic to demonstrate their understanding of the research they gathered before writing a...
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The Blues . Writing . Biographies/Profiles . The Soul of a Man

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
This lesson, focused on profile writing and its unique characteristics, considers the profiles developed in the film The Soul of a Man while also asking learners to consider other profiles they are familiar with and to write some of...
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Language Arts: Biography and Autobiography

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine autobiographies and biographies through a series of reading and writing exercises. By writing journals during this semester-long course, they improve writing skills and discover their own voice. Among other activities,...
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Genre Lesson: Autobiography

For Teachers 5th - 6th Standards
Have your middle schoolers write a short story about themselves with an autobiography unit about Rosa Parks. They learn the difference between biographies and autobiographies, define the different types of autobiographies and determine...
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Writing and Sharing Community Stories

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use interviewing skills to explore and express the culture of their community. In this literacy/writing lesson, students interview a community member as a basis for a biographical writing project. Each class member contributes a...
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A Pixie Biography Report

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students practice biographical writing after completing research on the subject.  In this journalism lesson, students read a story of an important person's life and discuss the important moments along the way.  Students utilize...
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Worksheet
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Your Turn: Write an "I Am" Poem

For Students 5th - 6th
In this identifying with the artist Judith Leyster activity, students read the biography and view the self-portrait of Judith Leyster and use their imaginations to fill in the blanks to complete the "I Am... Judith Leyster" poem....
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George Winter Lesson Plan 3

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Bring language arts and U.S. history together in this lesson, which prompts middle and high schoolers to gather biographical information about Abraham Lincoln. They compare and contrast information written about his childhood and discuss...
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Benedict Arnold Lesson Plan

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read about and write a biography on Benedict Arnold.
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National Woman's History Museum

Anne Hutchinson: Foremother of the American Women’s Movement

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Many learners may be familiar with the legacy of figures such as Susan B. Anthony, but what about Anne Hutchinson? Hutchinson was a lesser-known woman who spoke up to patriarchal figures in colonial America, leading to her banishment....
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Annenberg Foundation

Slavery and Freedom

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
How do nineteenth-century texts by African American and Native American writers contribute to the country's ideals of freedom and individuality? Learners explore the topic by watching and discussing a video, reading biographies, writing...
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Houdini Report

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students write a biography after thy have found facts from the Houdini website. They complete a report using the organizational trait. Students use the internet to complete their fact sheets on Houdini. They discuss organization and...
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Science Biographies for Research Detectives

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders research and explore lives of famous scientists, analyze accomplishments of scientists, and create presentations. Six lessons on one page.
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Autobiographical Writing About Memories

For Teachers Pre-K - 8th
Students reflect on fall memories in preparation for creating an autobiographical composition. In this composition lesson, students explore how many writers use the changing seasons, fall in particular, to describe a character's...
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Balloon Bustin' Biographies

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners choose a famous person to write a one to three page report about. They conduct research using electronic encyclopedias, biographies, and videos. When students have all presented their reports, the class has a party.
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A Biography of Amir Khan

For Students 4th - 6th
For this literature worksheet, students read a biography about Amir Khan, a middleweight boxer who won an Olympic bronze in Athens. They identify whether each statement is true or false. Then, students look at his career and respond to...
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Career Biographies

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students choose an occupation that they would like to pursue and write a career biography that outlines the path they would need to follow to achieve their goals.
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Tobacco: Fictional Biography

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify the impact of the political and social changes in North Carolina after the Civil War. Using their text, they explain the role of agriculture, textile and tobacco in the area and how it helped economically develop...
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Biography Flashcards

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students choose a modern biographical figure and research that person on the internet. They write a page summary of the person's life and collect images of their person to include in the report. They glue everything to tagboard to create...
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Interactive
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Biography

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this biography interactive worksheet, students learn about the genre of biography by reading 2 paragraphs. Students answer 7 questions about the text. This is an online interactive activity.

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