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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an online version of a 1909 Harvard Classics edition of "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin," including the front matter, illustrations, and an introductory note.
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Other

Laus Dnet: Grade 3 Word Lesson Plan (Me, Myself and I)

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this lesson plan, students write their life story. Reflecting on a series of key questions, students will tell the tale of who they really are. Contains links to step sheets for creating a new document in Word, creating Word Art, and...
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Other

Impassioned: Journals, Diaries and Notebooks

For Students 9th - 10th
This site includes examples of diaries, journals, and notebooks in the Collection at Richard Hugo House and The Diary Library of Corralitos, California. Focuses upon the genre of diaries and journals within the practice of writing....
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Reader's Theatre With Jan Brett

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
For this lesson, learners will interact with the book Hedgie's Surprise by Jan Brett and create a Readers Theatre performance. Students will engage in interacting with story elements during before, during, and post-reading activities.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Childhood Artifacts to Inspire a Narrative

For Teachers 5th - 8th
This site contains a book review of Knots in My Yo-yo String: the Autobiography of a Kid, which is a memoir by Jerry Spinelli. A suggested activity is included that asks students to bring in important mementos that the students will...
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TES Global

Blendspace: Contractions

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
A twelve-part learning module with links to images, texts, videos, and websites on writing an autobiography.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Literature Course Overview: Mla Format

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the MLA formatting guidelines. It offers a MLA format video presentation followed by a self-quiz on the information. It provides links to the MLA website and Purdue Owl Online Writing Lab: MLA Formatting and Style...
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Memory: The Frederick Douglass Papers

For Students 9th - 10th
Walk into the life of Frederick Douglass, abolitionist, through his autobiography found here. Discover a time line of Douglass's life, papers he'd written, as well as his family tree.
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University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: Frederick Douglass

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides extensive excerpts from "The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass." This is a lot of information about the great abolitionist and orator written by himself.
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Primary
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Theodore Roosevelt: The Big Stick and the Square Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the text from Roosevelt's autobiography, in which he writes candidly of the Big Stick Policy and the Square Deal.
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Primary
University of North Carolina

"Life and Times of Frederick Douglass": Text

For Students 9th - 10th
HTML full text of the "Life and Times of Frederick Douglass," the autobiography of the 19th century African American abolitionist (1818-1895).
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: All About Me Story

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
This series of lessons engages students in autobiographical writing. Students will participate in pre-writing, drafting, and publishing stories about their lives.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: A Book About Me

For Teachers K
This lesson engages students in using a template to help them with personal writing. Students will gain exposure to several autobiographies and then will write their own autobiographical pieces.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Southern Renaissance: Zora Neale Hurston

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Zora Neale Hurston is featured in this biography highlighting her literary contributions which focused on African Americans as whole people, celebrating their heritage, in an era when black authors tended to write about their...
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EL Education

El Education: Who We Are

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
An online book entitled Who We Are by kindergarten students at the College School in St. Louis, Missouri. The book contains an autobiographical description and illustration of each student as well as a photograph of a sculpture of the...
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EL Education

El Education: What Matters to Me

For Students 1st - 5th
An online book entitled What Matters to Me: In the Hearts and Minds of Elementary School Students by 4th graders at Mary O. Pottenger School in Springfield, Massachusetts. Autobiographical essays and self portraits provide exemplary work...
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Activity
University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: Benjamin Franklin

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Groningen provides Benjamin Franklin's complete autobiography 1706-1757.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: This Is My Life!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This assignment requires you to write about your own life, your family, and the things that are influencing you so far in your personal journey. The result will be a short autobiography of your own and hopefully a little more...
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Yale University

Ynhti: My Place in Time, by Michael Conte, Jr.

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson site from the Yale University provides narrative, notes, and teacher and student bibliographies. Investigates the "Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin."
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Website
Other

Ray Charles Online

For Students 9th - 10th
This personal website of Ray Charles contains a very interesting autobiography, including discussions with the artist on how he writes and arranges music in his head, how soul music and rock and roll originated, and much more.
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Other

Education Oasis: Memoir: The Stuff of Our Lives Unit

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A six to eight week unit about the genre of memoir. Students will see that writers write about the ordinary happenings of their lives and will be encouraged to reflect upon the significance of remembered events. Students will keep a...
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Website
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: 2.1: Narrative Essay

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn to write a narrative essay by identifying the differences between descriptive and narrative essays, knowing the difference between autobiographical and...
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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Frederick Douglass: Appendix to Narrative of the Life of Am. Slave

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The appendix to Frederick Douglass's well-known autobiography in which he castigates Americans' embrace of Christianity as hypocritical.
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Website
Other

Isaac Asimov Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource covers every aspect of Asimov's prolific writing career. Biographical information, movie connections, short story collections, lists of Asmiov's works are all here.

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