Name: Date: Directions: 1. YOU will choose a biography to read. A biography is a story of someone s life. 2. You can pick a book from the BIOGRAPHY book bin. 3. OR you can choose a magazine biography to read from the BIOGRAPHY magazine bin. 4. GENRE: BIOGRAPHY 5. YOU MUST DO 3 CHOICES! 6. 3 down, 3 across, 3 diagonal It s Tic-Tac-Toe Read a biography. Complete the BIOGRAPHY report worksheet. Read a biography. Find and record ten (10) action verbs. Remember, an action verb is a word that shows action (Example: jump, dance, etc.). Choose any three words from your list. Write a complete sentence with each word. Underline the action verb in each sentence. Read a biography. Fill out the READING RESPONSE graphic organizer. Create an Autobiographical Poem about yourself! Fill out the Autobiographical poem graphic organizer. Read a biography. Fill out BIOGRAPHY JOURNAL RESPONSE sheet. Read a biography. Then write a book about this person using Book Report in a Book! Worksheet as your guide. Read a biography.complete the Details and Questions Graphic Organizer. Make sure you use specific details given to you from the text. Cite the pages you found from your information. Read a biography. Create a diorama for this person. Include in the diorama the most important things that you feel were important to this person, as the author gave to you in the passage. Also record the title of the biography and the author. Read a biography. Write a jingle, song or rhyme that would describe the life of the person you read about. Page 1
BIOGRAPHY JOURNAL RESPONSE Name Date Directions: A. On a lined piece of paper, write answers to these questions. B. Make sure you number the questions. C. Make sure you write answers that make sense. 1. Is the biography a book OR a magazine? 2. What is the title of the biography? 3. Who is the author? 4. Who is the biography about? 5. What obstacles or challenges did this person have to overcome? 6. What is the author s message? 7. What connections did you have to this person? (Cite 3, and give evidence from the text to support your answer. The connection I had with this biography was on page, when the author wrote..i had a connection because..) BIOGRAPHY JOURNAL RESPONSE Name Date Directions: A. On a lined piece of paper, write answers to these questions. B. Make sure you number the questions. C. Make sure you write answers that make sense. 1. Is the biography a book OR a magazine? 2. What is the title of the biography? 3. Who is the author? 4. Who is the biography about? 5. What obstacles or challenges did this person have to overcome? 6. What is the author s message? 7. What connections did you have to this person? (Cite 3, and give evidence from the text to support your answer. The connection I had with this biography was on page, when the author wrote..i had a connection because..) Page 2
Details and Questions Name Date 1. Title of biography 2. Author Paragraph Number Important Detail Question I have Page 3
Paragraph Number Important Detail Question I have Page 4
TEN ACTION VERBS Name Date 1. Title of biography 2. Author TEN ACTION VERBS that I found in this passage: Writing my own sentence using three of the words from above.with the action verb underlined. 1. 2. 3. Page 5
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL POEM Name Date Directions: Fill out the blanks with information from your own life and thoughts. Line 1 Write down your first name Line 2 Line 3 Write down four personality traits about yourself Son or daughter of Line 4 Lover of (3 things) Line 5 Who feels Line 6 Who needs Line 7 Who gives (3 things) Line 8 Who fears (3 things) Line 9 Who would like to see Line 10 Line 11 Resident of (what city do you live in?) Your Last Name Page 6
MY example Line 1 Write down your first name Sarah Line 2 Write down four personality Who is Nice, Giving, and Persistent! traits about yourself Line 3 Son or daughter of Daughter of Karen and Ray Mullen- Line 4 Lover of (3 things) Lover of furry animals, sour candy, and small children. Line 5 Who feels when (doing what?) Who feels excited when stomping in the snow! Line 6 Who needs Who needs lots of hugs every day! Line 7 Who gives (3 things) Who gives smiles, hugs back, and treats. Line 8 Who fears (3 things) Who fears hairy spiders, slimy snakes, and not being accepted into the group. Line 9 Who would like to see Who would like to see peace on earth, children getting along every day, more sunshine! Line 10 Resident of (what city do you live in?) Resident of Louisville, Kentucky Line 11 Your Last Name Reed Page 7
BIOGRAPHY READING REPONSE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER Name Date 1. Title of biography 2. Author LIST THE MAJOR EVENTS in this Person s Life in chronological order. Tell when they happened, using a number from the passage. Page 8
LIFE s LESSONs. The lesson I learned about LIFE was: Page 9
Book Report in a Book! Name Date 1. Title of Biography. 2. Author. 3. Name of famous person. 4. is famous because they. 5. The two problems that had to solve were: 6. Two sentences to describe what you like best about this person. 7. Two sentences to describe what surprising things you learned about this person. 8. 10 questions you would ask from this person if you could meet him or her. Page 10