Biography Research By Melissa Shutler
The next three pages include two options for research!
Name Biography Research Use this page to research your famous person! My birthday/birthplace Why I was famous Family/Childhood My education My awards/honors A quote I said A time I overcame an obstacle
Name Biography Research Paragraph 1- Introduce the person Date Name of famous person: Birthday: Birthplace: This person is known for this field: O sports O courage O new ideas O science O leadership O the arts Paragraph 2- Timeline of Important Events Find four main events in your famous person s life. Write them in order on the timeline. Paragraph 3- Contributions of this person What was this person s greatest accomplishment? How did this person change the world?
Biography Research cont d Paragraph 4 An Important Quote Write a famous quote that this person said: What does this mean? Why did he or she say it? - Paragraph 5- A summary What lesson could you learn from this person? Resources
Name Biography Report
Name Biography Report Rubric Check over your writing. Place a check mark under the student section after you check that area. Then do the same thing with a partner. Leave the teacher section blank. I wrote five paragraphs, each one indented. My first paragraph introduced the topic. My second paragraph told important events in order. My third paragraph talked about an accomplishment and how this person changed the world. My fourth paragraph included a quote and explained why it was important. My fifth paragraph summarized the paper and included what I learned from this person. I checked for spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. My sentences are easy to read and follow grammar rules. Student Partner Teacher
Name Biography Project Choices Along with your written report, you must also complete a final project. You must complete three points worth of work from this menu. You may choose one 3-point project or a 1-point and a 2-point project. 3 points 2 points 1 point Dress up as your famous person and give a 2-minute presentation about yourself and your accomplishments. Create a poster to wear with a hole big enough for your head. Design the poster so that it is wearing clothes like your famous person. Prepare a 2-minute presentation. Create a 5-page picture book about your famous person. Your book should be illustrated and colorful. Fill a paper bag with five items that your famous person would have owned. Make the items using craft materials. On an index card, explain why you included these items. Complete the Biography summary page. Create your person using craft materials. Create a scrapbook page of this person s life. Include 3 pictures of this person doing important things. Explain what is happening in each picture.
Name Biography Quotes Write four things that this person would tell about him or herself. Then design the doll to look like your person and draw a background
Name Biography Scrapbook Page Draw three pictures of important moments in this person s life. Then explain what happened in each picture.
Name Biography Early Finishers Complete one activity in each of the three columns. Write your answers on the work space page. Complete activity 3 on another paper. Activity 1 Activity 2 Activity 3 Analyze Investigate the honors and awards that this person received. List them and write the year of each award. Evaluate List three events in this person s life that contributed to his or her success. Prioritize them according to their importance. 1= most important Remember Describe a time in this person s life when he or she overcame a challenge. What did the person to do overcome it? Understand Compare this person to yourself. Explain two personality traits that you have in common. Explain how you both exhibit these traits. Create Choose a project: Compose a poem or song about this person. Construct something that honors this person. Plan a celebration to honor this person. Write the invitation. Apply Illustrate the most important event in this person s life. Write a caption at the bottom to explain why you think this is the most important event.
Name Biography Early Finishers Workspace Complete your chosen activities in the boxes below. Activity 3 should be on another page. Activity 1 Activity 2
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