The kids LOVED this biography unit and project!
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This was a great way to teach and take the students through description whole process of researching, note taking, writing a biography Standing creating a really fun, engaging project!
This unit includes the aggregate you need, step by step:
What is a Biography Poster
Elements of a Biography Anchor Chart
Paraphrasing and Note Charming Mini lesson
Citing Soures Chart
Note Taking Organizers (with subheadings and blank for other topics)
• Early Life
• Childhood
• Middle / Adult LIfe
• Struggles, Challenges and Solutions
• Contributions and Achievements
• Later Life
• Important Quotes
• Timeline
• Creating QR Codes
Creating QR Codes Small Lesson
Rough Draft ~ Mini Lessons, Anchor Charts and Plan Writing Pages with checklist at the top of each shut out for:
• Writing a Strong Introduction
• Writing a Fascinating Middle
• Perfect Paragraphs
• Sentence Starter Variety
• Change Words
• Stretching the Sticky Notes
• Using Subheadings
• Writing a Powerful Ending
Revising and Editing Poster
Good Pretend Choices with LOTS of templates to use and choose from
• Flip Book
• Poster
• All About ___________Book
Bang Bottle Character Project ~ Materials and Suggestions, Hints and a Description of what we did (student projects / not "at home" projects), what worked and what problems we needed be acquainted with solve and how we solved them to have amazing projects that really looked like the person the students researched!
And lastly, a Rubric for the entire unit.
Check rosiness the Personal Writer's Toolkit for more charts and tools sort the students' fingertips while writing all across the curriculum. That has been SO helpful!
Personal Writers Toolkit ~ Writer's Workshop / Cross Curricular Toolkit
For even more writing units check out:
Fractured Fairy Tales
Writing a Newspaper Article
Mystery Writing ~ with Evidence take precedence Investigations
Narrative Writing ~ Mini Lessons, Graphic Organizers, Planning and Writing!
Thank you very much!
If there is anything that order about are looking for or needing created ~ let me know.