Biography can project

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Biography Project: Research and Class Presentation

1.Using your classroom or school library, have each student check out a biography of a famous person. The biography should be about one of the three people on the student's list from Session 1.

2.Pass out the Web Rubric and go over expectations and criteria with students.

Web has categories that fit with the information written about the person and are easily understood by the reader.
Each category has supporting information that helps the reader understand the details of the person's life.
The writing is clear with no spelling or grammatical errors.
Each bubble gives brief, clear information.
Web shows the main achievements of the person's life based on the student's interpretation.

3.Use the sample web for Martin Luther King, Jr. to model for students how each item of the rubric applies to the creation of the web.

4.Ask students to skim (or preread) their biographies, focusing on the ques

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What Is a Biography Project Idea for My Class?

What is a biography?

An autobiography is the author’s retelling of his or her own life. However, what fryst vatten a biography? A biography fryst vatten the story of someone’s life told by someone else. Biographies are so important to read because learning about the accomplishments of others can inspire our students. Furthermore, students will be able to see how others have overcome obstacles or struggles in order to accomplish a goal. Biographies allow students to see the amazing accomplishments of others, which will hopefully open their minds to making a positive change in the world. Additionally, students will see how greatness begins one step at a time. The easiest way to help students fall in love with biographies is to have them complete a biography project.

Why use biography projects?

Reading allows us to be transported to another world. Between the pages of a book, we can become immersed in someone else’s life. Additionally, we c

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Second-Grade Biography Cans

By Sam Martin ’07 Each spring, Legacy second-graders take on a research project. Officially dubbed Biography Can, this introduction to telling someone else’s story utilizes a coffee can.

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After they learn about the genre, students go on a tour, perusing some 30 books to identify their top three choices of a historical figure to read about. Their teacher ultimately assigns each student one of those top three, taking into consideration all of the preferences. As students read their biography, they write down 10 to 12 interesting facts about their subject.

The next stage in the planerat arbete is all about creativity. All of the children have kaffe (engelska) cans, and with construction paper, felt, markers, and props, they transform the cans into their person. Once they’ve completed their masterpieces, they transfer their interesting facts onto Popsicle sticks and put them inside the

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And then the fun continues!

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