Biography Reports
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Intro
Rubric
Bio Lesson 1
Bio Organizer
Bio Organizer
Bio Lesson 2
Bio Organizer
List of People
2nd Grade CCSS
2.W.2 Write informative
texts to introduce topic,
use facts and definitions
and provide conclusion.
W.2.5 Topic, revise and
edit
2.W.7 Participate in shared
research and writing
projects.
2.W.8 Recall information
from provided sources to
answer a question.
By Mrs. Robbins
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I’ve included 2 biography reports. These
would be great to use for Black History
Month, President’s Day, Women’s History,
or ect.
Rubric for Biography
1. When was your person born?
2. Why is your person important?
3. Write three important facts about
your person.
4. Closing Sentence
5. Where did you get your information?
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Biography Lesson 1
Objective: Students will write a biography.
2.W.2 Write informative texts to introduce topic, use facts and definitions and provide
conclusion. W.2.5 Topic, revise and edit
Materials:
Biography to read to class
Examples of biography books or biography articles
Biography reproducible
Model/Instruct
Today we will learn about biographies.
A biography is a book that is written about a famous person’s life. A biography includes
important facts such as a person’s childhood and family life, what they did for a living,
their accomplishments or why they are famous, and other interesting facts. Often the
writer will tell you why they chose to write about this person.
Guided
Writers ask many questions about the person and then they do research to find out the
facts. They might ask where and when the person was born, and what their family life was
like growing up. Next they might ask what the person did for a living or what kind of work
they did. Writers also ask about why the person is famous. What were their
accomplishments or what did they do that was important? Why were they important?
Read a biography to the class. What was the author’s purpose for writing this story?
Put a biography organizer on chart paper or the overhead, ask students about the book to
fill it in.
The writer may add an opinion about the famous person to a biography. An opinion tells how
the writer feels about the famous person. An opinion is not a fact because it is what the
writer thinks or feels. A fact is something that is true and can be proven.
Today we learned the purpose of a biography. Do we write a biography to tell about the life
of a famous person or to teach how to do something? We also learned that a biography
includes important facts about a famous person’s life. Also, some writers may include their
opinions about the famous person in the biography.
This lesson was adapted from FreeReading
http://www.free-reading.net/index.php?title=Introduce:_Biography
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Biography Research Report Organizer
______________was born in ____________
Name of your person
town, state
on _________________.
the date your person was born
______________ is famous because _____
Name of person
________________________________________
________________________________________
Three important facts about your person
_________________________________
(Closing Sentence)
_________________________________
Where did you get your information?
__________________________________
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Biography Research Report Organizer
What is the name of your person?_______________
When was your person born?___________________
Where was your person born?__________________
Why is your person famous?___________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
Three important facts about your person
_________________________________
(Closing Sentence)
_________________________________
Where did you get your information?
__________________________________
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Biography Lesson 2
Objective: Students will write a biography.
2.W.2 Write informative texts to introduce topic, use facts and definitions and provide
conclusion. W.2.5 Topic, revise and edit
Materials:
Biography to read to class
Examples of biography books or biography articles
Biography reproducible
Model/Instruct
Who can remember the purpose of a biography? Yes, biographies tell about the lives of
famous people. We also learned that a biography includes important facts such as the
person’s childhood and family life, what they did for a living, their accomplishments or why
they are famous, and other interesting facts.
Today we will use this web to write some biography facts together. We will use facts about
me! I may not be famous everywhere, but I am famous enough in this room. You can ask me
questions to find out the information that we need to complete the web.
Guided
Read a biography to the class. What was the author’s purpose for writing this story?
Put the biography organizer on chart paper or the overhead.
The first part of the organizer is about the person’s childhood. This part includes facts
about where and when the person was born. Lets fill in this section together. Finish filling
in the rest of the web with the class.
Now that we have filled in all the other facts, we need to add an opinion. This part is
entitled My Opinion. This is where you will add your opinion about the famous person.
Remember that an opinion is how you feel or think. Who can give me an opinion to put in
this section?
Independent
Give the students a web to start their biography.
Today we used a web to write some biographical facts and an opinion. Start to think about
what kind of person you would like to know more about.
This lesson was adapted from FreeReading
http://www.free-reading.net/index.php?title=Reintroduce:_Biography
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Black History List
Write your name by the person you choose.
1. Martin Luther King, Jr
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2. Rosa Parks (Activist)
3. George Washington Carver
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4. Harriet Tubman (Freedom fighter) ____________________________
5. Matthew Henson (Explorer)
_______________________
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6. Benjamin Carson (Surgeon)
7. Wilma Rudolph (Athlete)
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8. Bessie Coleman (Pilot)
__________________
9. Maya Angelou (Writer, Entertainer) __________________
10. Arthur Ashe (Athlete, Activist)
__________________
11. Marian Anderson (Singer)
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12. Ralph Bunche (Diplomat)
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13. Julian Bond (Politician, Activist)
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14. John Jonson (Businessman)
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15. Ray Charles (Musician)
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16. Frederick Douglass (Freedom Fighter) ________________
17. Fannie Lou Hamer (Activist)
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18. Jesse Owens (Athlete)
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19. Malcolm X (Freedom fighter)
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20. Barack Obama (President)
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21. Jackie Robinson (Athlete)
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22. Muhammad Ali (Boxer)
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