What is a Biography? A Fun Writing Unit!
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Everything you need to teach and write biographies for first grade (upper Kindergarten and simple second grade)
Resources including graphic organizers, writing prompts, class books, posters (can also be used with data projector), and interview pages to write biographies about famous people and classmates. Also pages to learn about what an autobiography is and pages to write your own.
Graphic organizers for Famous Americans:
- George Washington,
- Abraham Lincoln,
- Helen Keller,
- Amelia Earhart,
- Dr Martin Luther King, Jr,
- Johnny Appleseed,
- Neil Armstrong,
- Rosa Parks.
Visit my blog, First Grade Blue SKies to see a full picture of what is included: (http://firstgradeblueskies.blogspot.com/2014/01/writing-biographies-freebie.html)
Standard CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
Just added the following pages for my Canadian friends:
- Robert Munsch,
- Julie Payette,
- Chantal Petitclerc,
- Rob Stewart,
- Jarome Iginla,
- Dr Philip Currie
