Biography Writing a Biography Write a Biography Meaning
Biography Writing a Biography
Write a Biography • Meaning of biography • Bio means
Write a Biography • • Meaning of biography Bio means “life” Graphy means
Write a Biography • • Meaning of biography Bio means “life” Graphy means – “graph” means something in writing
Write a Biography • What does an author write about in a biography?
Write a Biography • What does an author write about in a biography? – Tell their WHOLE life story?
Write a Biography • What does an author write about in a biography? – Does an author tell the WHOLE life story? • Yes or No?
Write a Biography • Tell their WHOLE life story? • Some tell about all that is known--
Write a Biography • Tell their WHOLE life story? • Some tell about only the important events – Birth
Write a Biography • Tell their WHOLE life story? • Some tell about only the important events – Birth – Something really important in their young life
Write a Biography • Tell their WHOLE life story? • Some tell about only the important events – Birth – Something really important in their young life – The most important thing the person did – what is remembered the most about their life
Write a Biography • What value do biographies have?
Write a Biography • • What value do biographies have? Preserve History Helps us know someone we never met Gives us good things we can put into our own life
Write a Biography • • What value do biographies have? Preserve History Helps us know someone we never met Gives us good things we can put into our own life – For example --- a person’s bravery or kindness /// a person’s
Write a Biography • • What value do biographies have? Preserve History Helps us know someone we never met Gives us good things we can put into our own life – For example --- a person’s bravery or kindness /// a person’s love for education…
Write a Biography • What information do you find in a biography?
Write a Biography • What information do you find in a biography? – Date and place of birth
Write a Biography • What information do you find in a biography? – Date and place of birth – Schooling – Parents and grandparents
Write a Biography • What information do you find in a biography? – Date and place of birth – Schooling – Parents and grandparents – Life experiences
Write a Biography • Think-pair-share – Think about someone you really admire or is your hero…
Write a Biography • Think-pair-share – Think about someone you really admire or is your hero… – Talk to your partner about these special people…
Write a Biography • Think-pair-share – Think about someone you really admire or is your hero… – Talk to your partner about these special people… • Who is your choice of someone special? • What things about their life do you like the best? • Why do you feel they are extra special – more than anyone else? • What important things about their life would you write about in a biography?
Write a Biography • Think-pair-share – Think about someone you really admire or is your hero… – Talk to your partner about these special people… • Who is your choice of someone special? • What things about their life do you like the best? • Why do you feel they are extra special – more than anyone else? • What important things about their life would you write about in a biography? • How would the things in this story cause you to change your own life – make your life better?
Spelling Final –le and -el
Learn the spelling of Words • Look through “Oral History”
Learn the spelling of Words • Look through “Oral History” • Did you find words ending in –le and –el?
Learn the spelling of Words • Ending in –le – People
Learn the spelling of Words • Ending in –le – People – memorable • Ending in –el – Cruel
Learn the spelling of Words • Ending in –le – People – memorable • Ending in –el – Cruel
Learn the spelling of Words • Ending in –le – People – memorable • Ending in –el – Cruel – bagel
Learn the spelling of Words • Please turn to Reading Writing Workbook, Page 111…
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