Unit 3: Everybody Has a Story to Tell: Biography
Key Concept: Identity
Related Concepts: Context, Point of View, Character, Self-Expression
Global Context: Personal and Cultural Expression
Statement of Inquiry (SoI): When written well, any one’s story can be intriguing.
Factual Questions: What writing structures make one’s life story compelling to read?
Conceptual Questions: How do effective interview techniques make a better biography?
Debatable Questions: Is every one’s story worth reading?
Related Concepts: Context, Point of View, Character, Self-Expression
Global Context: Personal and Cultural Expression
Statement of Inquiry (SoI): When written well, any one’s story can be intriguing.
Factual Questions: What writing structures make one’s life story compelling to read?
Conceptual Questions: How do effective interview techniques make a better biography?
Debatable Questions: Is every one’s story worth reading?
Introduction
intro_with_example_table.ppt | |
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introduction_lesson.doc | |
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bio_genre.ppt | |
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biography_autobiography_and_memoir.ppt | |
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bruce_lee__bio_unit_intro_.docx | |
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mini_bio_writing_task.docx | |
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Autobiography
autobiographies_and_biography_about_me.doc | |
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autobiography_extracts.docx | |
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barack_reading_comp.docx | |
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from_the_cookies.docx | |
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Autobiography - Barrio Boy
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bario_boy_2.pdf | |
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bario_boy_3.pdf | |
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bario_boy_4.pdf | |
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Bits of an autobiography I may not write
bits_of_an_autobiography_ppt.pptx | |
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extract_1_-_bits_of_an_autobiography.docx | |
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structure_sheet_–_text_1.docx | |
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questions_on_bits_of_an_autobiography_i_may_not_write_–_morris_gleitzman.docx | |
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text_2_-_bits_of_an_autobiography.docx | |
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text 3_–_bits_of_an_autobiography_i_may_not_write_–_morris_gleitzman.docx | |
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text 1_–_from_bits_of_an_autobiography_i_may_not_write_by_morris_gleitzman.docx | |
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Biography
Reading Materials
build_a_biog_questioning_example_hopper.doc | |
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master_class_marquez.pdf | |
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jackie_chan.doc | |
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mother_teresa_-_biography_1.doc | |
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mother_teresa_-_biography_2.doc | |
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roald_dahl_-_ppt_biog.ppt | |
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Building a Biography
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biography_selection_and_rationale.docx | |
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the_biography_maker_-_questioning.docx | |
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the_biography_maker_–_learning_about_the_person.docx | |
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the_biography_maker_-putting_it_all_together_synthesis.docx | |
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the_biography_maker_-_telling_the_story.docx | |
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the_biography_maker_-_improving_writing_with_the_6_traits.docx | |
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fathers_arm_-_features.doc | |
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Biography Box
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bio_in_a_box-_gallery_edit_sheet.docx | |
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Inset Box Writing
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Biography Chapters
General
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vocabulary_word_bank_relating_to_the_senses.docx | |
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An Important Relationship
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bill_clinton.doc | |
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biography_for_obama_group_tasks.doc | |
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Anecdotes
annecdote[1].ppt | |
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maurice_anecdote.doc | |
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anecdotes_-_worksheet.doc | |
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biography_-_partner_worksheet.doc | |
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anecdote_planning_worksheet.doc | |
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anecdote_task.doc | |
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anecdote_writing_assessment_criteria.doc | |
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Caricatures
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anecdotes_character_and_caricatures.docx | |
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character_and_caricature_-_how_much_do_i_know.doc | |
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creating_your_own_caricature_part_1.doc | |
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creating_your_own_caricature_part_2.doc | |
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A Life Changing Moment
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helen_keller_pre_reading.ppt | |
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helen_keller-reading_text__difficult_.pdf | |
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helen_keller_-_senses___emotions.doc | |
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helen_keller_quotes.doc | |
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ann_sullivans_diary.doc | |
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Timelines
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my_timeline.pptx | |
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life_map_icons.pdf | |
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graphic_life_map_planning_sheet.docx | |
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life_map_checklist.docx | |
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Writing
Writing Activities
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cause_and_effect_chain.pdf | |
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direct_-_reported_speech.docx | |
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linda_newbery-show_dont_tell.docx | |
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show_dont_tell.docx | |
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structuring_our_writing.doc | |
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writing_interesting_paragraphs_autobiography.ppt | |
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Peer Editing
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comprehensive_correction_compendium.doc | |
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peer_review.docx | |
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y7_bio_peer_edit_form.docx | |
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