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Lesson 1: Real People

For Teachers K Standards
A biography is a factual book or narrative about a real person. The book, The Story of Ruby Bridges is used to introduce non-fiction texts about real people and event to a Kindergarten class. A chart is used to highlight text features...
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All About Me Poster

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this biography/autobiography lesson plan, young scholars read a few biographies and discuss the term and it's characteristics. Students then brainstorm what makes a good biography/autobiography and create an 'All about me' poster....
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The All About Me Poster

For Teachers K - 1st
Students discover the literary genre of biographies.  In this creative writing lesson, students write about their own life experiences and personal stories.  Students create a poster about their lives, a biographical collage. 
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Influencing Others in Our World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners discover that the actions of people can have a positive influence on a community. They use a variety of resources to research biographies of African Americans. Students research and discuss the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.,...
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The All About Me Poster

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
First and second graders become familiar with the components of a biography. In this language arts lesson, pupils create an "All About Me" page using components of a biography. They also create an interractive poster, and work with a...
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The All About Me Poster

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students write about themselves and create a poster to illustrate who they are.
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Build a Connection

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Learners discuss their personal connections with stories they've read in the past and identify techniques to connect with more stories. They create illustrations, construct task cards, and complete sentence stems based on books they read...
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Connection Stems

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students connect their lives to a story or nonfiction text. For this reading connections lesson, students make text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections as they complete connections stems based on a story.