Get to know a person in your class or a famous figure in history. With questions about the person's birthplace, parents, and what they are famous for. A space at the bottom prompts writers to list three things they have learned.

Concepts

biographical writing, biographies, interviewing

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use in a unit about writing biographies or autobiographies
• Have kids fill out the worksheet about a historical figure as part of a research project
• Turn the lines into a poem for a creative twist
• Put kids in partner groups and have them try to guess the historical figure that each page describes

Classroom Considerations

• Only includes five questions; consider adding additional questions for a more thorough writing project

Pros

• Clear format with an interesting concept
• Good for brainstorming as well as a final project

Cons

• None