Biography project for middle school
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Have you thought about assigning a middle school biography assignment to your students?
In the blog post, Why Teach Biographies?, I explained why teaching biographies in middle school is important. Students at this age are often very interested in themselves and their friend groups and sometimes forget to think about the world around them and the people within it. This blog post explains 5 reasons why teachers should consider adding middle school biography assignments to their class reading lists or unit plans.
What is a Middle School Biography Assignment?
To understand a biography assignment, you need to know what a biography is. When we look at the history of an individual, the compiled data about that individual written out thoughtfully is a biography.
Rather than a list of dates, a biography tells the detailed story of someone’s life written by someone who has interviewed or researched the person they are writing about. In comparison, a memoir or autobiography is usually written by the person who is the subject of the book.
A biography assignment is when a student is assigned the role of an author writing an account of someone’s life. Students can think of an important person in history, a person who inspires them, or even a famous athlete, activist, or musici
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Biography Project: Research and Class Presentation
- Web has categories that fit with the information written about the person and are easily understood by the reader.
- Each category has supporting information that helps the reader understand the details of the person's life.
- The writing is clear with no spelling or grammatical errors.
- Each bubble gives brief, clear information.
- Web shows the main achievements of the person's life based on the student's interpretation.