Biography second grade lesson
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People Who Exchanged the World
Unit Summary
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So while my first graders were writing their insect reports (see last week's post on that!)I needed to have my second graders working on their biographies. So what is a combination class teacher to do? The biography reports were similar in format to the insect lapbook so that I could try to work with both groups at the same time. Luckily, I was able to introduce the concept of the biographies and do a practice one with the second graders alone one day when all of the first graders left on an all day field trip. Thank goodness!
Basically, I think that the procedure I did actually worked out pretty well, and their reports came out very nicely! In a sense, I would call this "putting training wheels on a book report," because I scaffolded it one piece at a time to make it as easy as possible and to insure success. Read on to find out how we did it.
Day One: Practice Doing One Biogra
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How to Use Biographies in Your Reading & Writing Lessons
Biography is an important genre in literature, offering readers the unique opportunity to gain insight into someone else’s life and experiences. They are a great way for students to learn about historically important and inspiring people. But it is not only an interesting and important genre to read. It is an important genre to learn about. Introducing the genre of biographies to students can help them become better readers, more critical thinkers, and more reflective writers. So, today I am going to talk about some effective tools for teaching the genre.
Introduce the Genre
First, you will want to introduce the genre to students and explain why it is important. This can be a simple anchor chart where you list the characteristics of the genre. Use the free biography header pieces to create your own!
*Activity Idea For Biography Header- Print two of each letter. Distribute them to your students to color and cut out as early finishers or morning work. The two people who received the same letter can research the person connected to the letter later as a partner project.
Additionally, you can have students read and write about the genre. You can add a printable comprehension passage, fact or res