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Interest Center Grade 6 Maria Rouco and Joel Nalley

Interest Center Grade 6 Maria Rouco and Joel Nalley. I need my students to understand that :. 1. Biographies are stories about a person’s life . 2. B iographies teach us about our own lives and history . 3. Biographies can be biased as can autobiographies

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Interest Center Grade 6 Maria Rouco and Joel Nalley

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  1. Interest Center Grade 6 MariaRouco and Joel Nalley

  2. I needmystudentstounderstandthat: • 1. Biographies are storiesabout a person’slife. • 2. Biographiesteachusaboutourownlives and history. • 3. Biographies can be biased as can autobiographies • 4. Biomeanslife and graphymeanswritingorfield of study.

  3. TaskCard #1 • Write a biographyaboutone of yourfamilymembers.  Use theguidelocated: http://www.greatlifestories.com/pressroom/article3.html • Makesureyouhaveansweredall 50 questionssatisfactorilyfromthepage.   • Do notjustwritetheanswers, writethebiographylikeitisabook.  Includetheanswers in yourparagraphs.  Makesureyouhaveanintroductionand closing.

  4. TaskCard #2 • Research a famouspersonfromthelast 20 years. • Create a portrait/caricature of thisperson. • Makesuretheportraitdemonstratestheirpersonalitytraits and whythey are important. • Write a short paragraphonthe back of theportraitexplainingwhatthisperson’slifetaughtyou. • Bring in a real picture of thisperson • You can findresourcestogetstarted in theinterest center.

  5. TaskCard #3 • Listen tothe CD ONE bythe Beatles. • Thinkabouthowtheirsongs are a form of biography and tell a story of theirlives. • Thinkabouthowmusichelpsotherpeopleunderstandtheirownlife. • Choose a few of thesongsfromthe CD and analyzetheirlyrics. What do thesongssayaboutthewriter? (Usually McCartney orLennon). • Createyourown CD of songsthattellyourstory and explainwhyeachsongispart of yourbiography. Keep in mindhowthemusicwemake and listen tosayswhowe are.

  6. TaskCard #4 • One of thebestwaystolearnabout a person’slifeistoseehowtheyact in certainsituations. • Choose a famousperson and write and perform a playthattellsusabouttheirlife. • Use thebooks, dvds, or internet resourcesavailabletoresearchyourperson. • Keep in mindtheelements of a goodplay, costumes, dialogue, script, stagedirections, music, set, props, etc.

  7. Artifacts: • Laptop with internet access. • CD player • Tv with DVD player • Photographs of variouspeople • Paststudentprojectsthatmodeleffective/creativework • Bust of JuliusCeasar • Gustav Eiffel’stower • Markersand pencils • Poster sizedpaper

  8. Audio Visual • Itouch • Ipod • Ipad • Earphones • Speakers • CD’s (Beatle’s ONE, thecollectedworks of Vivaldi, Beethoven, Mozart, etc.) • Laptop with internet access (youtube clips, 8trax.com, grooveshark, etc.)

  9. PrintMaterials: • MyLife – Bill Clinton (Autobiography) • Lincoln – Gore Vidal (HistoricalFictionalBiography) • TheDiary of Anne Frank (Diary/Memoir) • SeveralIssues of Biography Magazine • TheAutobiography of Benjamin Franklin • TheAutobiograpy of Malcolm X (ghostwrittenautobiography) • Steve Jobs – Walter Isaacson • QuestionListforcreatingyourownbiography (takenfromgreatlifestories.com) • TheStory of Walt Disney – BerniceSeldon • TheLife of Theadore Roosevelt – William Thayer • Diary of a Kidnapped Colombian Governor: A Journey Toward Nonviolent Transformation by Guillermo GaviriaCorrea • Even Silence Has An End-Ingrid Betancourt • Gabriel García Márquez: A Life (Vintage) by Gerald Martin

  10. Videos and DVD’s • Schindler’sList • Catch Me IfYou Can • Amadeus • Raging Bull • WalkThe Line • Temple Grandin • A BeautifulMind • Ghandi • Patton • Malcolm X • Bonnie and Clyde

  11. BiographyBrainstorm

  12. FurtherList of PossibleTasks • Connectthepeoplewiththeages in whichtheylived and thendiscusshowtheymighthavefit in withmodernsociety. • Interview someonefamousfromyourcity. • Create a list of unique and interesting interview questions.

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