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Writing a Biography

Writing a Biography. Organizing Details. The Parts of A Biography. A biography has three parts, unscramble the words below to reveal these parts. LCNSUOCNIO _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ DBYO _ _ _ _ ROTINUCDITNO _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. The Parts of A Biography: Introduction.

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Writing a Biography

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  1. Writing a Biography Organizing Details

  2. The Parts of A Biography • A biography has three parts, unscramble the words below to reveal these parts. • LCNSUOCNIO _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ • DBYO _ _ _ _ • ROTINUCDITNO _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

  3. The Parts of A Biography: Introduction • The parts of a biography include: the introduction, the body, and the conclusion. • The introduction or first paragraph, contains the topic sentence, which introduces the subject and tells why that person is important. • Revisit pg. 47, Find and write down the topic sentence. Hint: why is Meadowlark Lemon famous?

  4. The Parts of A Biography: Body • The topic sentence is “Little did they know that Lemon would become…” • A biography gives details in the order in which they happened (chronological) ex. When someone was born until when they died or where they are presently. • Identify the important facts about Lemon in the three body paragraphs. Are they chronological?

  5. The Parts of A Biography: Conclusion • A conclusion wraps up the biography. It may tell about how the person feels about life or it may relate to something memorable that the person did or said.

  6. Your Task • Step 1: Complete Activity A independently or in pairs. • Step 2: Complete Activity B. You can use the sentences from Activity A, revising as needed to form a paragraph. Work through this activity independently.

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