Crafting a Captivating Biography: A Step-by-Step Guide
Learn how to write a compelling biography in this comprehensive guide. Discover the structure, tips for creating an engaging introduction, and practical steps to put your knowledge into practice. Enhance your biography writing skills and captivate your audience with intriguing life stories.
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WRITING A BIOGRAPHY
WHAT IS A BIOGRAPHY? Think, Pair, Share (1 minute) Biographical writing is about someone else s life. It is about a real person but written by someone else. A biography highlights the key events that have happened in their life, sometimes talking about their childhood. A biography can be written about someone who is dead or alive.
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRTG2GCvLBqkUSkbpBnRPp4HD76NqcmebXn1kCbPEjeSB5cwt-jhttp://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRTG2GCvLBqkUSkbpBnRPp4HD76NqcmebXn1kCbPEjeSB5cwt-j PUTTING YOUR KNOWLEDGE INTO PRACTICE! Your challenge over the next week is to research a figure. You will become an expert on this person and you will know lots of information about them, you are then going to write your very own biography using all of the knowledge you have! Once you have finished, you will present a two minute presentation to your peers at the top of the classroom.
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRTG2GCvLBqkUSkbpBnRPp4HD76NqcmebXn1kCbPEjeSB5cwt-jhttp://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRTG2GCvLBqkUSkbpBnRPp4HD76NqcmebXn1kCbPEjeSB5cwt-j STRUCTURE o Structure: o Title name of biography o Past tense o Third Person he/she/they o Catchy Introduction who/what/where/when/why o Paragraphs o Life events in chronological order of date o Time openers and connectives to show this o Quotes from others about what they think o Conclusion why/how they will be remembered
INTRODUCTION Your introduction is very important if you want to catch the reader s attention. You might want to use a question as an opener like the example you looked at, however you must introduce your famous person using the 5 W s. Who is the person? their name (real name also if their birth name is different) What are they are famous for? When did it happen? Where did it happen? Why are they famous today?
TASK 2: PLAN/ WRITE YOUR INTRODUCTION Using your planning sheet, briefly answer the 5 W s. (4 minutes) Swap with your partner. Have they answered the 5 W s? Give their plan a tick if they have. Now that you are ready to go, use your 5 W s to write a catchy introduction . Could you use a question to engage the reader, or alliteration? A catchy slogan? (7 minutes)
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MAIN BODY OF BIOGRAPHY Using your previous knowledge from your solo talk, or the fact sheets, choose the most important events in their life to write about. You can talk about their childhood if you wish. Choose 6 key events. Write down your chosen key events on your planning sheet. Remember to write them in the order they happened! (5 minutes)
TASK 3:LITERACY https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQYmlOvlv6F_KFMNFtP0sAW_q4ssjqAPqPWuT2g3hz-YeUwKvFu6w With your partner, brainstorm the openers you could use to show the passing of time between each of your main events. (1 minute) First, Next, Then, After, A while later, Finally Although, Despite, Even though...
PLAN ALWAYS make a plan before you write an essay or a assignment.
MAIN BODY Now that you have the key events and the literacy words you want to use, you can write the main body of your biography. As you write your biography, tick the literacy words when you use them. On your plan, you can write down any WOW words and connectives you aim to use in your biography.
CONCLUSION To conclude your biography, you should write about the impact they have on people today. 1.Have they taught us anything? 2.Why will they always be remembered? 3.Quote something someone said about them. Briefly answer the above questions on your planning sheet before adding them to your assignment. Use the example biography to help you
REFLECTION If you have met all of the Success Criteria, you are a successful author of your very first biography! Looking back on your project. Tell me: + Something I did well was... - If I did this again I would... https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS1K4J5_DV4aJknS1Nq0wz3gcOsdcP-h4JZ3C1u39TPoThiQFMCRQ
