Writing Biographies

for Black History Month

The first thing we did was we got all of our ideas. Then we put them in order of what should go first to last. The last thing we did was cut them out and tape them down to a piece of paper. (mike / jake)

 

 

The next thing we did was organize our ideas. We put the ideas in four different groups. They were Introduction, Body1, Body2, and Conclusion.

(Amanda & Hannah)

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH

  1. claim to fame
  2. how the world was changed by what they did

(try not to use their name in this paragraph)

First Paragraph of Body

  1. Where and when they were born
  2. description of childhood
  3. description of family life
  4. education

Second Paragraph of Body

  1. special challenges or obstacles (health/family/law problems, discrimination)
  2. what inspired this person
  3. how did they work to achieve their goals

Conclusion

1.restate why this person was famous

2.restate how this person changed the world