Biography

Standards

Grade 6: Language

Overall Expectations:

Writing
1. generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose
and audience;
2. draft and revise their writing, using a variety of informational, literary, and graphic forms
and stylistic elements appropriate for the purpose and audience;
3. use editing, proofreading, and publishing skills and strategies, and knowledge of language
conventions, to correct errors, refine expression, and present their work effectively

Reading
1. read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of literary, graphic, and informational
texts, using a range of strategies to construct meaning;
2. recognize a variety of text forms, text features, and stylistic elements and demonstrate
understanding of how they help communicate meaning;
3. use knowledge of words and cueing systems to read fluently

Credits

http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Read_S/Writing%20Biographies--3rd%20grade%20by%20Natalie%20Phillips.pdf
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/women_leaders/anne_frank.php
http://www.annefrank.org/en/Anne-Frank/Anne-Franks-history-in-brief/
http://www.biography.com/people/anne-frank-9300892#synopsis
http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/anne-frank-182.php
http://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_rights/ruby_bridges.php
http://www.biography.com/people/ruby-bridges-475426
http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/ruby-bridges-5583.php
http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/nelson-mandela-59.php
http://www.history.com/topics/nelson-mandela
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/nelson_mandela.php
http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/stephen-hawking-5456.php
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/scientists/stephen_hawking.php
http://www.biography.com/people/stephen-hawking-9331710
http://mocomi.com/stephen-hawking-biography/