Classroom printables, activities & worksheets
Biography Writing
A collection of resources to use when teaching your students about the biography text type. Resources include planning templates, checklists, writing scaffolds, sequencing activities, posters, and word wall vocabulary. You can download PowerPoints to introduce the biography text type.
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Jane Addams Biography - Worksheet
Use this biographical constructed response worksheet to teach your students about Jane Addams.
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition - Interactive Research Templates
Use these three templates to record notes or research project content on the life and contributions of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacagawea
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Elements of a Biography Poster
Use this biographical writing poster with annotations to help your students understand how to write an engaging biography.
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Let's Research! Digital and Print Poster Project Templates
Conduct, organize, and display research about books, people, planets, animals, states, and countries with a versatile set of printable and digital poster templates.
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World Changing Women 3D Cube Project
Research and record biographical information about 6 historical women and discuss the impacts of their contributions.
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Biography Cube
Research and create an interactive biography for a historical figure.
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'All About ...' - Informational Text Template
Practice informative writing with this versatile template.
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'10 Fun Facts' Template
Use this template to distinguish between fact and opinion when studying informational or biographical texts.
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My Research Project - Pennant Banner
Create a pennant banner for students to record and display their biography research.
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'Facts About...' Template
Get a sense of separating fact from opinion in texts with this graphic organizer.
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Biography Brochure Template
Help your students organize their thoughts about their biography subject.
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Biography Flipbook Template
Create a flipbook that clearly illustrates the most significant aspects of a biography subject.
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Writing a Biography Project
Use this PowerPoint template for students to author a researched-based biography on a historical figure.
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Athlete Profile Template
A worksheet to use in the classroom when writing athlete profiles.
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Assessment Rubric – Biographical Texts
An assessment rubric designed to help teachers to assess students’ biography writing.
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Writing Biographical Texts PowerPoint
A 29-slide, editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching older students about the structure and language features of biographical texts.
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Biography Research Template
A research template for older students to use when writing a biography.
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Biography Writing Checklist – Structure, Language, and Features
A checklist for students to use when proofreading and editing their biography writing.
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Dr. Mae Jemison – Biography Structure Sorting Task
Read and sort to help students learn about the structure of a biography with our cut and paste biography worksheet.
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Biography Timeline Template
Use this multipurpose timeline template for a variety of assignments, projects, and more!
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Human Histories: Amazing Artists – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with a magazine article about four amazing artists.
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Character Development – Fakebook Page Worksheet
Use research and creative writing skills to design a social media profile for fiction or nonfiction persons.
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Biography Writing Checklist
Now your students can make sure that they have everything they need in their biography.
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Biography Writing Template
Guide students through the structure and elements included in biography writing.
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Writing A Biography Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of a biography.
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Biography Sentence Starters
Give students a jumpstart on writing about people with 24 sentence starters.