Biographies

=**Biography Resources**=

**Gr 2&3: Biographies**
- Definitions - Who get's a biography? Brainstorm types of people - Locating biographies in the library - Brainstorm examples & practice call numbers - Parts of a biography (star questions) - Parts of a non-fiction book - Game review

**Gr 4&5: Biographies**
- Definitions - Who gets a biography? Brainstorm people. - Locating Biographies & practice - Parts of a biography (star questions) - Parts of a non-fiction book (Q&A) - Primary sources - Online resources - Game review (if time) <--Lesson aligned to AASL and CC standards <-- Step by step instructions

**Gr 2&3:**
History of reading: - Read //It's a Book// by Lane Smith - Show video clip: - Brainstorm new technology and share stories about first times using it
 *  [|Original] – in Norwegian with subtitles. 2:36 sec *maybe read subtitles aloud for younger kids?
 * [|English version] 5+ min and I like the original better

Parts of books vs. parts of websites: - Parts of book review: - Parts of a website intro & compare
 * [|Basic Review] -- parts of a book by studyzone
 * [|Detailed Review] of parts of a book with quiz questions
 * [|Tables of Contents Practice] exercise
 * [|Parts of book quiz] -- match the definitions with the term
 * Show students the different parts of a website (district website?) and discuss functions (click [|here] for vocab ideas).

**Gr 4&5:**
Explore Biography Resources on [|Symbaloo page]

**Week 2 & 3: Library Clerk**
(See lesson plan document for detailed notes)

Gr 2:
Read biographies about women for women's history month 1) //Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote// by Tanya Lee Stone 2) //The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps// by Jeanette Winter 3) //Stand Straight, Ella Kate: The True Story of a Real Giant// by Kate Klise and M. Sarah Klise - Star question follow-up after each book.
 * Note: Star questions include title, author, born, died, why famous?, job, family, picture, etc)

Gr 3:
Read biographies about Inventors 1) //How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning// by Rosalyn Schanzer 2) //Odd Boy Out// by Albert Einstein 3) //A Wizard From the Start// by Thomas Edison - Star question follow-up after each book. Some questions might not be answered, so explain that some biographies focus on a certain aspect of the person's life.

Gr 4&5:
//Queen of the Falls// by Chris Van Allsburg [|Primary Source Documents]: Photographs of Mrs. Taylor from Library of Congress

Gr 2&3:
Read example biographies about Creators (artistic) 1) //Jim Henson: The Guy Who Played with Puppets// by Kathleen Krull 2) //Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade// by Melissa Sweet - Star question follow-up after each book.

Gr 4&5:
//The Extraordinary Mark Twain (According to Susy)// by Barbara Kerley - Primary Source: Susy's Journal (replica) - [|Audio clip] from the author If time: //The Adventures of Mark Twain by Huckleberry Finn//, with considerable help from Robert Burleigh and Barry Blitt