Teacher's guide for The Biography : identifying its generic elements

by Nerelie Teese

Introduction

Use this Knowledge Hunt, 'The Biography : identifying its generic elements', to reinforce the main elements of biographical writing. The Knowledge Hunt should be used after reading a number of biographical pieces and after the generic structure has been outlined and discussed. This task is a reinforcement activity as well as transformational as students take the main ideas they have identified through the Knowledge Hunt and earlier learning activities and transform them into a flow chart demonstrating the processes involved in biographical writing. The flow chart should then be used as a guide for the students during the research and writing processes.

Overview

Main Topic: Boy - Roald Dahl
Subtopics: Reading, Writing, Creating,
Grade Level: 7 - 9
Subject(s): English
Learning Goal: Not given

Vision and Reality

If the learning goal were achieved in the most ideal of perfect worlds it would look something like:


However, what I anticipate probably looks more like:


The What - If Inventory

To give the activity its best chance at helping students learn, I assembled this list of possible resources:


Conclusion


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email: nteese@sjcm.melb.catholic.edu.au
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