Researching and Writing a Biography Nonfiction Unit Scaffolded CCSS Grades 3-6
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Grade Levels
3rd - 6th
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSCCRA.R.1
CCSSCCRA.R.2
CCSSCCRA.R.3
CCSSCCRA.R.6
CCSSCCRA.R.7
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24 pages
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Description
This Biography Research and Writing Unit is tailored to meet the diverse learning needs of students in general education, Special Education (SPED), and English Language Learner (ELL) programs. Using a scaffolding approach, this unit sequences content, materials, and tasks to enhance understanding and engagement. Each key term is clearly defined, allowing for a smooth progression through the unit.
Unit Features:
- Easy-to-Follow Teaching Directions: Ensures easy implementation in the classroom.
- Anchor Chart: "What is a Biography?" explains the genre's fundamentals.
- Text Evidence Bookmarks: Helps in identifying and citing key information.
- Student Material Cover: Provides organization and structure.
- Engaging Analysis Tools: Includes a quote and a captivating story for student analysis, discussion, and debate.
- Detailed Writing Guidelines: Offers step-by-step directions for drafting and finalizing a written biography.
- Topic Investigation Organizer: A graphic organizer for research purposes.
- Structured Note-Taking Pages: Research questions to guide students.
- Paragraphing Guidelines: Helps students construct effective paragraphs.
- Bibliography Instructions: Clear guidelines and examples for citing sources.
- Preliminary Draft Materials: Includes a bibliography and glossary for the project.
- Text Features Chart: Enhances students' writing skills.
- Title Page Template: For the final written project.
- Final Glossary and Bibliography: To complete the biography writing process.
- Post-Study Activity: A word search puzzle with an answer key and an academic challenge - perfect for review and early finishers.
This Biography Writing Unit is designed to make learning enjoyable, and stimulating for every student. This comprehensive unit will nurture budding biographers in your classroom!
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24 pages
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Standards
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CCSSCCRA.R.1
Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
CCSSCCRA.R.2
Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
CCSSCCRA.R.3
Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
CCSSCCRA.R.6
Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
CCSSCCRA.R.7
Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
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