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Have students choose a biography to read and complete this story map.  

You may choose to have students answer their own questions or to trade with a peer who is reading the same book.

Lesson 8 Cause & Effect

This is a concept which will take a great deal of modeling.   Observations for biographies might include: tells a story, tells about a person’s life, includes dates, has bold words, has a table of contents, includes a glossary, has an index.

 

As part of this work, help students identify where the answers are.  

Observations for expository nonfiction might include: gives directions, tells all about an object or animal, explains something, includes dates, has bold words, has a table of contents, includes a glossary, has an index.

Noticings Exit Ticket To check student understanding, have students complete this exit ticket.

This visual format helps learners process complex information more effectively.

Remember to differentiate for your students so that each has a task that fits their needs.

Each of the 8 organizers has a different focus, but is presented in the same format.  

These lessons might be positive or negative.

You can download this set of biography graphic organizers here:

Reading Download

CCSS Standards Addressed:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.1: Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.2: Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.3: Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.5: Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.5: Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.3: Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).

 

*5th and 6th grade students are expected to compare and contrast historical figures and texts on the same topic.

Narrative nonfiction may also tell about an event. When students have completed their noticings, pull them together as a class and give them time to share what they found.

farzaneh taidi biography graphic organizer

These differences will help students begin to develop an understanding of the differences. They can record their response on the back like an exit ticket.  Once students have developed an understanding, they can complete their own graphic organizer after reading a just right book during silent reading time.

Lesson 4 Influences

Every person has others who influence his or her life.

They help students brainstorm ideas, outline arguments, and plan the structure of their written work, making the writing process more manageable. It is also a very important skill for students to have in today’s world.

Whether they are researching through reading books or practicing their internet research skills, we hope these printable pages are helpful.

Why did we create these biography graphic organizers?

It can be overwhelming for students to narrow down search results when they complete an internet search.

 

It will be necessary for you to model this with the class in order for students to understand the expectations.  

You can print the page on cardstock and then laminate for durability.

Or, you can print on regular paper and have students choose a question.  These will give students a foundation for their knowledge of the person they are learning about.

Plus, we are providing a blank form that can be used for a focus of your student’s choice.

Graphic Organizers Provided

For each topic, we have created a two page graphic organizer for students to record the important facts they find.

For the picture spot, you might have students draw a picture or print one they find when researching.

It might simply be a starting point, or could be an outline from which the students write a biography.

These pages include the following topics:

  • actor, actress
  • athlete
  • author
  • inventor
  • musician
  • person in history
  • trailblazer
  • young activist
  • any famous person

You can download this free set of graphic organizers here:

Research Download

As with all of our resources, The Curriculum Corner creates these for free classroom use.

Help your writers and readers as they work to develop research skills.

This is another free resource for teachers and homeschool families from The Curriculum Corner.

An addition to your classroom research practice!

These famous people graphic organizers are designed to help your students develop their research skills.

Helping students learn how to research and record answers is a skill that can be difficult.

You may print and copy for your personal classroom use.