Book report biography questions for third

Biographies are many students’ first glimpse at history. It is one of my favorite units to teach every year. It is a great opportunity for students to read, research, use technology, and write!

If you’re teaching students to write biography reports this year, then check out how I like to break it down!

Breaking Down Writing a Biography Report (Grades 2-5)

Writing these types of reports is part of the Common Core writing standards for Grades 2-5 as well as many other states’ standards. There are several steps to take as you teach your students to write a biography report.

The first step ALWAYS: Introduce Biographies

Before I even begin to teach my students how to write a biography, I like to read several from our school library.

For second and third grade students:

• Have several biographies in the classroom and give students time to explore the books. Then discuss: What did you notice about all these books? How are they the same? How are they different?
• Discuss genre and introduce biographies.
• Then, I would read them biographies about many different people.

For fourth and fifth grade students:

• Make a class anchor chart discussing what you already know about biographies. Look for gaps in und

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  Biography Book Report
  Grade Level(s): 3-5, 6-8
  By: Upsadaisy

  Instructions and rubric for students to complete a book report on a biography of their choice. (Grade 5)

  Objectives:

  Students will write a book report after reading a biography of their choice.

  Materials:

  biography
  pencil
  paper

  Plan:

  BIOGRAPHY BOOK REPORT

  If the biography you read did not contain some of this information, please look it up online or in an encyclopedia.

  1. Cover page:
     Include a drawing of your character, the title of the biography, the author of the biography and your name.
     
     
  2. Page one:
     Tell the date and place where your character was born and raised. Don’t include too many family details or details about habits and hobbies that don’t have anything to do with their later work.
     
     
  3. Describe the early life of your character. Tell about what kind of person he or she was. What was it about your character that helped him or her to succeed? Did your character know what he or she wanted to become in the future? How did your character prepare for his or her future?
     
     
  4. Page two:
     Tell about the work your character did. Tell why his or her contribution was important, why the work was important. Did he or she invent something or teach others? How did he or she change the world? What l