Comments on: American Heroes Biography Project http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=43 Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:03:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Francie Kugelman http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-97 Francie Kugelman Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:07:34 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=43#comment-97 These files might help be an addition to your biography project. I use them in my fifth grade class: <a href="http://opencourtresources.com/ocr/grade2/newunitpages/courage/writing/courage_project/5th_grade_bio.pdf" rel="nofollow">5th Grade Biography Project</a> <a href="http://opencourtresources.com/ocr/grade2/newunitpages/courage/writing/courage_project/5th_grade_bio_rubric.pdf" rel="nofollow">5th Grade Biography Project Rubric</a> I usually have the students focus on Inventors, but this year I expanded the idea of biography to anyone. I just wanted them to experience the genre of biography. OCR for 5th does have three stories about people in history: Galileo – Unit 2 Astronomy, Sacagawea – Unit 5 Going West, and Bill Pickett – Unit 5 Going West. These files might help be an addition to your biography project. I use them
in my fifth grade class:

5th Grade Biography Project

5th Grade Biography Project Rubric

I usually have the students focus on Inventors, but this year I expanded the idea of biography to anyone. I just wanted them to experience the genre of biography.

OCR for 5th does have three stories about people in history: Galileo – Unit 2 Astronomy, Sacagawea – Unit 5 Going West, and Bill Pickett – Unit 5 Going West.

]]> By: cityteacher http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-96 cityteacher Sun, 08 Jul 2007 15:08:24 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=43#comment-96 NIce! I have been thinking about the history standards and how to integrate them into the curriculum. This will be very helpful! NIce! I have been thinking about the history standards and how to integrate them into the curriculum. This will be very helpful!

]]> By: Mary Hahn http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-98 Mary Hahn Sat, 07 Jul 2007 16:42:01 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=43#comment-98 Here's an extension I added this year to the project... The student writes a letter from the person to his/her class (Dear Boys and Girls of Room 3,...). They can create a letterhead or decorate it in any way. They make wonderful displays and very interesting to read. You can really tell who captured the essence of the person. Writing a letter from a character or a famous person to the class or vice versa is one of my favorite vehicles for students to write in the first person. I usually have a template that says: Dear Girls and Boys of Room 3.... Sincerely yours, Benjamin Franklin (name of student writer) Here’s an extension I added this year to the project…

The student writes a letter from the person to his/her class

(Dear Boys and Girls of Room 3,…).

They can create a letterhead or decorate it in any way. They make wonderful displays and very interesting to read. You can really tell who captured the essence of the person.

Writing a letter from a character or a famous person to the class or vice versa is one of my favorite vehicles for students to write in the first person.

I usually have a template that says:
Dear Girls and Boys of Room 3….
Sincerely yours,
Benjamin Franklin (name of student writer)

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