1. What is a Biography?
True
Real Person
A true story about a real person

2. Where do we find biographies?

3. Collective Biography

4. Individual Biography

5. What should we include? Introduction Facts about early life
Facts about his/her accomplishments
Interesting stuff
Conclusion

6. Gather facts first! Wait to write your introduction
You can’t write about something you don’t know.
Make your writing interesting
Collect lots of facts
Tell what you think

7. Early Life Birth date Parents Siblings Place Physical appearance
Position in the family

8. Important Accomplishments
Why are they famous?
Who helped them?
What did they do?
Where did they go to school?
Who did they marry?
Did they have children?
How many boys or girl?

9. Other Interesting Stuff
Pets
Strange behavior?
Important events in the world
Things that helped to make them famous
Funny stuff
Habits

10. Introduction and Conclusion
When you know your person, it is easier to write about them.
Teaser
Hook
Tie it up

11. George Washington Father of our country Surveyor Farmer Soldier
First President
George Washington is often called "the father of his country" for his crucial role in fighting for, creating and leading the United States of America in its earliest days. Washington was a surveyor, farmer and soldier who rose to command the colonial forces in the Revolutionary War. His success in the war made him a tremendously popular figure in America even after he retired to his farm at Mount Vernon in He was the natural choice to serve as the country's first president in 1789 after the new United States Constitution was ratified. He served two terms, refused a third, and returned to his Virginia farm. In 1798 he was again commissioned as commander in chief of the army, a title he held until his death 18 months later. He was succeeded as president by John Adams.

12. Sources Fleischman, John. Phineas Gage. Boston: hm, 2002.