1. Biography Second Grade Research Project March 2008

2. A biography is a true story about someone's life.

3. A biography includes information about people who were important to the person.

4. A biography includes information about places that were important to the person.

5. A biography tells about events that happened during the person’s life.

6. A biography describes contributions that the person made that helped others.

7. A biography is written by someone about another person. the person may be alive or dead.

8. An Autobiography is the story of a person’s life written by the person himself (or herself!).

9. Famous People to Know George Washington Abraham Lincoln Susan B. Anthony Helen Keller Jackie Robinson Martin Luther King, Jr. And others whose contributions improved the lives of their fellow Americans and still impact us today