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Biography-Independent Reading Choice Menu

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Complete the activites based on your independent reading book. When you
have finished an activity, check the box. (The activites marked with an
asterisk * have directions on a separate sheet.)

Reading Writing Conventions Skills Art

Do all 4 (Choose _ ) (Choose _ ) (Choose _ )
Before Reading: *Construct a time-line *Adjectives All *On a separate sheet
*Create a KWL chart of the person’s life. Around of paper, draw a
and fill in the first (On piece of paper, charm bracelet that
two columns. create three lists of the person may have
adjectives including worn. Each charm
people, places and should represent an
things like the accomplishment or
example sheet shows.) interest of the
person.
Halfway Point: Write a letter to the *Irregular Verbs *On another piece of
Find a passage that person your biography (On piece of paper, paper, design a CD
describes an is about inviting him create two lists of cover including a list
important or her to Arroyo Vista irregular verbs like of song titles that
accomplishment of the Charter School for a the example sheet relate to the person in
main character. Be visit. Use descriptive shows.) the book you are
ready to share this language to describe reading.
with your teacher. our school so he or
she can make a mental
picture of our school.
After Reading: *Make a character *Make your own mini Draw a portrait of the
Complete the last web. thesaurus. Follow the person that your
column of the K-W-L directions on the biography is about.
chart. example sheet.
After Reading: Identify a problem in Root Word Hunt: *Make a setting
Complete a biography the character’s life Search your biography pyramid showing three
conference form and and how it was solved. for examples of root important places.
schedule a conference Give evidence from words we’ve learned in Follow the directions
with your teacher. the text. class. Make a list of at on the page.
least 10 root words
you find including the
page number.
 K-W-L Chart

On a piece of paper, draw and label a K-W-L chart like the

example below. Before reading, fill in the first two columns of
the chart. In the first column entitled KNOW, write what you
already know about the subject of your book. In the second
column, WANT, write what you want to learn about the person.
After finishing the book, write what you learned after reading
in the column entitled LEARNED.

KNOW WANT LEARNED

Time Line

On a separate sheet of paper, make a time line including at least 6 dates about the biography
you read. What events happened in the person’s life? Write them in the order they occurred
and include some information about each event. If possible, include the following information:

*date and place of birth

*important accomplishments
*marriage and birth of children

Example:

Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama Graduated from Colombia

Graduated from Punahou
was born in Honolulu,
Preparatory School in
Hawaii.
Honolulu Hawaii.
University in New York
with a bachelor’s degree in
political science.

1961 1979 1983

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Won a seat in the United

Began working as a
community organizer in
Chicago, IL.
Elected as the first
States Congress as
African American to
Senator representing the
serve as President of the
state of Illinois.
United States of America.

1985 1997 2008

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 Character Web
On a separate sheet of paper, create a web describing qualities or characteristics that you
would use to describe the person and evidence from the book that support your descriptions.

Here is how it should look:

evidenc evidenc
evidenc evidence
e from e from
e from from text
text text
text

characteristi characteristi
c c

Write name of person

here.

characteristi
characeristi
c
c

evidenc
e from evidenc evidenc
evidence
text e from e from
from text
text text
Design a CD Cover
On a separate sheet of paper, design the front and back of a CD cover. The front should include
a design or picture that relates to your book. On the back, create a list of songs which you think
may be related to the book.

Front:

Draw your design or picture here.

Song List
Back:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.