Writing A Biography - Planning With Kids

Writing a Biography

1. Note taking Research

 Read books, magazines and use Internet research. Don’t just use one

source.

Select a direction for you biography

 A biography will be boring if it just states the facts and it won’t be

possible to include everything.

 Look at all aspects of your subject’s life – successes, failures,

personal, professional etc and find something that interests you about

the person.

 Make this aspect of the person’s life the focus for your biography.

 Work out how other events in his/her life lead up to it or were changed

due to this aspect.

 Ask questions about the person you are researching to help you

determine the angle of your essay:

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Was there a key event in his/her childhood that shaped his/her

outlook on life?

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What stands out about his/her personality?

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What legacy has she/he left behind?

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How could you sum up this person in a few words?

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