Sunday, January 19, 2014

Writing Biographies! {FREEBIE}

Do you teach about biographies?  
Last week we used the anchor chart above to introduce what a biography is (…isn't George cute?)  I saw him originally at Apples, Crayons, and Caffeine. We brainstormed the things we thought a biography is, what's included,  and the questions it might answer.
We read about Tomás Rivera in our reading series and also did a mini-unit on biographies and autobiographies.  
I created a small, but substantial pack to go along with it.  My students wrote biographies about famous people, as well as interviewed each other and wrote a biography of a friend.  They even wrote an autobiography later in the week!
Find the new unit on sale {here} on TPT
If you click "preview" under the photos {here} you can get this freebie:
If you would like to win a copy of this pack, just leave a comment below and I will choose a winner in a few days! =) 
 I also listed my "Just Add Dice Bundle" for a super low price!  I am planning on adding the Valentine's Day pack to it later today. Buy it super low now and as I add packs to it, you have no additional cost!  Wow!!   
Enjoy your Sunday!!

50 comments:

  1. I will be teaching biographies later in the school year. I love that your pack includes interviewing and writing biographies about a friend/classmate. Thanks for the chance to win it :)
    Storie
    atozscrapbook@gmail.com
    Stories by Storie

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  2. I love the idea of combining genre study, writing, and social studies! My firsties would love this pack!

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  3. I love all the cute choices for people to write biographies about!

    Teacher at Heart
    Teachers Pay Teachers
    teacheratheart123@gmail.com

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  4. Jennifer,

    This pack looks amazing! We are getting ready to learn about Washington and Lincoln and I think this cute pack will be perfect for my class! I LOVE it!
    Lori
    Teaching With Love and Laughter
    luvyorkies@gmail.com

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  5. We are starting informational writing this quarter and this would be the perfect resource to use! I love that you made it printer friendly! Thank you for the chance to win.
    Teacher Gone Digital
    teachergonedigital@gmail.com

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  6. Love your units...I own SEVERAL...would love to add this one!!! Thanks for helping make my job easier with all of your wonderful packs!
    colleen.stites@gmail.com

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  7. This looks like such a great unit for teaching little ones about biographies! I would love to add this to my classroom library!!! :)

    Jennifer
    lofgrenj@vail.k12.az.us

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  8. Fantastic! And this pack works with our mini biography unit coming up! Jennifer you are truly amazing!! :)
    lcrichton@friendsmh.org

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  9. This looks great! I would love to win! erinvaughn@k12tn.net

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  11. It's funny that you just created this pack because we just added the word biography to our "wow words" wall! I deleted the previous comment because it didn't make sense!

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  12. Jennifer, this biographies pack looks AMAZING! I would love to win a copy!

    Christy
    looker.christy@gmail.com

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  13. This is adorable! I love all of the things you create!

    Tawna
    cheerbugtawn22@gmail.com

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  14. I love your units and we also teach about biographies especially at this time of year. We also use Storytown!
    Amy.jordan@rollinghills.k12.oh.us

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    1. You're a winner! I am emailing you the pack now!

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  15. I am do biographies in a few weeks. This looks like an amazing resource!
    Jen
    jenlaplante19@gmail.com

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  16. Wow! This looks great! I would love to win.
    croesler1587@yahoo.com

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  17. This would be great. Looks just perfect and I would love to win it.

    Marybeth
    Cialinichat

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  18. What a great packet...I would love to win it to use with my first graders! Thanks for the opportunity!

    kim.menning@k12.sd.us

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  19. I would love to use this with my first graders. I would be perfect. Kimkbs@sbcglobal.net

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  20. This looks amazing! I love the fonts and graphics you used. The pages are SUPER cute! Hope I win :) mmachan16@gmail.com

    Melissa
    First Grade Smiles

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  21. This is perfect! I would love to use this in my classroom. Fingers crossed!! smithrc563@aol.com

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  22. Love it!

    wearefirstgradestars@gmail.com

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  23. This is my first year in First. I would love to win this!

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  24. This would also work great for my second graders. We have a mini-bio unit coming up later in the year. FIngers crossed!

    tokyoshoes at hotmail dot com

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  25. Wow! Would love to win this!

    cheriemae@gmail.com

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  26. I would love to use this in my classroom. This is a fun way to work on biographies. Deb81992@yahoo.com

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  27. Adorable pack!! Would love a chance to win it :). jenniferhancock@sbcglobal.net

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  28. We are dedicating the month of February to learning about the lives of some very special people. This would make a great addition to their learning!! Hoping....

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  29. I would really love to win this unit! It would fit in perfectly in February! Thanks…..

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  30. I love your biography unit! What a great addition to our nonfiction unit and would fit in perfectly with Presidents' Day . I would love to win it!
    lhuhne@optonline.net

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  31. Thank you so much for the shout out and for visiting my sad little neglected blog. :) I love this biography pack and am so happy to have found something like this for my kids who LOVE biographies. I'd love a chance to win before I buy! Applescrayonsandcaffeine@gmail.com. Thanks again for the link!
    Jeremie
    Applescrayonsandcaffeine.blogspot.com

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  32. Love, love, love this pack! Such cute ideas. Thanks so much for spending the time to create such a great resource for teachers.
    cjgeorge5@msn.com

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  33. This is such a helpful packet, and it would be so useful, too! I would love to share this with my first graders. Thank you so much! Kris
    kfrye_@hotmail.com

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  34. You make so many cute papers and activities. I only wish my school gave us more copies!

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  35. I teach a 1/2 combo class and would so love this packet... it fits perfectly with both grade level's curriculum at this time of year at that is a rarity! Maybe I will be lucky this time. Thanks for the opportunity!
    beach.3@cox.net

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  36. I would love to use this with my first graders! s_stamp13@hotmail.com

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  37. Wow what a wonderful unit! I love your stuff!

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  38. This looks fabulous! Having this resource would bring a little blue skies to my classroom.

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  39. Forgot to mention my email, amy4mk@gmail.com

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  40. What a great unit. It would be a great unit to win or buy! jan.lane@fayette.kyschools.us

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  41. Would love this!! dramsey@nbsd.k12.pa.us

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  42. Love, love, love this! Thank you for the chance to win! zadorafamily@gmail.com

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  43. This is SO cute!! Would love to win! :o)

    Cindy
    ccfirstteacher@gmail.com

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  44. oh this looks so fun...

    fentont@harneyesd.k12.or.us

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  45. This looks wonderful! Would love to win this pack!
    lstoffan@yahoo.com

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  46. love this! what a great-looking unit!

    rachel
    msrachel1@gmail.com

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  47. I will be doing biographies (and autobiographies) soon. Love this

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  48. Love this! Can't tell if you've already picked a winner. If not, my email is projectqn@tx.rr.com. Thanks for the freebie!

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  49. Oh please tell me you haven't already picked a winner! I SO NEED THIS! My student teacher and I are getting ready to do a unit on biographies and this would be so helpful! When you pick me, my email is mollyacash@gmail.com I love it! So awesome, thanks for your hard work on it!

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