Biographies 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

“Always live your life with your biography in  mind.”

What is a biography

What makes them interesting

What about you?

Why? Your writing - take notes for future use!!!

Lesson Aim

You can identify what makes an interesting biography

Create questions to help you find out interesting information  about another

What is biography?

• To write a biography is to write about somebody other than yourself.
• The word biography comes from two Greek words: Bio=Life and Graphos=writing. Thus biography means life writing.

Glossary words:

Biography

Biopic

Biographer

Longevity

Chronologically

Embellishments

To do:

Check glossary words

Read the text

Highlight helpful writing tips

Answer the question in the last paragraph...

Next step

Go to page 36-37

Read three biographies based on:

• One which immediately interests you
• One which mildly interests you 
• One you think looks boring 

Then we'll  fill in the Venn diagram

Quick recap

Effective questioning

Why? Your writing - take notes for future use!!!

Lesson Aim

You can identify what makes an interesting biography

Create questions to help you find out interesting information  about another

write on the board!

Now look over your notes

Highlight the helpful ones

Rewrite the unclear ones

Share one of the most important ones!

Questions, questions, questions

• In pairs - a biographer, b - subject
• Asking  yes/no questions
• Who is the best?

• Handy for a biographer?

Questions, questions, questions

• In pairs 
• Come up for questions for the teacher (things you'd happily answer yourself)

• Are these questions effective? Why?

Go to page 38

Come up with 'effectve questions' to ask your

neighbour

Use your notes so far to help

Use the tips in question 1 to help you

Next step

Look at the interview criteria (worksheet from teacher)

What else do you want to add 

Use the Venn Diagram to help you

Now ask questions (and write the answers)

Fill in the criteria worksheet

The assignment

You are going to write a biography about your neighbour

It has 3 steps:

1. Make a writing plan which will be handed in with your assignment 
2. Write the assignment
3. Write down what you would like feedback on

Next lesson

B2G: Bring all notes and write the biography

B2J Write your biography for homework (due 26th January)