Biographies
These are true stories about amazing real people living now or in the past.
What makes a text a biography?
The number of phonemes in the word CASTLE
What is 5?
Is the syllable in this word open or closed? MAGIC
Closed syllable
This word means possessing human like qualities
What is human?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr gave his final speech "I Have Been to the Mountaintop" at this city in Tennessee
What is Memphis?
Writers, inventors, sports stars, and presidents can all be...
What are topics of a biography?
The number of phonemes in the word TIME
What is 3?
Is this an open or closed syllable word? APPLE
Open syllable
What is refused?
Mary Donaldson, the friend of Elizabeth Blackwell, inspired Elizabeth to...
Become a doctor
You can learn this from a genre of literature:
Name, job, accomplishments, birthplace, and age.
What is a biography?
The number of phonemes in the word FORGET
What is 6?
Identify the vowel types in this word GLASSES
What are short vowels?
This word means told you could have or do something
What is allowed?
What is picking fights?
One text will provide a story of someone's life
The other text will provide a story about an object.
What is the difference between a biography and an informational text?
The number of phonemes in the word DOCTOR
What is 6?
Identify the closed syllable word: APRON, CLASSIC, BEES
What is CLASSIC?
This word means a hole left after an impact
What is a crater?
True/False: Elizabeth Blackwell was the last female doctor in the United States
What is false?
1) Tells about an event in chronological order
2) Use words such as once, at first, and finally to discuss when events happened.
3) Tells about the person's achievements
What are the elements of a biography?
The number of phonemes in the word SCHOOLYARD
What is 8?
Identify the open syllable word: ICESKATE, LAMP, INTEREST
What is ICESKATE?
This word means the same as
What is equal?
The name of the Memphis, Tennessee strike of 1968 that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. supported
What is the Memphis Sanitation Strike pf 1968?