This is a true story written about a real person’s life.
What is a biography?
This text feature gives important dates in order from earliest to latest.
What is a timeline?
This is the most important rule when writing a biography: only include opinions or only include facts?
What are facts?
Students read biographies to learn about real people from this time period: past, future, or imaginary?
What is the past?
This type of biography is written by a person about their own life.
What is an autobiography?
Biographies are often organized in this order of events (hint: time order).
What is Chronological Order?
Copying someone’s words without giving credit is called this.
What is plagiarism?
A biography can help readers understand how a person’s actions influenced a specific time period in ______.
What is history?
This word describes writing that is based only on real facts and true information.
What is Non-fiction?
These "titles" help readers find information quickly in a nonfiction book. (hint: starts with an H)
What are headings/subheadings?
An interview with the person or someone who knew them is this type of source.
What is a primary source?
When using information from a biography in a research project, you must list the source in a bibliography to give proper ______.
What is credit?
Biographies are usually written in this point of view
What is Third Person?
This opening section introduces the person and explains why they are important.
What is an introduction?
This kind of source includes books, encyclopedias, and articles.
What is a secondary source?
If you take notes from a source, you should rewrite the information in your own words instead of copying it. This is called ______.
What is paraphrasing?
This is the main purpose of a biography: to inform, entertain, or persuade?
What is to inform?
This section at the end of a biography lists books, websites, or interviews used for research.
What is a bibliography (or works cited)?
You should check information in at least two sources to make sure it is this.
What is accurate?
If two biographies give different dates for the same event, what should a student do to make sure the information is reliable?
What is check another source to confirm the correct date?