Yum….Biography Stew!!

Get ready to learn all about the wonderful world of biographies.

Biography

• Let’s break it down……

BIO = Life

GRAPHY = Writing

Therefore…..

A Biography is the written story

of someone’s life.

Just What Is A Biography?The story of someone’s life?A tale of accomplishment? A tale of woe?Or is it a boring list of facts that nobody cares about?

A good biography brings the person to life….makes us care about what she or he did with time and opportunity.

Who wants to read another boring biography? Who wants to write one?

Certainly NOT YOU!!

Biography Stew….What details make up a person’s life? Let’s make our stew to find

out!

Ingredients

Yellow Raisins: Birth Date and Place

We come out wrinkled and we see the sun

Peanuts: Family Members

Some family members can be a bit nutty

sometimes.

Goldfish: Childhood and School Life

Fish gather in schools.

Bugles: Hobbies, Interests, Activities

Sometimes we blow our own horns. We also do things for fun such as play a musical

instrument.

Pretzels: Anecdotes (stories)

All lives have interesting stories, with twists and

turns, just like a pretzel.

Chocolate Chips: Career

When a person makes lots of money or has good

fortune, we say he or she is “in the chips”.

Cheerios: Reasons for Fame

We cheer a famous person’s

success.

M&Ms: Later Life/Old Age

This stands for

More Mature

What happened in life as the person became older?

Any important events?

Dark Raisins: Death

We become shriveled and the lights go out.

When did your person die or are they still living?

Mix it all together and….VOILA!!

YOU HAVE THE STORY OF SOMEONE’S LIFE….YOU

HAVE…..

A BIOGRAPHY!!!