Description
Looking for a biography paragraph unit to use with your 3rd graders? Writing a paragraph about a person is always an engaging writing project with kids! This 6-day, step-by-step elementary paragraph writing unit will take you from pre-writing to the final draft. All the steps you need for writing a biography paragraph with your students are together in one place!
Students will choose a person to research using your school’s library database (ex. PebbleGo), a recommended website, or print resources. They will then take notes in their own words and draft a biography paragraph using appropriate linking words. Students finish the Writing Process with a revising/editing checklist and a final draft.
Writing a Biography Paragraph Unit includes:
- 6 days of lesson plans
- a recommended kid-friendly research website
- pre-writing organizer
- example pre-writing organizer to use as a model
- plagiarism notes
- list of linking words
- rough draft paper
- example rough draft paragraph with errors to correct as a class
- revising/editing checklist
- final draft paper
- biography paragraph example to use as a model
- anchor charts
- hamburger visual as a reminder to include topic, details, closing
- works cited page
- rubric
- easy-to-grade expository paragraph assessment
Student handouts for “Biography Paragraph Unit” are included in both color and B/W– you can choose what works best for you!
17 pages of student documents + 6 days of detailed lesson plans
Hyperlinked Table of Contents for easy navigation
At the conclusion of the biography paragraph unit, student work can be shared with the class or displayed on a bulletin board!
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