Unit 2

How Can Someone Make a Difference?

Lesson 5

Read Like a Writer

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What information goes into a short biography? How do writers get people interested in their subject or topic?

In this lesson, you will write the short biography of a historical person who has made a difference.

How Biographies are Organized

Read How Biographies are Organized on page 17 of Literacy in Action.

1. Make your own list of what you think short biographies like those in this unit contain.
2. You can also review the list you have in your Reader's Notebook: Biography Ideas (you saved this file to your Documents folder).

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