Biography speech for middle school report

Hi there-- The SuperHERO Teacher here to talk about biographies! Finding unique, innovative ways to teach informational text can be challenging, especially when you want to keep students engaged while simultaneously strengthening their reading, writing, and annotating skills.

Below, I’ll share 5 activities or tips to teach nonfiction, specifically using biographies.

Engage students with art or visuals

Before introducing a piece of nonfiction text to your students, try showing a picture of the person or a piece of art related to them.

This gives students a visual as they are reading through the biography.

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For your more visual learners, this will help them make connections to the text. If you’re doing a larger unit on biographies, hanging posters, art or photography around the classroom will set the mood for the unit. Here’s an example:

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Who says research PROJECTS have to be Times New Roman and double spaced?