Biography Project - Resources and Outline

Biography Index

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Outline and Related Links

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Biography Project
Resources and Outline

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Cesar Chavez

Rosa Parks

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Wright Brothers

Eminem

Resources

San Jose Public Library
Kids Links- Biographies Highland Park Public Library
Asian American Profiles
African American Biographies
Inventor Biographies http://web.mit.edu/invent/i-archive.html
Samples of student made biography reports
A&E Biography Channel data base of biographies
Infoplease Biogaphies
Timeline Maker

Outline

I Introduction :briefly describe who the person was and what notable thing they did.

II Personal Information

Birthdate and birthplace
Family life
education
occupation(s)
death date and location

Include a timeline of the person's life.

III Accomplishments

What did the person accomplish that makes him/her memorable
What contribution did they make to society.

IV Qualities that made the person interesting

What are some qualities that made the person worth reading about

V Your Choice

Choose something about your person to write about

VI Bibliography

Use the correct form of bibliography citation for books and other written sources you used. Also, see Bibliographical citation form for web resources .