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Due Date:
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Biography Book Title:
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This week, you will be reading a biography book on your just right
reading level. After reading, you will respond to your learning in this packet.
You may begin your packet during reading time, work on it at CE, and then
complete it for homework if it is not finished.
Below is a chart so that you can decide how much you will read each
day/night in order to be finished by the due date.
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Your written responses should include the following (when appropriate):
- Your best handwriting, punctuation, spelling and capitalization…your best
work
- Part of the question to begin the answer
- Limited use of pronouns (it, he, she, they)
- Evidence and details from the text
- Clear explanations
- Answering of the questions
Each question will have points assigned to it to assist with assessing your
knowledge. You may choose the question that you will work on that day of
reading.
Question 1:
What obstacles has this person faced in his/her life that could have gotten in
the way of their successes? Describe these obstacles or difficult things they had
to overcome…not just one sentence listing the obstacles. (5 points)
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How did he/she overcome these obstacles? Did they have help from others, or
did they find a way to overcome the obstacles on their own. (5 points)
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Question 2:
In the space below, using the person’s first and last name, write an acrostic
poem describing the person and anything important about him or her. You
may not write a one word line. Phrases or sentences are necessary for full
credit. Think about their accomplishments, information about their personal
lives, people around them. (10 points)
Question 3:
Sketch below what you think this person’s prized possession might be. It could
be something they talk about in the book or something that you are inferring
they would hold close to their heart. Sketch the object, tell what it is, and
describe why you think he or she would hold it as their prized possession.
(10 points)
Describe the prized possession and then explain why you think it is important
to this person.
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Question 4:
What life lesson can you learn from this person, or what advice to you think
they would give the world if they could? (5 points) Cite specific evidence from
more than once place in the text to support your thoughts. (5 points)
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Question 5:
What makes this person successful, or why do we know this person as being
famous? (5 points) What has motivated this person to accomplish everything
that they have in their lives…did people around them help, or did they
accomplish their achievements on their own? (5 points)
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Question 6:
If you could interview this person, what would you ask him or her and what
would you expect them to answer? List and answer 4 questions you would ask
him or her. (8 points total…1 point for each question and each response)
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Answer 1:
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Answer 2:
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Answer 3:
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Answer 4:
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Question 7:
List three specific, nuanced, and carefully chosen character traits to describe
him or her. Cite specific evidence from the text to support your ideas. (Good,
bad, happy, sad, mean, etc….not acceptable!)
Adjective/Character trait
Evidence from the text
Before Reading:
After Reading:
What do you think you know about
this person?
Was any of your thinking from
BEFORE reading changed?
What questions do you have about
him/her?
Do you have any additional questions
about this person after reading?