BIOGRAPHY BOOOK REPORT PROJECT
DUE DATE: FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012
Dear Parents and Students,
The final project of the year is upon us. Enclosed is a copy of the information they need to use for this
project. Please put them in a safe place!
Students will be reading a biography of their choice and will present an oral book report, in costume,
based on the enclosed criteria. Students must choose a person who was important to history, and biographies
must be approved by the teacher. They will be graded on their presentation and whether or not they have all
the required elements in their oral report. Another part of their grade will involve students drawing or
downloading a photo of this person from the internet onto an 8 ½” by 11” sheet of paper. On the same page
they need to draw five speech bubbles and write in comments that their biographical person might say about
the following (a sample is enclosed). The speech bubbles MUST be written legibly, in the student’s
handwriting!
Requirements for speech bubbles:
1. Where and when they were born
2. Their education
3. An interesting fact
4. Something about their family
5. Why your person is famous
Students can check out a book from the school or classroom library. They can also get a book from the
public library. Remember their presentation must be made in costume. Costumes can be homemade and
creative (construction paper, felt, cotton balls, etc. can be used to make some amazing costumes). This
assignment is a lot of fun and a great learning experience.
No late reports will be accepted! Students MUST read a biography, no internet reports
allowed.
Third Grade Teachers
5 Steps:
1. Read a biography on an important person in history.
2. Create a biography monologue on index cards.
3. Create a costume of your person.
4. Create 8 ½” x 11” poster of your person with speech bubbles. (requirements listed above)
5. Present your monologue and poster to the class while in costume. You MUST present the biography
you read to the class at this time.
Biography Monologue
Materials:
Goal:
Index cards or paper
To present a monologue as if you were the
Costume (you create)
person in the biography.
Pencil/markers
Steps:
1. Select the person you want to be. Read a biography about this person. Imagine that you
are the person.
2. On note cards write:
 An introduction of yourself (as the character). Include why you are famous and
why you are important to history (ex. First woman to…, changed the sport…).
 Something about his/her childhood.
 Something meaningful or significant in your life
 What your dreams and motivation were
 People important to your personal development
 Why the biography was written
 Advice you would give to others
3. Write your notes on paper if you like.
4. Create your poster with speech bubbles on an 8 ½” x 11” paper.
5. Dress up as the character and share the monologue with your friends. Be sure to
present the biography you read at this time.
I have twin
daughters, Jenna
and Barbara.
I was born July
6, 1946 in New
Haven, CT.
I’m the
43rd
President
of the
USA!
I went to
college
at both
Yale and
Harvard.
I was a
partner and
part owner
of the Texas
Rangers
baseball
team.