Biography Book Report
Room 9
Due: ________________
This month we will be working on a biography book report. You will
need to choose a biography of at least 80 pages from our Media Center,
from a public library, from the classroom bookshelf, or even one you may
have at home. The book you choose will need to be approved by January 21.
This can be done on a PowerPoint. Make sure to read each part carefully, if
you choose to do the PowerPoint. Below is a list of appropriate biography
book series for third grade students. However, you may choose a book not
on the list. The assignment has four parts.
Part 1. Read a biography about a person of importance in the
United States. (Please no sports figures as we just finished
the sports report last quarter.) This person can be living or
deceased. It could be a civil rights hero, a ground breaking
doctor, a lawyer, a president, a teacher, anyone. Choose
someone you would be proud to tell others about.
Part 2. Draw a portrait (head & shoulders) of the person you
read about on the paper with the frame. Put the title and
author’s name in the box with the portrait. *********Under
the picture write a 2 - 4 sentence caption, including the
name of the person you read about and what made this
person famous or important. (If you choose to do this report
on a PowerPoint, please search the internet for at least 3
pictures/illustrations of the person you’ve chosen. Also, you will
need to have a 2 – 4 sentence caption for EACH picture. You
will also need a PowerPoint page for the title and author.)
Part 3. Write a 5 paragraph summary of the book you read.
Start with an introduction paragraph (3 or more sentences)
explaining the title of the book and introduce the person you
have chosen to report on. In the next 3 paragraphs (7 or more
sentences each) be sure to explain the beginning, middle, and
end of the book. Make sure to explain in great detail why the
person was important or famous. In the final paragraph (4 or
more sentences) write a conclusion about why you chose this
person or book to report on, favorite facts you learned, and any
extra information you may know from previous reading along
with anything else of importance about the biography.
Part 4. Using the “Vocabulary Builder” sheets, pick 4 new words
found in the reading and complete the dictionary work. Pick
words that are interesting and are somewhat unique to the
person you read about. For example: If you read about Helen
Keller you could use the word “brail.” (One word per page.) If
you choose to do this on PowerPoint, make a page for each word.
Also, when writing the word 3 times each, use different fonts.
You will need to find some kind of illustration that can fit with
each word you have chosen. You will need to write the
definition of the word, along with a meaningful sentence using
the word you’ve chosen. Make sure to have each part of the
Vocabulary Builder on the PowerPoint page for each word.
Biography Book Series List:
Who Was . . . (Big Head Books)
Heroes of America
In Their Own Words
DK Biographies
{We have many on our own shelf in the classroom and there are many more in
the school’s media center.}