Module · Grades 6-8 · English Language Arts

How Authors Present People and Ideas

How a person or idea is introduced and developed; memoir against biography; the author's point of view.

Grade: Grades 6-8
Subject: English Language Arts
Course: English Language Arts
Strand: Reading Informational Text
Standards: RI.6.3 RI.6.6 RI.6.9 RI.7.3 RI.8.3 RI.8.6
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Grades 6-8 · English Language Arts · Explorer

Memoir and Biography

Students read a memoir excerpt and a biography of the same inventor; they tag where each introduces her,...

Word Wall

5 words in English and Spanish: memoir, biography, anecdote, author's point of view, develop. Print them as wall cards, mini cards or a student glossary.

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