Writing a biography teaching resources
Writing a biography teaching resources
Writing a biography paper...
What Is a Biography?
A biography is an account of someone’s life written by someone else. While there is a genre known as a fictional biography, for the most part, biographies are, by definition, nonfiction.
Generally speaking, biographies provide an account of the subject’s life from the earliest days of childhood to the present day or, if the subject is deceased, their death.
The job of a biography is more than just to outline the bare facts of a person’s life.
Rather than just listing the basic details of their upbringing, hobbies, education, work, relationships, and death, a well-written biography should also paint a picture of the subject’s personality and experience of life.
Features of a Biography
Before students begin writing a biography, they’ll need to have a firm grasp of the main features of a Biography.
An excellent way to determine how well they understand these essential elements is to ask them to compile a checklist like