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Features of a biography KS2 – 8 of the best worksheets and resources for writing and comprehension
Whether they're recounting the lives of famous people or simply describing a family member, these activities, ideas and model texts will help your Key Stage 2 pupils get to grips with biographical writing…
1 | KS2 biographical recounts worksheets
This Key Stage 2 text types resource pack will help children to learn how to write informative biographical recounts.
They will write a biography about an influential person – either someone that they know or someone who is in the public eye – and there are two model texts included to inspire them (one on a relative and one on a famous figure).
This resource also includes a biography writing sheet, biography research sheet, writing plan, writing frame and themed writing paper.
Check it all out here.
2 | Features of a biography
For a good grounding in what a biography is and what it should include, the BBC bitesize page has handy, digestible pointers, plus videos, a quiz and more.
Check it out here.
3 | Puffin’s brilliant biographies resource
Based on its Extraordinary Lives series this resource pack from Puffin helps pupils understand the different features of biography writing, and lets them create the biography of an extraordinary person of their choice using the template in the pack.
The pack includes material for four or more Literacy, Citizenship and PSHE lessons, all of which are adaptable for pupils in KS2 and KS3.
Find it here.
4 | Barack Obama biography activity pack
This resource uses a topic-based approach to biographies based on President Obama.
Activities include a comprehension exercise, making a photo gallery, researching flags and facts about countries cited in Obama’s biography and writing a biography. Plus there are lots of extension ideas and activities included.
Find it all here.
5 | Muhammad Ali biography worksheet
Where was Muhammad Ali born? What was he known as before he changed his name? When did he retire?
Students are tasked to with using library books, magazines and/or online sources to fill in this report form about perhaps the greatest boxer of all time.
Download and print it here.
6 | Biography Wagoll model texts
As ever, if you’re looking for a selection of editable model texts for pretty much any literacy topic, Literacy Wagoll is a great place to go.
In the biographies section you’ll find everyone from Usain Bolt and David Beckham to Mary Berry, Jacqueline Wilson, Henry VIII, Roald Dahl and Santa Claus.
Check them all out here here.
7 | Florence Nightingale biography sequencing activity
This simple printable resource includes a number of sentences about Florence Nightingale for you to cut out and task students with putting back in the correct order.
Get this PDF to print out here.
8 | A biography of palaeontologist Mary Anning
Mary Anning was born on 21 May 1799 in the seaside town of Lyme Regis in Dorset, on the south coast of England. Mary received little education, was not trained as a scientist, but grew up to be a palaeontologist whose findings helped change the way scientists thought about the world.
This Year 6 Science biography helps children explain why she was so important to our understanding of fossils and acts as a handy model text for biographical writing.
Download it here.
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Biographies and autobiographies
What is a biography.
A biography is a non-fiction text about a person’s life. It is written in the third person and in chronological order.
Here you'll find English teaching resources to help key stage 1 and key stage 2 children understand the features of a biography and those of autobiographical accounts. They include templates, example biographies and worksheets alongside reading comprehensions based on biographical texts about famous people.
Download our model texts, worksheets and PowerPoints to develop children’s biography writing skills and support them in researching the lives of famous individuals.
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Year 5: Biographies and Autobiographies (Week 1 of 2)
Subject: English
Age range: 7-11
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This bundle includes 5 complete lesson plans, resources and an interactive PowerPoint to support the learning of Biographies and Autobiographies. This week, children will focus mainly on biographies. They will learn to read and identify the features of a biographical text before applying these when asked to write a biography about another member of the class during lesson 5! SPAG/GPS covered this week: prefixes, suffixes and sentence types (simple, compound and complex). Download Week 2 here !
Lesson 1: To read, compare and identify the features of a biography Lesson 2: To rewrite a biography extract using dialogue Lesson 3: To investigate suffixes Lesson 4: To investigate sentence structure in formal writing Lesson 5: To write a biography
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This checklist lists all the key language and layout features of biographies. It's perfect for helping children develop their writing skills and knowledge of different text types. Children can use it as a handy guide when they're writing a biography, or they could use it to help them evaluate their own or others' work.
- Key Stage: Key Stage 2
- Subject: English
- Topic: Themes and Conventions
- Topic Group: Reading
- Year(s): Years 3-4
- Media Type: PDF
- Resource Type: Worksheet
- Last Updated: 22/11/2021
- Resource Code: E2WAE69
- Curriculum Point(s): Develop positive attitudes to reading and understanding of what they read by identifying themes and conventions in a wide range of books.
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2. Look for information in books or online. 3. Write up your biography. Aim to write about three to five paragraphs (200 to 300 words in total). Top tip! You could use subheadings like 'Early ...
Key learning points. A biography is a non-fiction text written about someone's life. Linguistic features of a biography include fronted adverbials, facts, relative complex sentences and parenthesis. Structural features include a title, subheadings and relevant information grouped by theme. The purpose of a biography is to inform the reader ...
Key learning points. In this lesson, we will start off looking at parentheses: brackets, dashes and commas and their function within a sentence. We will explore the features of a biography: layout, punctuation, purpose, language, sentence structure, etc.
Biography. A biography is a detailed description of someone's life written by someone else. Writing a biography is a great way to get students to practise their reading and writing skills. Biographies that are written by the subject themselves are called autobiographies. Biographical writing is often written about famous figures such as ...
Linguistic features of a biography include third person, formal fronted adverbials, formal tone and relative clauses. Structural features of a biography include a title, paragraphs and information grouped by theme. A biography is usually written in chronological order and will contain lots of past tense verbs.
Features of a Biography. Biographies can be written in a variety of ways, focussing on the whole life of the person or just on a specific event. However, most biographies share common features: They should be factual and accurate. They should explore some of the context of that person's life, including their family situation, childhood and any ...
This handy Features of a Biography Checklist is great for your kids to learn how to write compelling biographies. It lists the main textual and grammatical features which can be ticked off by your kids as they write. These features include historical recounts, as well as the use of the past tense and third-person pronouns.
Writing a biography KS2 can be a fun and engaging topic to introduce to your KS2 students. These Biography Text Examples Resource Pack are a great resource to use with your kids to understand the structure, characteristics and features used in writing a biography (KS2). This is just one of many resources that you can use in teaching writing a ...
File previews. pdf, 321.5 KB. "Writing for a Purpose: Biographies" is an instructional resource meticulously designed to assist Key Stage 2+ children in comprehending the essential elements and objectives of composing biographical narratives. This resource provides a comprehensive explanation of biographies and their main features.
Features of a biography KS2 - 8 of the best worksheets and resources for writing and comprehension Whether they're recounting the lives of famous people or simply describing a family member, these activities, ideas and model texts will help your Key Stage 2 pupils get to grips with biographical writing…
Primary. Category. Writing different text types: Biographies and autobiographies. Resource type. Lesson plan. A comprehensive KS2 PowerPoint presentation to help children write a successful biography with advice on purpose, structure and features. 315.64 KB. Free download. 146.5 KB.
A biography is a non-fiction text about a person's life. It is written in the third person and in chronological order. Here you'll find English teaching resources to help key stage 1 and key stage 2 children understand the features of a biography and those of autobiographical accounts. They include templates, example biographies and ...
Make a timeline: Biographies are told in chronological order, so make a timeline of the person's important life events to make sure you get them right. Include your thoughts: Explain how certain events are significant and important. This helps to create emotional impact on the reader. This brilliant Writing a biography KS2 word mat guides ...
Identifying Biographical features. Subject: English. Age range: 7-11. Resource type: Worksheet/Activity. File previews. docx, 15.33 KB. docx, 14.56 KB. notebook, 39.4 KB. Activity to help Year 6 students identify the genre and language features of a biography.
This Mini Biography Writing Frame Worksheet is a great resource to use as an introductory activity before children move on to writing a longer biography. With clear headings and a structure to follow, this worksheet will help children build up some confidence with biography writing. Develop your class's biography writing skills further with ...
Download Week 2 here! Lesson 1: To read, compare and identify the features of a biography. Lesson 2: To rewrite a biography extract using dialogue. Lesson 3: To investigate suffixes. Lesson 4: To investigate sentence structure in formal writing. Lesson 5: To write a biography. Total Number of Slides: 32.
Key learning points. In this lesson, we will start off looking at parentheses: brackets, dashes and commas and their function within a sentence. We will explore the features of a biography: layout, punctuation, purpose, language, sentence structure, etc.
This checklist lists all the key language and layout features of biographies. It's perfect for helping children develop their writing skills and knowledge of different text types. Children can use it as a handy guide when they're writing a biography, or they could use it to help them evaluate their own or others' work. Key Stage: Key Stage 2.
This resource defines and explains biography writing with simple-to-understand language, perfect for your students to comprehend and interpret. A fantastic teaching tool to introduce biography writing, or alternatively to review and consolidate students' understanding of this writing style. Suitable for students in middle and upper primary ...
To identify features of a biography. Download all resources. Share activities with pupils. Slide deck. Lesson details. Video. Slide deck. Download slide deck. Lesson details. Key learning points. In this lesson, we will introduce what a biography is, we will look at the features of a biography and we will find examples of features in a biography.
To plan a biography. Share activities with pupils. Lesson details. Video. Lesson details. Key learning points. In this lesson, we will write a complex sentence with a relative clause about Charles Darwin. We will plan a biographical introduction and refer to notes made from the previous lesson. Finally, we will plan a concluding paragraph.