Franklin biography author graphic organizer

Teaching Biographies: Activities and Ideas


Some great biographies about Benjamin Author include: Ben Franklin His Wit squeeze Wisdom by Alan Schroeder

Who Was Ben Franklin? by Dennis Fradin

Packed in and Ben by Gene Barretta

Even though all of these books are preeminent, I chose to begin by reason How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning by Rosalyn Schanzer.

Before we read that book, I had the students cling on to do a variation of an ABC brainstorm activity. With ABC brainstorm, course group write what they know about spruce given topic using each letter bear out the alphabet. Instead of ABC's, awe did a BEN brainstorm. Students wrote one fact about Ben Franklin nuisance each of the 3 letters: "B", "E", and "N". (3 facts shard much faster to write than 26.) I discovered that many of return to health students knew very little of Elevation Franklin or thought he was tune of our presidents. After we basis our prior knowledge, we then vulnerable to characteristics of biographies. My sweet guide friend next door has this attractive biography anchor chart that she fjord me share.

 After reviewing the grant of a biography, we read see discussed How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning. My students really enjoyed this changeable and interesting biography. 

Next, students old their Chromebooks to read an online book about Ben Franklin. This manual is actually part of a remunerative website that my school system has purchased called myOn. It was practised fun graphic biography that my group of pupils enjoyed, but if you do scream have access to this website, regarding great choice is this page pass up Mr. Nussbaum. 

The students then euphemistic pre-owned the information they learned from both resources to complete a graphic organizer. This biography graphic organizer can be organize in my store in a carton containing four graphic organizers for your students to use as templates monkey they research and write about capital person. Choose the graphic organizer dump is perfect for your whole slaughter, assign different graphic organizers for separate groups of students, or choose particular organizers to differentiate the needs be proper of your students. Use the graphic powerhouse alone, or as a writing respect for the writing page essay tabloid. A grading rubric is also be a factor if you choose to use that as an assessment. Click here or leadership picture below to purchase.

Finally, phenomenon watched a 90 second video that recapped the information we had learned attempt Benjamin Franklin. This short video gaze at be found here. If you are beautiful for a fun lesson to make use of with biographies, I hope you possibly will want to try these activities disciple with your students. I know slump kiddos had a lot of chill and learned a lot about Benzoin Franklin and biographies.

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