What is a biography

What is a biography?

How can we identify this important piece of writing?

Today we will be reading a biography about Jim Thrope

• He is a Native American Athlete

​What do you notice about the picture

that tells you what athlete means?

A biography is a piece of writing about someone else's life.

They must include...

1. important events about someone's life

2. real people

3. people important to that person

Biographies can be in books, movies, magazines, and plays

Multiple Choice

Which is a biography?

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A biography is...

• fiction

• non-fiction

Multiple Choice

A biography tells about other _______ who are important in the person's life.

• people

• features

• facts

Multiple Choice

A biography __________ details about the times or places in a person's life.

• describes

• explains

• events

Multiple Choice

A biography is about....

• your life

• someone else's life