Biography

Which happens LAST?

• Moby revises his work and adds more details.

• Moby uses his notes to write a rough draft.

• Moby gathers information about Rosa Parks.

• Moby proofreads his final draft and shares it.

Mia is writing a biography on a famous artist. What can she do to gather information?

• Take an art class to learn how to draw, paint, and make sculptures.

• Get information about the artist from friends and family members.

• Go to a museum to learn about the artist and see the artist's work.

• Find someone else who wrote a biography on the artist and copy it.

Rosa Parks wrote an AUTOBIOGRAPHY called I Am Rosa Parks. What is an AUTOBIOGRAPHY?

• a person who is a leader of a community

• a book that lists words and their meanings

• a book someone writes about himself or herself

• a paragraph that explains a picture or chart

Which piece of writing is fiction?

• a biography on the first woman astronaut

• an essay that teaches how to make a kite

• a story about a tiny fire-breathing dragon

• an article about the new mayor of a town

Which book is most likely a biography?

• The Life of Harriet Tubman

• Maria's Trip to Outer Space

• Forest Plants and Animals

• My First Day of School