Description
This second grade Biography Writing Unit is just what you need to teach your students how to write a biography! This unit has kid-friendly rubrics, anchor charts, graphic organizers, and even centers! With the included mentor text and lesson plans, you will be able to effortlessly guide your students through writing a biography report!
When it comes to writing, there is so much we want (and need) to teach our students. However, we cannot focus on all of it all at once or we will cause our students to hate writing. I have broken this down into easy to implement lesson plans and have included all of the materials you need. This unit can be implemented at an easy pace—spread out over four weeks, or can be condensed to be taught in a shorter time period.
If you choose to have your whole class write on the same person, this informational unit even includes resources that can be used for student research. (Topic: Katherine Johnson). However, you can also use this unit with a specific person of your choosing or by letting students choose their own person.
What’s Included in this Biography Writing Unit:
- Mentor Text (a biography report to teach from!)
- Rubric & Checklists
- 12 Easy to Implement Lesson Plans
- 6 Centers
- Graphic Organizers
- Posters (These anchor charts can also be printed and put in a writing notebook)
- 1 Non-Fiction Text (article) and 1 List of Websites (also as QR codes) for Student Research
- UPDATE: Now includes a digital (Google Slides) version of the resource! Learn more here.
Mini Lessons Taught: (W.2.2)
- What’s a Biographical Report?
- Brainstorm Topics and Choose a Person
- Finding Sources
- Important Life Events
- Outline Chronologically
- In My Own Words
- Using Linking Words and Phrases
- Writing a Rough Draft
- Writing a Conclusion
- Editing with a Partner
- Revising & Revisiting the Rubric
- Publishing
TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The Biography Unit was just what I was looking for to teach such a complex topic. Writing a Biography with 2nd graders is not an easy task and this unit made it much more manageable, and the students were successful!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐I love Thrifty in Third Grade’s writing and math materials. I purchased guided math first and then had to buy the writing. I bought personal narratives for 2nd grade and then went back for several other writing units. It is easy to follow for both the teacher and kids. It is also very interactive.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐What a great resource for teaching biographies! It’s very well thought out! Thank you!
