A Biography Study: Using Role-Play to Explore the Lives of Authors

Dramatizing life stories provides students with an engaging way to become more critical readers and researchers. In this lesson, students select American authors to research, create timelines, and write bio-poems. Then, they collaborate with other students in small groups to design and perform a 'panel of authors' presentation in which they role-play as their authors. The final project requires each student to synthesize information about his or her author in an essay. There are tons of additional links and resources included in this lesson plan!
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Subject(s): English Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 9, 10
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Computers for Students, Internet Connection, Adobe Flash Player, Microsoft Office
Instructional Time: 10 Hour(s)
Keywords: biography, role-play, bio-poems, collaboration, role play, authors biographies, author panel discussion, timelines, American authors, bio-cube
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Worksheet,  Virtual Manipulative,  WebQuest,  Assessment,  Project,  Educational Software / Tool,  Instructional Technique,  Formative Assessment
Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction, Cooperative Learning
Resource Collection: General Collection

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