a non-fiction text written about someone’s life

a person who is dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups

Identifying the features of a biography

English

In 'Harriet Tubman: Biographical Writing', pupils learn to research an inspirational figure's life to write a celebratory biography. In this unit, pupils will write a biography based on research about a scientific theory of a famous scientist.

In 'The Amazon Rainforest: Essay Writing', pupils developed their understanding of writing to inform their reader and apply this in the context of an essay. In this unit, pupils will develop their understanding of non-fiction writing and apply this to the context of a biography. 

Harriet Tubman: biographical writing

a person dedicated to securing equal opportunity for minority groups

Match the key words with their definitions:

In 'biography', the letter string 'bio' means '...'

In 'biography', the letter string 'graphy' means '...'. 

A biography is a non-fiction text written about what?

Biographies are types of __________ text.

Which of these definitions describes the **purpose** of a text?

Which of these definitions describes the **audience** of a text?

Which of these definitions describes the **layout** of a text?

a group of words that always contains a verb

a collection of sentences, grouped together by theme

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