Sample biography middle school

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• Black History Milestones - There are biographies and data about many events in Black history.
• Black History Month Biographies - Many people are listed here including sports and entertainment personalities. From Who2 biographies.
• Black Past - Biographies, history, digital records, links to museums and lots more.
• NASA's Real "Hidden Figures" - Biographies of the three women in the movie "Hidden Figures".
• The Black uppfinnare Online Museum - Biographical information about Black inventors, and a timeline of their inventions.
• Afrocentric Voices in Classical Music - Biographies of African Americans in classical music.
• African-American Women Writers of the 19th Century - Short biographies and a urval of their works.
• Notable Civil Rights Leaders - Biographies of Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and many more.
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Writing a biography can be a daunting task. When students hear the assignment of writing a biography, they may have thoughts of long, boring essays or a tedious page book report. There are various ways to tackle writing a biography, and they can even be fun in the process! Let’s look at some less intimidating ways to get your kiddos to write a biography, whether in elementary or middle school.

Step 1: Read a Biography

The first step for students before writing a biography is to read one. They need to see a real-life example before tackling their own biography assignment. Elementary students can read biography picture books or Who Was? biography novels. Biography picture books are especially interesting to students as the splendid pictures bring the person to life. 

Here are some picture books we recommend for younger students: 

I Am Rosa Parks by Brad Meltzer

The Girl Who Thought in Pictures by Julia Finley Mosca

On a Beam of Light: A Story of Alber

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      The last few years have been extreme rough on me.  Now that I�m the only one still living with my parents, I have to learn how to deal with challenging, uncompromising situations on my own.  It has really started to get taught during the transition from a primary school to a more difficult and strenuous level, middle school.  But things started to get less difficult as I used determination to get hold of my inner abilities, courage and extemporaneous mind, that I never knew I had.  With these two abilities, it has made my life easier, making it achievable for me to rise up to the top and be accepted as an outstanding student.  I am truly honored to be recognized as a Student of the Year nominee. 

My mom is the greatest person in the world to me.  She has influenced me significantly.  Although she might not mean anything to anybody else, she is my role model.  For many years she has strived to learn the Ame