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Have you thought about assigning a middle school biography assignment to your students?
In the blog post, Why Teach Biographies?, I explained why teaching biographies in middle school is important.
Students at this age are often very interested in themselves and their friend groups and sometimes forget to think about the world around them and the people within it. This blog post explains 5 reasons why teachers should consider adding middle school biography assignments to their class reading lists or unit plans.
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What is a Middle School Biography Assignment?
To understand a biography assignment, you need to know what a biography is. When we look at the history of an individual, the compiled data about that individual written out thoughtfully is a biography.
Rather than a list of dates, a biography tells the detailed story of someone’s life written by someone who has interviewed or researched the person they are writing about. In comparison, a memoir or autobiography is usua