Activity Overview
A person’s family says a lot about who they are and why they have accomplished what they have. Their family life is often dependent on where they live or when they grew up. For this activity, students will create a storyboard about their person’s family, both past and present. The finished product can be used as the base for a larger biography project, and makes a great tool to organize information as they're researching!
Template and Class Instructions
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Due Date:
Objective: Create a 2-4 cell storyboard detailing information about the person’s family life, past and present if applicable.
Student Instructions:
- Click “Start Assignment”.
- Label each title with a different part about family life.
- Create an illustration that represents each heading using appropriate scenes, characters, and items.
- Write a short summary of each heading in the space below the illustration.
Lesson Plan Reference
- [ELA-Literacy/W/3/2] Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
- [ELA-Literacy/W/3/7] Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
- [ELA-LITERACY/WHST/6-8/2/A] Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories as appropriate to achieving purpose; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
- [ELA-LITERACY/WHST/6-8/2/B] Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
- [ELA-LITERACY/WHST/6-8/2/D] Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
How to Place Information into Chronological Order
Discuss Chronological Order with Students
Lead a discussion with students about time and how things happen in a certain order. When discussing family life in a biography, putting information in chronological order makes the most sense.
Have Students Practice With Their Own Family Life
To help students more fully grasp the concepts, use their own life to help them understand time. Discuss their own birth, the birth of siblings, and other major life events to explain chronology.
Create Headings and Illustrations
Create headings to mark important events and moments in a biography and add a short summary to show further understanding of the event.
Frequently Asked Questions about Biographies: Family Life
What role does a person's family play in their life?
The role of family is extremely important to how someone grows up and will shape what happens to them for the rest of their lives. Their upbringing includes the people and places where they spent their early years, and family has a huge influence on people and the future decisions they make.
Does a biography recount true stories about a person's family?
A biography is a true story about a person, so there would definitely be true stories in a biography about a person's family and the way they interact together.
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