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--to help students identify the particular essence of biography including the
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backgrounds, conflicts and motivation that determine the path of the person’s
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life.
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--to introduce students to the structure of biography and its elements of
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characters, plot, time setting and place setting.
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--to encourage students to construct meaning as they read.
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--to encourage students to connect what they know to what is being read.
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--to discuss each story and help students internalize unfamiliar vocabulary.
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--to have students write while reading, thereby encouraging them to think about
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the text.
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--to compare and contrast aspects in the lives of all three of the women being
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studied.
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--to help students use a series of graphic organizers to organize ideas and
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strengthen comprehension of the text they have read.
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--to use a time-line to help students appreciate the sequence of important
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events in the person’s life.
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--to reflect on the subject’s life and expressing the ideas in writing in a
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response journal.
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