the first paragraph of a non-fiction text that encourages the reader to read on

Planning and writing the introduction of a biography about Harriet Tubman

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Identifying the features of a biography

Researching Harriet Tubman in preparation for writing a biography

Planning and writing the section about Harriet Tubman's early life

Peer editing the early life section of a biography about Harriet Tubman

Planning the section about Harriet Tubman's activism

Writing the section about Harriet Tubman's activism

Planning and writing the conclusion of a biography about Harriet Tubman

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. 

In this unit, pupils write a biography based on Harriet Tubman, centred around her significance as a historical figure, her early life and her civil rights activism. Pupils conduct research about the subject and organise their research into clear paragraphs, using a range of cohesive devices.

Harriet Tubman: biographical writing

 the first paragraph that encourages the reader to read on

introduces the reader to who the biography is about 

gives the reader some necessary information about the person

indicates what the next section will be about

Match these parts of the introduction to their functions.

Put these parts of the introduction in the correct order.

give the reader some specific information

Which of these make up the purpose of the introduction?

Plans should include which of the following?

Put the stages of the writing process in the correct order.

a non-fiction text that informs the reader about a subject

a report that informs the reader about a real-life event

a non-fiction text that informs the reader about a person

Select the correct definition of 'biography'.

Put the sections of a biography about Harriet Tubman in the correct order.

Which country was Harriet Tubman born in?

__________ is a war between the citizens of a country. 

Starter Quiz

Select the correct definition of 'biography'.