a non-fiction text written about someone’s life

a person who is dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups

Identifying the features of a biography

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Researching Harriet Tubman in preparation for writing a biography

Planning and writing the introduction of a biography about Harriet Tubman

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

following the order in which a series of events happened

a large farm that specialises in growing one type of crop

to hand over a person accused or convicted of a crime to the state in which the crime was committed

a secret network of people offering shelter and aid to fugitive enslaved people

a war between citizens of the same country

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

words and phrases associated with a topic

a sentence formed of a main clause and a relative subordinate clause

how a text flows to maintain the reader’s interest and achieve purpose

the process of improving writing to improve text flow and overall quality

a set of standardised symbols and marks used in written language to structure sentences

how a text flows to maintain the interest of the reader and achieve text purpose

vocabulary used when writing about a particular subject

working or campaigning for political or social change

linguistic structures that can enhance text flow

a sentence formed of a main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause

a sentence formed of a main clause and a non-finite subordinate clause

extra information that can be added or removed from a sentence and it still makes sense

punctuation marks that can be used to add additional information to a sentence

the closing paragraph of a non-fiction text

to sum up or conclude the main body of the text

the lasting impact of a person's life or actions that are left on the world

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