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| Biography: Aeschylus |
Biography of the "Father of Tragedy". |
| Biography: Sophocles |
Biography of the famous and prolific Greek tragedian. |
| Biography: Euripides |
Biography of the famous and prolific Greek tragedian. |
| Biography: Aristophanes |
Biography of the most renowned comic playwright of ancient Greece. |
| Biography: Plato |
Biography of the famous Greek philosopher. |
| Biography: Aristotle |
Biography of the famous Greek philosopher and natural scientist. |
| Biography: Homer |
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| Biography: Eleanor Roosevelt (upper elem/ middle) |
A biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, with research suggestions, a timeline activity, and creative writing prompts. |
| Biography Form: Black History Month (primary/elem) |
A one-page form for filling in a brief biography. |
| Biography Form: Black History Month (primary/elem) |
A two-page form for filling in a brief biography. |
| Biography: Jackie Robinson (primary) |
Very simple biography of the famous ballplayer. |
| Biography: Marco Polo (elementary) |
A one-page biography of the famous Italian explorer is presented in this reading comprehension. Includes a writing prompt. |
| Biography: Grandma Moses (upper elementary/ middle) |
A biography of the famous painter. |
| Biography: Robert Burns (upper elem) |
You don't have to eat haggis to appreciate the Scottish poet who wrote "Auld Lang Syne". Learn more in this reading comprehension. |
| Biography: Kerri Strug (upper elementary) |
This reading comprehension is a biography of Olympic champion Kerri Strug and the story of her famous gold-medal win in gymnastics at the 1996 Olympics. |
| Biography: Tiger Woods (elementary) |
An introduction to the golf star. |
| Biography: Thomas Jefferson (upper elem/middle school) |
A fact-filled three-page look at the author of the Declaration of Independence, with multiple choice questions and an essay question. |
| Biography: Amelia Earhart (upper elementary) |
A reading comprehension about this famous aviator. |
| Biography: Martha Washington (elementary) |
Five short reading comprehensions about the first "First Lady". |
| Biography: John Hancock (upper elementary/ middle) |
reading comprehension |
| Biography: James Earl Carter Jr. (elementary/ upper elementary) |
An informative biography of the 39th president. |
| Biography: Madame C. J. Walker (elementary/ upper elementary) |
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| Biography: Thurgood Marshall |
Brief biography of the Supreme Court Justice. |
| Biography: Noah Webster (upper elem/ middle) |
A reading comprehension about the American educator. |
| Biography: James Cook (upper elementary) |
James Cook was the greatest explorer of his time, and the greatest Pacific explorer of all time. Learn more about him with this biographical mini-unit. |
| Biography: Benjamin Franklin (elementary) |
Learn more about the statesman/inventor with a reading comprehension, word scramble, and word search. |
| Biography: Oprah Winfrey (upper elem) |
A brief biography of the American celebrity. |
| Biography: Gutenberg (upper elementary) |
This one-page reading comprehension follows a standardized testing format. An interesting brief biography and great testing practice! |
| Biography: Harriet Beecher Stowe (elem) |
A biography of the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. |
| Biography: Colin Powell (elementary) |
This one-page reading comprehension follows a standardized testing format. An interesting brief biography and great testing practice! |
| Biography: Colin Powell (middle school) |
This one-page reading comprehension follows a standardized testing format. An interesting brief biography and great testing practice! |
| Biography: Frederick Douglass (upper elem/ middle) |
A reading comprehension about the famous abolitionist. |
| Biography: Pope John Paul II (upper elementary/ middle) |
A reading comprehension/ biography of the 264th pope. |
| Biography: Muhammad Ali (elem/ upper elem) |
A reading comprehension about the "greatest" boxer. |
| Biography: Michael Jordan (elementary) |
This one-page reading comprehension follows a standardized testing format. An interesting brief biography and great testing practice! |
| Biography: Tiger Woods (elementary) |
Reading comprehension about the golf star. |
| Biography: Claude Monet (upper elementary/ middle) |
A reading comprehension about the French impressionist. |
| Biography: Sojourner Truth (upper elem/middle) |
A reading comprehension about the suffragist and abolitionist. |
| Biography: Geronimo (elementary) |
A thorough biography of Geronimo, divided into three reading comprehensions. This mini-unit includes thoughtful short answer questions and a word search. |
| Biography: Bach's Sons (upper elementary/middle) |
A reading comprehension about the famous sons of the famous German composer, Johann Sebastian Bach. |
| Biography: Martin Luther King, Jr. (upper elem/ middle) |
A ten page biographical unit on the civil rights leader, with reading comprehensions, a crossword puzzle, and a word search. |
| Biography: Michael Jordan (middle school) |
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| Biography: Jackie Robinson (upper elem/ middle) |
Biography of the famous baseball hero. |
| Biography: Harriet Tubman (upper elem/middle) |
A reading comprehension to introduce America's famous Underground Railroad conductor. |
| Biography: Vonetta Flowers (upper elementary/ middle) |
This one-page reading comprehension follows a standardized testing format. An interesting brief biography and great testing practice! |
| Biography: Martin Luther King, Jr. (elementary) |
A ten page biographical unit on the civil rights leader, with short reading comprehensions, a crossword puzzle, and a word search. |
| Biography: Condoleezza Rice (middle school) |
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| Biography: Juliette Gordon Low (upper elementary) |
A fact-filled reading comprehension profiling the famous Girl Scouts' founder. |
| Biography: Franklin D. Roosevelt (upper elementary/ middle) |
Brief biography of President Roosevelt, with comprehension questions. |
| Biography: Geronimo (middle) |
A thorough biography of Geronimo, divided into three reading comprehensions. This mini-unit includes thoughtful short answer questions. |
| Biography: Marian Anderson (upper elem) |
Possibly the best contralto of all time is profiled in this reading comprehension. |
| Biography: Harriet Beecher Stowe (upper elem/middle) |
A factual reading comprehension about the author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" |
| Biography: Edwin Hubble (upper elem/ middle) |
Even Einstein marvelled at the discoveries made by Edwin Hubble, for whom the Hubble Telescope is named. Find out more about this amazing scientist! |
| Biography: Norman Rockwell (upper elem) |
A biography of America's famous illustrator. |
| Biography: Geronimo (upper elementary) |
A thorough biography of Geronimo, divided into five reading comprehensions. This mini-unit includes thoughtful short answer questions and a word search. |
| Biography: Gertrude Belle Elion |
Biography of scientist Gertrude Belle Elion, a chemist who developed a number of lifesaving drugs. |
| Writing Prompt: Autobiography |
Write your own autobiography on this wide-lined writing paper, then cut out and fasten into a book. |
| Biography: Jack London (upper elem/middle) |
Biography of the famous American writer, presented as a reading comprehension. |
| Biography: Ponce de Leon (upper elem) |
A brief biography of the conquistador and explorer in the format of a reading comprehension. |
| Biography: Ludwig van Beethoven (upper elem/middle) |
A biography of the famous composer, with multiple choice questions and a writing prompt about overcoming adversity. |
| Biography: Vasco Núñez de Balboa (upper elem) |
A brief biography of the Spanish explorer, adventurer and conquistador in the format of a reading comprehension. |
| Biography: George Frideric Handel (upper elem/middle) |
A biography of the composer with multiple choice questions, a short writing prompt, and a creative exercise. |
| Biography: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (upper elem) |
A biography of the famous composer, with multiple choice and open-ended questions, as well as a creative prompt for composing your own music. |
| Biography: Helen Keller (elem/upper elem) |
An informative biography of Helen Keller, followed by math-based and reading-based comprehension questions and a short essay question. Helen Keller was born June 27th. |
| Word Wall: American Writers (1700-1900) |
A list of 20 great US authors and a corresponding list of their works. These can be used in a variety of ways including in matching games, for study aids, etc. |
| Crossword: American Writers (1700-1900) |
1 DOWN: Wrote Last of the Mohicans. Match the famous American authors to their works. |
| Biography: Eleanor Roosevelt (elem/upper elem) |
This biography of Eleanor Roosevelt comes with multiple choice reading comprehension questions and four great writing prompts, including suggestions for research and map skills work. |
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