WRITING A BIOGRAPHY

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Writing Biography
You have recently read a passage from the Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory, a book by Roald Dahl. Perhaps you have read some of his books or you have
watched a film based on his stories.
Today you are going to write a biography about this famous author. A biography is
a type of text that has:
A short, clear title
An interesting introduction
Information about the person in sequential order
Paragraphs
Quotations in different paragraphs
A closing sentence
Below you will find some information about Roald Dahls life that you can use that
write the biography:
Roald
First Name
Dahl
Family Name
30th September 1916
Date of birth
Why is he famous?

Family Life

Life Events

Books published

Quotation from Dahl

Interesting Facts

Famous Author
Wrote many books for children
Childhood
Norwegian parents
was born in Cardiff, Wales
had 3 sisters
Marriage
Married Patricia Neal in 1953, in New York city
Children
5 children: Olivia, Tessa, Theo, Ophelia and Lucy
Studied at a boarding school, but he didnt go to
University
1934: Started working for an oil company in Africa.
1939: He served in the Royal Air Force in Africa
during World War II
Moved to the States where he started writing
Returned to the United Kingdom where he spent the
rest of his life
Some famous titles are:
The Gremlins
James and the Giant Peach
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Mathilda
Some of his stories were made into films
"If you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot
of books
He was very tall (1.96 meters)
He liked chocolate a lot while he was at school
Theres a museum dedicated to Roald Dahls life and books in
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Planning Sheet
Title of the Biography

INTRODUCTION
General information that makes
the reader want to read more
MAIN TEXT

Paragraph 1 is about ______________

Information:

Paragraph 2 is about _______________

Information:

Paragraph 3 is about _______________

Information:

CONCLUSION
An interesting fact or general final
comment

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NOW WRITE YOUR BIOGRAPHY ABOUT ROALD DAHL

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