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Session 2011-2012
Name: ……………………… S.No:
Roll No. ____ Class: VIII__
Subject:________
Date: .04.2011 Biography Date of
submission: .04.2011

Sample Biography
The writer
Mae Jemison: Star Child includes the name
The of the
introduction Have you ever dreamed of flying freely through outer person he or she
grabs the space surrounded by a sea of stars? Mae Jemison fulfilled is writing about
reader's
attention with a question
that dream. On September 12, 1992, aboard the
spaceship Endeavour, she became the first
African-American woman to blast into outer he writer lets
space. This the reader know
who the
wasn't the only time, however, that Jemison had reached biography
The writer for the stars and realized her dreams. is about.
provides
information Jemison was born on October 17, 1956, in Decatur,
about
Jemison's Alabama, but she grew up in Chicago, Illinois. There
childhood. weren't many African-American female role models while
Jemison was growing up, but she didn't let that stop her
from achieving her goals. She was especially interested in
anthropology, archaeology and astronomy. Luckily, her
parents encouraged those interests. That encouragement
drove her to excel. She graduated from high school at 16! The writer uses
Jemison's
Then she earned degrees in chemical engineering and education as an
African-American studies at Stanford University. Soon after, example that
she graduated from Cornell University's medical school. shows how she worked
hard to
No obstacle was too great for Jemison to overcome! achieve her goals.
The writer
gives
examples Jemison's accomplishments did not end there. In 1981, she
of Jemison's joined NASA's space program in Houston, Texas. In
accomplishments.
1988, however, Jemison realized her biggest dream: She
finally became an astronaut! Just four years later, she
was named Science Mission Specialist (another NASA first) on
the Endeavour flight. The writer's
conclusion lets
the reader know why
Today she encourages young people, especially women Jemison is
and girls, to study the sciences. Her life example teaches an important
us to follow our dreams, no matter how great! person to
learn about.
 Personal information:
Biography Organizer
Q 1 Write the name of the person you're writing about in the middle of the organizer. Then write notes on
facts about the person in each of the sections below.

An important experience in
his/her early life:

An important experience in
his/her later life:

Name of the Person :-

Why is this person

His/her accomplishments: important:

Now, with the help of the facts written above write a biography of Sunita Williams. Don’t forget to
write a catchy opening and concluding paragraph. Attach an extra sheet for the biography.