Learning Area English Grade Level 7

W8 Quarter 4 Date
I. LESSON TITLE Writing a Biographical Sketch
II. MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING MELC 29. Compose an informative essay
COMPETENCIES (MELCs) Enabling Competencies:
 Compose a capsule biography of a person interviewed
 Compose a biographical sketch based on a personal interview and
background research
III. CONTENT/CORE CONTENT Biographical Sketch
IV. LEARNING PHASES AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES
I. Introduction (Time Frame: 30 minutes)
In the previous lesson on academic writing, you learned how important it is to use formal and objective language.
You also learned how to use graphic organizers to organize information. These knowledge and skills will help you complete
the final task in this lesson, which is to write an informative text.
Informative texts provide information or facts about a particular topic. Some examples of topics include people,
animals, objects, and events.
Read “The Youngest Billionaire” and try to answer the
following questions:
1. Who is the subject?
2. What happened first?
3. What significant things can we learn from the subject?
4. What makes him extraordinary?
Observe how the writer conveys the person’s character and
outstanding accomplishment which makes him unique and
inspiring. The text is an example of a biographical sketch or bio-
sketch. It highlights only one or two aspects of a person's life. It is a
short description focusing on a person's biggest achievements or
significant life events.
A bio-sketch can be developed
into a biography, sometimes known as
a capsule biography which describes a
person's life and includes details like
name, birthdate, birthplace, parents'
names, major achievements, and
death.
WRITING A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
A bio-sketch is similar to the structure of a paragraph which consists of a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and
a concluding sentence. Examine the previous example to see how it follows the structure.

Topic Sentence:
☐Introduce your subject.
☐Grab your reader’s interest with a good hook.
Example: “youngest billionaire in history”

Supporting Sentences:
☐Provide details and evidence in two (2) to three
(3) sentences.

Concluding Sentence:
☐Restate the main points about your subject.

Another guideline in writing biographies is using the third-person point of view. You should use third person pronouns
like he, she, his, hers, him, and her. Finally, a bio-sketch should have the following elements:
Personal History: Achievements: Contributions:
Background and Experiences Education, Career, and Awards Reason for Fame

Writing a biographical sketch involves more than just researching a notable individual. You will discover and
appreciate the person’s contribution in our society. His or her real experiences will also teach you important life lessons. Most
importantly, you can use his or her successes and challenges to inspire and motivate other people.
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D. Development (Time Frame: 1 hour and 30 minutes)

Learning Task 1
Provided below are jumbled sentences. Arrange the sentences to compose a 5-sentence bio-sketch of Elon Musk - one of
the most successful entrepreneurs and is considered as “The Embodiment of Iron Man”. The topic sentence is done for you
as your guide.

☐He earned his degrees in physics and economics in University

of Pennsylvania.

☐He was born on June 28, 1971 in Pretoria, South Africa.

☐Then, Musk used the money from selling his first two ventures
- Zip2 and PayPal to explore his other interests which are
space and cars.

☐Indeed, Elon Musk is the real-life Iron Man, a brilliant

businessman with extensive knowledge in space exploration
and electric cars.

☐In 2012, Musk and SpaceX made history and launched

Falcon 9 rocket into space with an unmanned capsule.

☐He created a space transport company known as SpaceX

and began Tesla Motors that focuses on electric cars.

Learning Task 2
Before your write your own bio-sketch, you need to gather facts or information about your topic.
 First, choose your subject. He or she can be a member of the family, a friend, or someone you admire or has
impacted you to grow and change.
 Interview your subject and accomplish the graphic organizer below:
IV. LEARNING PHASES AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES
E. Engagement (Time Frame: 1 hour and 30 minutes)

Learning Task 3
For your final task, you will write a bio-sketch based
on a personal interview.

“Meet My Hero”
 With the information you have gathered in
Learning Task 2, complete the template
below to start writing a bio-sketch.
 Then, finalize your bio-sketch. Remember
to follow the structure and guidelines that
you have learned. You are free to present
it in your own creative way.

 Use the rubric below to help you understand how your bio-sketch will be graded.
Criteria Outstanding Average Developing Insufficient
(5 pts) (4 pts) (3 pts) (1 pt)
Focus/Content The paragraph contains The paragraph contains The paragraph The paragraph
meaningful focus and 2-3 meaningful focus and 1- contains meaningful contains no focus
supporting sentences. 2 supporting sentences. focus and 1 and no supporting
supporting sentence. sentence.
Point of View Third person point of view is Third person point of view A few noticeable Point of view is not
clear and consistent is consistent in the most shifts from third person clear.
throughout the bio-sketch. parts with only minor point of view occur.
inconsistencies
Development The topic sentence is inviting, The topic sentence The topic sentence There is no clear
state the main topic and states the main topic states the main topic. topic sentence,
provides an overview of the and provides an A concluding structure and
biography. Information is overview of the bio- sentence is included. concluding
relevant and presented in a sketch. A concluding sentence.
logical order. The concluding sentence is included.
sentence is strong.

A. Assimilation (Time Frame: 10 minutes)

Instructions: In this lesson, you have learned the important guidelines in writing a biographical sketch or bio-sketch. Fill up
the boxes with the missing information to demonstrate your understanding of the lesson.

V. ASSESSMENT (Time Frame: 10 minutes)

Instructions: Identify what is being described in each sentence. Choose your answer from the phrases listed below.
biographical sketch capsule biography informative texts third person topic sentence supporting sentences

1. ________________ provide information or facts about people, animals, objects, and events.
2. ________________ is an informative text which highlights one or two aspects of a person’s life. It could be the biggest
achievement or significant life events.
3. A biographical sketch can be developed into a biography which is also called ________________.
4. In writing a biographical sketch, introduce your subject in the ____________ of the paragraph.
5. Use _____________ pronouns like he, she, his, hers, him, and her in writing a biography.
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VI. REFLECTION (Time Frame: 10 minutes)
 Communicate your personal assessment as indicated in the Learner’s Assessment Card.
Personal Assessment on Learner’s Level of Performance
Using the symbols below, choose one which best describes your experience in working on each given task. Draw it in the column
for Level of Performance (LP). Be guided by the descriptions below:
 - I was able to do/perform the task without any difficulty. The task helped me in understanding the target content/ lesson.
 - I was able to do/perform the task. It was quite challenging, but it still helped me in understanding the target content/lesson.
? – I was not able to do/perform the task. It was extremely difficult. I need additional enrichment activities to be able to do/perform this
task.
Learning Task LP Learning Task LP
Number 1 Number 3
Number 2 Number 4
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