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 Good Biography
Readers
-  Use text features to make predictions
and understand
-  Make comparisons
-  Identify what makes the person famous
or important
-  Identify struggles or obstacles of the
person
-  Identify special qualities of the
person
-  Can identify the time period or
place where this person lived
-  Identify how other people
influenced the person
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 Famous American
Lapbook
Lapbooks are a fun way to present new information learned
about a particular subject or person. I’ve provided templates and
photos to help in completing the project.

These templates can be colored or printed on colored paper.

1.  Body Outline – Students can color and add to the outline to
make the person studied.
2.  Cover text, graphic and speech bubble
3.  Envelope – Students can write a short letter to the person
they are researching.
4.  Sequence of important events
5.  Banner for heading
6.  Accomplishments
7.  Early years
8.  If I were famous… - Write about yourself if you were famous.
9.  Pop-up card – optional to use with lapbook. Students can do
this as a separate activity.
10.  Did you know? – Fun facts about the person
11.  Family

-  Students can color and add their information to the templates

before they glue them to the folder. (I like to use colored manila
folders.)
-  Glue templates to the folders. I glued the envelope to the back
of the folder.
-  Add additional clipart or photos to fill in blank spaces on the
folder.
-  Use Creative Commons to locate more photos for the lapbook.

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 Add to the outline
of a person so it
looks like your
famous person. Or,
search for a photo
on your computer.

Add a quote from

the famous person.

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Fam ns
ric a
Am e

Americans
Famous

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 Letter to a
famous person

______________________
To
Fold on dotted
lines and cut on
My Letter
solid lines.  

Write a letter or card to a famous

person. Ask questions that you have
about his/her life.  
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 1.  

2.  
Important Events

3.  

4.  

5.  

Accomplishments
Write facts about
important events in
the person’s life.  

What
accomplishments did
this person achieve?  
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 Early Years

Fold on dotted
lines and cut
on solid lines.  

Family

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 Did You
Know?
famous, I
If I were

would…  

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No mass production is permitted and it may not
be sold on your personal website.

Thank you,
Sandy

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