Make Biography Writing a Breeze with This Biography Graphic Organizer Pack

If you’re about to introduce the main components of biography writing to your primary grade students, you’re probably looking for an age-appropriate resource that covers the fundamentals without being too overwhelming!

Teach Starter has you covered with this set of eight biography writing graphic organizers, designed specifically for the primary grades. The prompts provide scaffolding for students via a series of boxes to be filled in, teaching them key components of biography writing in the process.

The following templates can be found in this biography graphic organizer pack:

• Biography Fact File
• Early Life Facts
• Personal Traits
• Accomplishments
• Event Timeline
• Interesting Facts
• Interview Questions
• Biography Outline

Each graphic organizer for biography writing will assist students in learning the specific features of biography writing in a manageable way, avoiding information overload!

This biography organizer pack can be downloaded as a pack of printable PDFs or an editable Google Slides file.

A Biography Notes Graphic Organizer for Any Occasion

Looking for some advice as to how you might use this biography organizer pack with your students? Here are some suggestions:

• Modeled Writing – Project one of the biography graphic organizers onto your interactive whiteboard for whole-class modeled writing activities. Fill in the sections collaboratively as a class to create a simple biography.
• Planning and Notetaking – Use the templates as planning sheets. For example, students can research the early life of their chosen subject, then record simple notes on the corresponding Early Life Facts template.
• Differentiation – Use the biography notes graphic organizer pack to cater to the varying learning needs of your students. For example, more confident students may be capable of completing a complete biography using the Biography Fact File template, whereas less confident students might focus on only one or two aspects of the person’s life.

Download to Access This Biography Graphic Organizer Pack

Use the Download button to choose between the editable Google Slides file or the easy-print PDF. Please note that you will be prompted to make a copy of the Google Slides file to your personal drive.

Incorporate these versatile graphic organizers into your lesson planning to immediately enhance your biography writing units!

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This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and a Teach Starter collaborator.

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