Biographies

For the last couple of weeks, we have been reading about amazing people in our reading groups.  We had the inquiry question, "What can we learn from amazing people?"  Through our biography reading, we have learned about amazing people like Rachael Carson, Ellen Ochoa, Ben Franklin, the Wright Brothers, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, and more.  The students loved to share their biographies with other classmates and our 5th/6th grade buddies.

  If you are interested in some of the biographies we read, go to the Lead21 History button on the top of the blog.  From there you will see a Symbaloo with the books we read in reading groups.  I'm sure your child would love to read them to you.

When we finished reading several biographies, the students had to pick one amazing person to write a poem about.  The poem was a triangle poem.  The first line answered "Who?" with one word.  The second line was two words for "Where?" and then three words for "When?"  Last, four words to describe "How?" and five words for "Why?"  Here are a few great examples:

Ms. Ochoa

Outer Space

Still works today.

Flying in a rocket.

To achieve her wonderful dream

By Lauren

Franklin

In Philadelphia

Long, long ago

Made inventions for people

He thought of others first.

By Adalyn

Sacagawea

The West

In the 1800s

Taking a dangerous journey

Helped guide Lewis and Clark.

By Layla

The students all published their biography poems to their blog page.  Go to the student pages at the top of the blog and click on your child's name.  Email me or ask your child for their password.