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Use these activities to enrich your class’s biography unit:

As students read about their subject, ask them to keep a timeline of that person’s ✎life. When was that person born? When did he/she die? Did he/she ever marry?If he/she were a political fi gure, how long was his/her period of power?

Ask students to draw a map of their subject’s travels. ✎ They can trace an explorer’s path or outline the borders of ruler’s empire. If their person did not travel much, encourage them to sketch a picture of that person’s home or town.

Each of the ✎ Who Was? covers is a caricature of the biography’s subject. After defi ning ‘caricature,’ ask students to draw or paint a caricature of

someone they think is important, whether it is a family member or a current celebrity.

Why did each student pick their specifi c historical ✎fi gure? For an essay topic, encourage students to write about the traits they most admire in their subject. What traits do they think they share with their person?

At the end of the biography unit, encourage ✎students to dress as their historical subject and deliver a 1-3 minute speech in the manner or character of that person.

a current celebrity.

With over 30 titles, and more each year, Penguin’s Who Was? series is a great classroom resource. Each Who Was? book offers a detailed account of a famous

fi gure’s life and historical period. From artists to astronauts, Who Was? covers them all!

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