Features of a biography ks2

Getting kids to talk about themselves shouldn't be hard, but getting them to create good autobiographical writing, you might need these activities, ideas, templates and worksheets…. Back before selfies and Instagram feeds the way to tell your own story was to write it.

Autobiography bbc bitesize

Check it out here. Get this resource here. No doubt your students are more than familiar with comic book movies and have seen countless origin stories, so they should be able to write one for their own created superhero. And if you want to actually watch a superhero movie, the first Spider-Man film AKA the best one from Sam Raimi is an excellent example although it does have a 12A rating, so maybe just show clips or talk about it.

In the meantime, download superhero autobiography example here. Click here to download. This Oxfam set of resources for upper KS2 explores the life of Nelson Mandela and the differences between biography and autobiography. They also provide ideas for discussing the difference between explicit and implicit points of view, and the differences between first and third person narration.

There are five lessons, all of which can be found here. One for younger pupils, this newspaper-style template lets them write all about themselves, their likes and dislikes, their heroes and their hobbies. Download it here. You'll also receive regular updates from Teachwire with free lesson plans, great new teaching ideas, offers, and more.

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