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- Features Of A Biography Ks2
Features of a biography KS2 – Best worksheets and resources for writing and comprehension
Whether they're recounting the lives of famous people or simply describing a family member, these activities, ideas and model texts will help your Key Stage 2 pupils get to grips with biographical writing…
Write about sporting role models
This free sporting role models resource pack contains an extract from double Paralympic gold medallist Danielle Brown’s book, Run Like a Girl , which features biographical stories of 50 incredible sportswomen.
Also in the download are teacher notes and a pupil worksheet that provides a framework for pupils to research and write a biography of their own sporting role model.
KS2 biographical recounts worksheets
This Key Stage 2 text types resource pack will help children to learn how to write informative biographical recounts.
They will write a biography about an influential person – either someone that they know or someone who is in the public eye – and there are two model texts included to inspire them (one on a relative and one on a famous figure).
This resource also includes a biography writing sheet, biography research sheet, writing plan, writing frame and themed writing paper.
Check it all out here.
Features of a biography
For a good grounding in what a biography is and what it should include, the BBC bitesize page has handy, digestible pointers, plus videos, a quiz and more.
Check it out here.
Puffin’s brilliant biographies resource
Based on its Extraordinary Lives series this resource pack from Puffin helps pupils understand the different features of biography writing, and lets them create the biography of an extraordinary person of their choice using the template in the pack.
The pack includes material for four or more Literacy, Citizenship and PSHE lessons, all of which are adaptable for pupils in KS2 and KS3.
Find it here.
Barack Obama biography activity pack
This resource uses a topic-based approach to biographies based on President Obama.
Activities include a comprehension exercise, making a photo gallery, researching flags and facts about countries cited in Obama’s biography and writing a biography. Plus there are lots of extension ideas and activities included.
Find it all here.
Muhammad Ali biography worksheet
Where was Muhammad Ali born? What was he known as before he changed his name? When did he retire?
Students are tasked to with using library books, magazines and/or online sources to fill in this report form about perhaps the greatest boxer of all time.
Download and print it here.
Biography Wagoll model texts
As ever, if you’re looking for a selection of editable model texts for pretty much any literacy topic, Literacy Wagoll is a great place to go.
In the biographies section you’ll find everyone from Usain Bolt and David Beckham to Mary Berry, Jacqueline Wilson, Henry VIII, Roald Dahl and Santa Claus.
Check them all out here here.
Florence Nightingale biography sequencing activity
This simple printable resource includes a number of sentences about Florence Nightingale for you to cut out and task students with putting back in the correct order.
Get this PDF to print out here.
A biography of palaeontologist Mary Anning
Mary Anning was born on 21 May 1799 in the seaside town of Lyme Regis in Dorset, on the south coast of England. Mary received little education, was not trained as a scientist, but grew up to be a palaeontologist whose findings helped change the way scientists thought about the world.
This Year 6 Science biography helps children explain why she was so important to our understanding of fossils and acts as a handy model text for biographical writing.
Download it here.
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Teach children how to write informative biographical recounts with this Key Stage 2 text types resource pack.
Pupils will write a biography about an influential person, either someone that they know or someone who is in the public eye. Two model texts are included, showing WAGOLL (what a good one looks like), to inspire writing.
This KS2 resource includes:
- Model Text 1 Great Uncle John an example biography about a relative who inspires
- Model Text 2 Jessica Ennis-Hill an example biography about an influential public figure
- Biography writing sheet a PDF containing success criteria that pupils can use to support their writing; it includes examples of adverbials and past tense verbs which can be used to create cohesion
- Biography research sheet a PDF for pupils to record key information about the person for whom they are writing a biography
- Biography writing plan a worksheet to support pupils to plan and structure their writing
- Writing frame A PDF sheet that pupils could use to present their work
- Themed writing paper
What is a biography?
A biography is a written account of someone’s life, written by someone else.
National Curriculum English programmes of study links
- Pupils should plan their writing by discussing writing that is similar to that which they are planning to write in order to understand and learn from its structure, vocabulary and grammar.
- Pupils should draft and write by using simple organisational devices 9for example headings and subheadings).
- Pupils should plan their writing by identifying the audience for and purpose for writing, selecting the appropriate form and using other similar writing as models for their own.
- Pupils should draft and write by using a range of devices to build cohesion within and across paragraphs.
This resource is part of the WAGOLL: text types writing packs collection. View more from this collection
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- Biographical writing research sheet
- Biographical writing planning sheet
- Biography writing frame
- Biography model text - Great Uncle John
- Biography model text - Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill
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