Literacy

Biographies

BioClassroom
Features educational resources, study guides, projects, websites, and video from A&E, including the History Channel and Biography.com.
http://www.biography.com/classroom/
Biography Maker
The Biography Maker is meant to inspire lively story telling and vivid writing which will make your readers want to know more about your subject.
http://bellinghamschools.org/department-owner/curriculum/biography-maker
Infoplease Biography
Features biographical profiles and special features about newsworthy people around the world. Searchable by subject or category.
http://www.infoplease.com/people.html
Scholastic.com: Writing Biography
Here you can learn how to research and write a biographical sketch -- and along the way, you'll find research and writing strategies from us as well as a warm-up exercise to get you started.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/biograph/