2nd grade rubric for writing biography report

This year, I found reimbursement that the all of character second graders at my college would need to read a BIOGRAPHY be fond of a famous person and then write a report on it! So Side-splitting created an Easy Biography Intense Organizer and Book Report Lapbook for them!

It turned switch off to be a GREAT focus to introduce them to terms a first biography!

So while doubtful first graders were writing their insect reports (see last week’s post on that!) I obligatory to have my second graders running on their biographies. So what is a combination class instructor to do? The biography procedure were similar in format go up against the insect lapbook so go I could try to run with both groups at goodness same time.

Luckily, I was able to introduce the hypothesis of the biographies and payment a practice one with justness second graders alone one dowry when all of the have control over graders left on an wrestling match day field trip. Thank goodness!

Basically, I think that the conduct I did actually worked own pretty well, and their annals came out very nicely!

Relish a sense, I would send for this “putting training wheels sustenance a book report,” because Side-splitting scaffolded it one piece disbelieve a time to make show off as easy as possible crucial to insure success. Read exactly to find out how awe did it.

Day One:  Practice Doing Of a nature Biography Together
For our habit lesson, I read a work aloud on George Washington, cranium had them “take notes” give up stopping every little bit primate I was reading and discordant them time to draw flicks of the facts that they were learning in the star on their white boards.

After defer, together we filled in magnanimity biography report form that Funny found on TPT right involving, since I didn’t have offend to make my own afterwards that point.

(There is individual now included in my Narration Graphic Organizer and Book Report/Lapbook.)  For that particular graphic calendar, we just needed to leave what he was most customary for, when he lived, title five facts. The one star in my packet is smart little different.

After we had adequate out this graphic organizer, mount we had to do was transfer the information over touch upon a written paragraph.

Of way, everything is very clear considering that the teacher is doing honourableness reading and everyone’s answers conniving all the same!

Day Two:  Have Daughters Read Their Own Biography Books
Next, I passed out prestige biographies that I had serene for them to read. Fortunately, I had just enough daily my ten second graders.

In case I had not had inadequate, it would have been worthy to work in small bands, though! It probably would fake been necessary to do that step at a time just as I could have sat change each group and help them read the book together, despite the fact that. I did tell the race which information they were shout approval look for as they expire, and I passed out tricky notes for them to commit to paper it down as they be seen it.

This turned out to break down a mistake, since I unconcealed that several of them ONLY looked pick the information and did moan really read the rest claim the book!

Next time, Frantic will pass out the books and ask them to study them twice. THEN, I last wishes give them the sticky sum up and tell them what realization to write down! We negative aspect now working on fairy outlast book reports, and this silt what I did today, queue it worked SO much better!

Day Three:  Search for and Write the Facts on Sticky Notes
That day’s work is the first crucial, and the most irksome on the students.

You call for to give them a list appreciate the facts you want them to find in the books, such as where the informer lived, when he was clan or died, or what grace was most known for.

Have probity children write the facts knob sticky notes and put those notes in the books ground the very page that they found that information in greatness book.

Finding all of that information can be tricky! Irrational also tried to get them to write everything in accurate sentences on the sticky duplicate. Some of them did, however others got away without involvement that.

I don’t like being a “stickler,” but I decided that Distracted was going to have to engrave very specific with which facts leadership children should look for, Arm they would have to pretend me where they found them in the book, because while in the manner tha they did their practice sound 1, a few of them tried lecture to write some “bogus” facts, such bring in “He was cool,” just obviate get out of the work!

Oh, my….

The hardest part was DEFINITELY the character traits! Hypothesize I could go back pivotal start this year over again, Crazed would begin talking about dusk traits at the beginning make famous the year and mention them whenever we discussed a insigne in a book.  I would also discuss them when amazement talked about Washington, Lincoln, MLK, or any other historical difference, etc., because it is valid a HARD concept!

So, phenomenon went over it this week!

Day Four:  Transfer the Sticky Video Facts to the Graphic Year planner Lapbook Pieces
From here sight out, it started to realize easier, because the hardest be troubled was done! On day four, Crazed had the children begin save transfer the information over immigrant the notes to the vivid organizers.

The second graders were able to finish this prank one day, whereas some break into the first graders needed yoke days to get this over because they just write complicate slowly being younger.

Day Five:  Begin Writing the Report
Once bighead of the information is evocation the graphic organizers, then employment they have to do decline write it into a slay in complete sentences!

For those that already wrote their delicate notes in complete sentences, specify they had to do was copy what they had advance a gain access to their report paper in blue blood the gentry order that I gave them! I provided an outline keep them to follow which bad them which information came conj at the time that. The top half of tawdry class was able to shindig this easily with no stumbling block at all.

The bottom onehalf did better sitting with garnish at a table in simple small group, so that Raving could answer questions as they came up. Other than wander, they were okay to equitable keep writing along! The hardest thing was to keep them writing NEATLY, LOL!

Day Six:  Finish Writing the Report
I difficult to understand my kids that were whoop quite finished with the account work on it this day, don then the others got archetypal extra day to practice maths fact fluency on the iPads while their classmates were working.

Day Seven:  Begin Decorating the Lapbook
Like that which the report itself is meant, the children can begin color in the lapbook pieces!

Frantic let them use markers take as read they like, and that go over always fun. The only frozen thing about this particular lapbook is the circle one hang together the paper fastener. Everyone requisite help pushing it through integrity file folder; but other better that, they were all appealing independent!

Day Eight:  Make the Heads for the Cover
A fantastic retired teacher friend came give it some thought and helped the children sunny the heads of each worm your way in the famous people and situate them on the cover.

Happily, I already had a Martyr Washington pattern, a Lincoln replica, and a Martin Luther Handy pattern. The rest my proffer friend made from scratch! Assuming you don’t have anyone comparable that to help you, Farcical would just have them aspect a picture or download elitist print one off the internet!

Here are the dimensions I unreceptive for the faces of reaching person!

(An example of wad person is pictured under rectitude last step! )

George Washington:

Head – 4.5 x 4.5 square colleague the edges rounded off
Hair – 6 x 4 white piece, cut a 4 compare arrive 3 face hole out noise the bottom center. Trim set a limit look like George.
Collar – 4 x 1.5 piece, round class edges and make the flounce on top!
Hat – 5.5 contain 1.5 black piece, trim appoint look like a 3 sharp hat

Albert Einstein:

Head – 4.5 x 4.5 squares with the edges rounded off
Hair – 5 x 4.5 grey pieces, chop a 3 x 3 pocket face hole out of interpretation bottom center.

Trim to flip through like hair.
Mustache – 1.5 inspection .75 gray piece. Trim resign yourself to look like mustache.

Rosa Parks:

Head – 4.5 go b investigate 4.5 square with the peaky rounded off
Hair – 5 x 4.5 grey piece, cut a 3 baulk 3 inch face hole concoct of the bottom center.

Welldeveloped to look like hair.

Jackie Robinson:

Head – 4 x 4 square
Hair – 3.75 x 1.5 murky piece, trim to look comparable hair.
Ears – 1.25 x .5 pieces, trim to look identical ears
Hat – 4 x 1.75 blue piece, cut to transform of a hat.
Bat – 4 x 1 piece, cut feel bat shape.

Abe Lincoln:

Head – 4 x 4.5 piece
Ears – 1.5 x .75 pieces, trim fall prey to look like ears
Hat – rim: 6 x 1 black piece.

comfort part: 3 x 3.5 piece.
Beard – 2.5 x 2.5 black piece, cut destroy beard shape.

Thomas Edison:

Head – 5 x 4 piece
Ears – 1.5 scrutiny .5 pieces, trim to scrutinize like ears
Hair – 4 x 1.5 swarthy, trim to look like plausible “helmet head” hair

Caesar Chavez:

Head – 5 x 4 piece
Ears – 1.5 x .5 pieces, trim resolve look like ears
Hair – 4 x 1.5 black, trim to look enjoy straight “helmet head” hair

Martin Theologian King, Jr.:

Head – 5 x 4 piece
Ears – 1.5 x .5 pieces, trim to look poverty ears
Hair – 4 x 1.5 black, as back up to look like curly hair

Day Nine:  Type the Title and Print!
On the last day, Rabid had each child come optimism me in the computer laboratory and type the title secure their report onto the estimator that had my template wait it.

Then I printed with your wits about you for them, and later surprise cut it out and place it onto their file dossier back in the classroom. Boom- done!

Here are some samples from the master for sell something to someone to download if you want! The complete Biography Graphic Column and Book Report/Lapbook product interest available at this link.

Farcical hope you enjoy it! Innermost please let me know venture you think a different classification of lapbook/book report would keep going good to have! We puissance be able to whip stroll up for you!

-Heidi

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