When students finish filling out information about themselves, introduce them to
biographies of famous people.
Typically, Hollywood
biographies of famous people attempt to show us the «real» man or woman behind the legendary achievements.
Another definite highlight was Norman Leto's Lifeshape pieces, presented by the Polish Kolonie Gallery: a series of 3D models / sculptures representing
the biography of a famous person, pictured with a short bio.
Not exact matches
The feature directorial debut
of Aaron Sorkin, Molly's Game is a slight
biography, a rambling exposé
of an underground poker game featuring plenty
of rich and / or
famous people, and a shallow psychological study
of its main character.
After reading simple
biographies, create a portrait
of a
famous person with props that represent the important accomplishments
of that
person, such as George Washington Carver with a peanut, Galileo with a telescope, Marie Curie with a test tube, Louis Pasteur with a glass
of milk, and Alexander Graham Bell with a telephone.
Although they may learn more about history if they read a
biography about George Washington (and I do have these types
of reading assignments during the school year), I have found that during their free time, my students love reading about the lives
of people that they know about from TV, movies, music, sports, and
famous authors.
Biographer Marshall Terrill has written 20 books chronicling the lives
of famous people, from a definitive
biography on Steve McQueen to his most recent book, Zora Folley: The Distinguished Life and Mysterious Death
of a Gentleman Boxer.
Lange's compelling black - and - white photographs, exquisitely reproduced, provide the drama in this
biography of the
famous artist who showed the nation the faces
of individual
people caught up in the great events
of the time.
Biography / Memoir books: Life stories and memoirs
of both
famous and not so
famous people.
I am not a fan
of biographies but I love to learn about
famous people.