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Olympic Biographies
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Subject: | Language Arts,
Social Sciences
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Grade: | 3-5, 6-8
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Brief Description
Students create a book of biographies of profiling famous past Olympic athletes.
Objectives
Students
define the words biography and autobiography,
research information about past Olympic athletes,
create a book of biographies profiling famous past Olympic athletes.
Keywords
Olympics, biography, hall of fame, athlete, famous
Materials Needed
writing paper
pens or pencils
computers with Internet access, printouts from Web sites listed in the Lesson Plan, or library resources about Olympic athletes
word processing software (optional)
construction or drawing paper
drawing materials for cover (for example, markers, crayons)
Lesson Plan
Discuss the meanings of the words biography and autobiography. Tell students they are going to learn about famous athletes who won medals in past Olympic Games by creating a book of biographies about past Olympians. Read students a short biography of Jesse Owens from a library source or from Jesse Owens: Olympic Champion as an example. Distribute the writing materials. Tell students to write a short biography about an Olympic athlete of their choice using the following online sources or library resources:
U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
Famous Olympians
U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
International Olympic Committee: Athletes (Search athlete's last names by letter A to Z.)
U.S. Olympian Biographies (Click on any sports to find biographies.)
Great Olympians
Arrange students' biographies in ABC order or by sport. Solicit suggestions from students for a book title and cover design. Choose one or more students to create the cover using the drawing materials.
Assessment
Evaluate each student's contribution to the book.
Lesson Plan Source
Education World
Submitted By
Lois Lewis
National Standards
Language Arts:
NL-ENG.K-12.1
NL-ENG.K-12.2
NL-ENG.K-12.6
NL-ENG.K-12.8
Social Sciences:
NSS-WH.5-12.8
Originally published 09/11/2000
Links last updated 07/15/2008
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