Creating Lives: An Introduction to Biography

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 10.03.07

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Overview/Content
  2. Rationale
  3. Objectives
  4. Background Information
  5. Strategies – Unit Question – Who was Langston Hughes?
  6. Close Reading
  7. Classroom Activities
  8. Bibliography
  9. Implementing District Standards (Part I – English) – Appendix A
  10. Implementing District Standards (Part I – Reading) – Appendix B
  11. Implementing District Standards (Part IV – ISBE) – Appendix C
  12. Notes/Resources

Biography through the Use of Document-Based Questions

Andrea Frances Kulas

Published September 2010

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Notes/Resources

  1. Hermione Lee, Biography: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009), 2-6.
  2. ibid
  3. American College Testing Program, "Explaining What College Readiness Scores Mean, American College Testing Program, http://www.act.org/standard.
  4. Francis Bacon, Advancement of Learning: Book Two, http://hiwaay.net/~paul/bacon/advancement/book2ch13.html
  5. Nigel Hamilton, Biography: A Brief History (Boston, Harvard University Press, 2009).
  6. Hermione Lee, Biography: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009), ____.
  7. The College Board, "A.P. US History: The DBQ," The College Board, http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/courses/teachers_corner/3497.html.
  8. The College Board, "AP United States History Free-Response Questions 2010," The College Board, http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap10_frq_us_history.pdf
  9. Chicago Public Schools, "Advanced Placement," Chicago Public Schools http://www.cps.edu/Programs/Academic_and_enrichment/Pages/AdvancedPlacement.aspx.
  10. Stephanie Bancherno, Chicago Tribune Archive Collections, "As AP Classes Grow, Test Failure Rate Rises," http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2007-02-07/news/0702070024_1_low-income-students-exams-tougher-classes.
  11. mantex, "What Is Close Reading? – Guidance Notes," mantex, http://www.mantex.co.uk/2009/09/14/what-is-close-reading-guidance-notes/.
  12. The National Archives Experience, "Lesson Plans and Teaching Activities," The National Archive Experience, http://www.archives.gov/nae/education/lesson-plans.html.
  13. Library of Congress, "Teacher's Guides and Analysis Tool," Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/guides.html

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