Creating Lives: An Introduction to Biography

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 10.03.08

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction and Rationale
  2. Strategies
  3. Notes
  4. Works Cited
  5. Resources for Teachers
  6. Resources for Students
  7. Appendix A

Voices of France: Understanding the Power of Individual Voice through Biography

Deborah Monroy

Published September 2010

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Works Cited

B., David. L'Ascension du Haut Mal 1. Paris: L'Association, 2003.

Benton, Michael. "Reading Biography." The Journal Of Aesthetic Education 41, no. 3 (2007): 77-88. http://muse.jhu.edu (accessed July 8, 2010).

Bucher, Katherine T., and M. Lee Manning. "Bringing Graphic Novels into the School's Curriculum." Clearing House 78, no. 2 (2004): 67-72. http://ebscohost.com (accessed July 6, 2010).

Fertig, Gary. "Using Biography to Help Young Learners Understand the Causes of Historical Change and Continuity." Social Studies 99, no. 4 (2008): 147-154. http://ebscohost.com (accessed July 6, 2010).

Grisham, John . "Find a Voice." Speech, 2010 Commencement Address from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, May 9, 2010.

Freedman, Ariela . "Drawing on Modernism in Alison Bechdel's 'Fun Home'." Journal of Modern Literature 32, no. 4 (2009): 125-140. http://ebscohost.com (accessed July 10, 2010).

Hamilton, Nigel. Biography: A Brief History. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2009.

Kessler-Harris, Alice. "Why Biography?" American Historical Review 114, no. 3 (2009): 625-630. http://ebscohost.com (accessed July 6, 2010).

Le Roi Danse (Original French Version with English Subtitles). DVD. Directed by Gérard Corbiau. Montréal: Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm, 2003.

Lee, Hermione. Biography: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions). 1 ed. New York: Oxford University Press, USA, 2009.

Marzano, Robert J.. "Representing Knowledge Nonlinguistically." Educational Leadership 67, no. 8 (2010): 84-86. http://web.ebscohost.com (accessed July 10, 2010).

Persepolis. DVD. Directed by Marjane Satrapi. Culver City, CA: Sony Pictures, 2007.

Simmons, T.. "Comic Books in my Library." PNLA Quarterly 67, no. 12 (2003): 77-88. www.pnla.org (accessed July 9, 2010).

Tabachnick, Stephen E.. "The Graphic Novel and the Age of Transition." English Literature in Transition 53, no. 1 (2010): 3-28. http://ebscohost.com (accessed July 10, 2010).

Valette, Jean-Paul, and Rebecca M. Valette. Discovering French Nouveau. Boston:

Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003

Ziegler, Philip. "The Lure of Gossip, the Rule of History." New York Times Book Review, February 23, 1986. http://ebscohost.com (accessed August 2, 2010).

Comments:

Justine Busto

October 24, 2010 at 11:16 am

Voices of France: Understanding the Power of Biography...

I've always found that students at any level respond to well-written, powerful biographies. They are inspired and intrigued, at a time in their lives when figuring out the direction and arc of their own personal stories is crucial. Excellent unit! A wonderful example of humanistic teaching that takes the whole student into consideration.

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