Biography Unit – Papa ‘Ekolu 
Lesson I: Click on 5-Ws-of-Biography (iPad format) to retrieve worksheet.
Lesson II: Note-Taking Tips
- Click on Note-Taking Guidelines (iPad format) to retrieve worksheet.
- Click on Note-Taking Practice (Rosa Parks) (iPad format) to retrieve worksheet.
Lesson III: Think Sheet Click on Biography Think Sheet to retrieve worksheet. Biography List :
- Click on Biography List – 3A (iPad format) to retrieve list.
- Click on Biography List – 3B (iPad format) to retrieve list
Lesson IV: Explain Everything – Information & Guidelines
- Click on Biography – Ruby Bridges to view example.
- Click on Explain Everything Guideline Sheet to retrieve worksheet.
- Click on Explain Everything – Biography Rubric to retrieve rubric.
- Complete 4-5 Slides
- 1 cover slide (brief introduction of who this tale is about and told by)
- 3 slides (includes the 5 W’s of the famous person and how this person made a difference for other or changed history)
- Slide 1 (Cover Slide)
- Picture of famous person & of Author (Student) with First Name only (options: your may use Buddy Poke as your picture and do a video in video)
- Voice over = Aloha! This is a story about (Famous Person) written by: (Your Name)
- Slide 2 (Introduction)
- Picture(s) of famous person (online or drawing)
- Voice over = Tell Who your famous person is & some interesting facts about him/her (Who, What, When – born, Where – from, lived)
- Slide 3 (Body)
- Picture(s) of famous person – doing service, working towards change in the world, helping, etc. (online or drawing) (Why)
- Voice over = Tell why this person is well known
- Slide 4 (Conclusion)
- Picture(s) of famous person (receiving award, in his/her element of change, in today’s history)
- Voice over = Tell how this person made a difference in history/world
- Slide 5 (Optional)
- Add a quote from famous person
- Voice over = say & record the quote
- Important Notes
- Create an album in your camera roll titled – Biography
- Save ALL photos, cliparts & videos in Biography album
- When recording a video in video mute mic while playing inserted video (Settings—Record—Mute mic)
- Continue to save project in Explain Everything along the way
- Save final project to camera roll
- When exporting to Vimeo, set export quality to medium (in settings)
- Export video to Vimeo from camera roll
Lesson V: Assessment
Click on Biography Assessment to retrieve worksheet.