Checklist for Autobiography/Biography Report

SUMMARIZE
____ 1) Make a timeline of 5-10 important events in your
personalitys life. Include a picture for each event and
date if possible.
____ 2) Complete cause effect chart. Select 3 events in the
book and explain what caused the event and what the
effect of it was.
ORAL
____3) Pick a short section from the book( 1- paragraph to
a page) to read to the class. Why this section?
INFERENCING AND CONNECTIONS:
____4) Describe the subject. How did he or she become well
known? What were that person's most important
accomplishments? (2-3 paragraphs)
____5) Tell what you think about the book's subject. Do you
think that person is important? How is the world different
because that person lived? (1-2 paragraph)
____6) What lessons can people learn from their lives? How
could you connect with this personality? (1-2 paragraphs)
___8) Find a quote that you think represents a key idea,
theme in the book and explain what it means and why you
chose it.
___9) Select three vocabulary words to share with the
class. Define the word. State how it is used in the
sentence and explain why you chose these words.