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- Graphically organize a biography
- This lesson is a good ending to a unit on biographies. The students will work together in small groups to create a poster that displays the information from a biography in a graphic organizer.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Information Skills and Social Studies)
- By Ellen Benton.
- Rethinking Reports
- Creative research-based assignments provide alternatives to the President Report, Animal Report, and Famous Person Report that ask students to think about old topics in new ways, work collaboratively, and develop products that support a variety of learning styles.
- Format: series (multiple pages)
- Kid-created biographies
- In this lesson plan, the students will create biographies on the people they know best-- their teachers! The students will use various skills to collect information, organize details, publish the biographies and present the information.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Arts, and Information Skills)
- By Gregg Farr, Lynn Beatty, and Tricia Freeze.
- Reading biographies and autobiographies
- In Rethinking Reports, page 3.3
- How good is that biography your students are reading? Here's how to make sure they get the most out of their reading and research.
- Format: article
- By Melissa Thibault.
- House in the Horseshoe
- Learn a bit of the history of this "architectural gem" during the Revolutionary War and read biographies of Whig colonel and loyalist to England, Philip Alston as well as Governor Benjamin Williams, both who owned the house at one time. Also find the surrender terms of Philip Alston when he became a prisoner of war.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Presidents pathfinder
- In Rethinking Reports, page 1.5
- Presidents and the Presidency The American Presidency Grolier's family of encyclopedias provides three levels of biographical material on presidents...
- By Melissa Thibault.
- Beginning biography research
- Encyclopedia research skills will be taught using biographies of famous people. This is one lesson in a collaborative unit taught by both the classroom teacher and library media coordinator
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
- By Joan Milliken.
- Alternatives to the famous person report
- In Rethinking Reports, page 3.1
- This "rethinking reports" series of articles provides alternative research assignments that challenge students to think critically about historical actors.
- By David Walbert and Melissa Thibault.
- Introduction: Rethinking reports
- A little creativity can make research a rewarding learning experience for students and teachers alike.
- By David Walbert and Melissa Thibault.
- Wright Brothers National Memorial North Carolina
- The official website for the Wright Brothers National Memorial. The site has all the information needed for planning a trip to the memorial and in-depth information of value in classrooms where a trip is not planned.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- John Lawson
- John Lawson (1674? – 1711) was a British explorer, naturalist and writer. He played an important role in the history of colonial North Carolina. Little is known definitively about his early life but it seems probable that he had a good education and...
- Format: biography
- Richard Dobbs Spaight, Sr. (1758–1802)
- Richard Dobbs Spaight was a North Carolina delegate to the Constitutional Convention and active in state and national politics.
- Format: biography
- Strategy lesson: KWL
- This lesson activates students' prior knowledge about famous North Carolinians and helps them organize thoughts and questions before they read biographies.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
- By Alisa McAlister, Sherry French, and Harnetha Hudgins.
- Slave narratives: A genre study
- In this lesson, students will read selected excerpts from slave narratives, determining common characteristics of the genre. Students will then write their own slave narratives as a slave from their region of North Carolina, researching for historical accuracy and incorporating elements of the slave narrative genre to demonstrate understanding.
- Format: lesson plan
- By Dayna Durbin Gleaves.
- Women's history
- LEARN NC has selected several resources from our collections to help your students learn about women's history. Find lesson plans, websites, and articles to help your students learn about the achievements and experiences of women.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Nathaniel Macon
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 1.6
- Biography of Nathaniel Macon (1758–1837), North Carolina political leader from Warren County.
- Format: biography
- North Carolina in the New Nation
- Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the early national period (1790–1836). Topics include the development of state government and political parties, agriculture, the Great Revival, education, the gold rush, the growth of slavery, Cherokee Removal, and battles over internal improvements and reform.
- Format: book (multiple pages)
- The North Carolina Writers' Network: Literary Hall of Fame
- Find biographical information about North Carolina writers who have been inducted into the Literary Hall of Fame. Periodically, this organization holds teacher workshops, check back often to learn more.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Snowflake Bentley: The book and more!
- By using the picture book, Snowflake Bentley, students are introduced to the Caldecott Award and exposed to an interesting biography.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
- By Cherl Hollada, Libby Morrison, and Susan Pope.
- William Blount (1749–1800)
- William Blount was one of North Carolina's delegates to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and served in the Continental Army and in various public offices.
- Format: biography
