Biography text ppt

They often have informational text features (e.g., headings, timelines, photographs and captions). Students will want to capitalize and extend upon their current understanding of character development and nonfiction as they read their biographies.

As nonfiction, biographies use different text structures such as a description, sequence, comparison, cause and effect, or problem and solution. They often have informational text features (e.g., headings, timelines, photographs and captions).

They should explain that it is an informational text about a real person. Oftentimes, there are text features such as a time line, photographs, a table of contents, and chapter headings. (An autobiography is a biography of the author writing about him or herself.)

This PowerPoint presentation has been designed to teach your students about the text structure and language features of biographical texts. It addresses the following content: an explanation of the language features found in biographical texts, with examples taken from the sample biography.