<p> Mini-lessons on Reading Biography/Autobiography</p><p>This is a sample anchor chart that would evolve bullet by bullet over the study of biography texts. The teacher would co-construct this anchor chart with students based on a series of mini-lessons. This chart becomes an anchor of the strategies readers use to process biography texts, and students will refer/use it as they: read independently, write responses to texts, talk about books with peers, work in guided reading groups, and use in book club discussions. (NOTE: Consult your grade level TEKS to see which bullets best fit your grade level.)</p><p>Biography When readers read biographies they…</p><p> Notice how the writer has organized information around the subject</p><p> Draw conclusions or make inferences about the person’s life, decisions, etc.</p><p> Notice how the time, place, and circumstances (setting) influenced the subject of the biography</p><p> Make connections among people who have shown courage and made outstanding contributions</p><p> Think about what they can learn from the person (or subject’s) life</p><p> Think about how a person’s life contributed to society</p><p> Distinguish between reporting facts and historical interpretation in biography  Notice the qualifications of the writer when they are judging the accuracy and authenticity of the text</p><p>(turn over for sample anchor chart on autobiography)</p><p>Autobiography As readers read autobiographies they…</p><p> Notice how the author has organized information </p><p> Draw conclusions or make inferences about the person’s life, decisions, etc.</p><p> Think about why this person would have written an autobiography</p><p> Hypothesize why an individual would select particular information to report</p><p> Notice the specific details that a person provides about his/her life</p><p> Make connections between the subject’s life and that of our own and others</p><p>Adapted from: Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency: Thinking, Talking, and Writing About Reading K-8, Fountas and Pinnell ©2006</p>