A-line hernandez biography graphic organizer

A Million Miles Away tells the story of Jose Hernandez and his journey from migrant worker to astronaut. Graphic organizers are a perfect way to ensure your students are keeping their information organized and focusing on the most important aspects of the person they're studying. This activity is great for biography projects and can easily serve as a note-taking tool for an essay or presentation. It can also serve as the biography project itself! This graphic organizer is perfect for integrating literacy into other subjects, especially social studies. It allows students to go beyond reading to really interact with the chosen text as they determine which facts are relevant. It would also make a great end-of-year review.

Each 2-page graphic organizer has space for the following information:

• Picture
• Lifespan
• Personal history: childhood & important people in their lives
• Education & career
• Major events
• Quote(s)
• Where were they from? (including mapping component)
• Accomplishments
• Personal characteristics
• Opposition they faced
• Lessons you can learn from them
• Interesting facts
• Resources where you can learn more

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