Independent Research - Biographies
Guiding Questions to Help Write Your Biography
Early Life
Childhood
Adulthood
Becoming Famous
Later Life
Your feelings about the person
Complete research on your person using at least four different sources.
- Who is the famous person?
- Where were they born?
- When were they born?
- What did their parents do?
- Did they have any siblings?
- What else do you know about their parents and siblings?
Childhood
- What kind of childhood did they have?
- Where did they live as a child?
- Where
- did they go to school?
- What did they like in school?
- What did they not like in school?
Adulthood
- Did they have any further education?
- What was their first job?
- What other jobs did they do?
- Did they marry? If so, who did they marry?
- Did they have any children? How many?
- Where did they live?
Becoming Famous
- What area of life is the person famous for? e.g. politics, music, film etc.
- How did they first become interested/involved in this area?
- When did they first become well known?
- What were the most important events during the time they were famous?
- What were the most difficult times?
- What were the most exciting times?
- Did they travel to other countries?
- Did they meet any very interesting people?
- Did they receive any awards for their work/achievements?
Later Life
- Where was the person living at the end of their life?
- What was their life like at this time?
- What other things did they do in their life?
- When did they die?
- Where did they die?
- Where are they buried?
- How are they remembered today?
Your feelings about the person
- What are your feelings about the person? e.g. do you admire them, feel sorry for them, find them interesting/funny etc.
- Why do you feel this way about them?
- What do you feel were the most important things they did?
Complete research on your person using at least four different sources.
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