EDU 307 Biography Write Task

One way you can teach biographies is by using speaking and listening activities with biographical texts. This technique allows for students to interact the biography in an approachable way. This teaching technique allows for a low-risk environment for students to negotiate meaning, tackle ideas, and work together. Another technique is using writing activities to respond to biographical texts. This lets students think critically when understanding biographies and sometimes even creatively. This is a beneficial teaching technique because it allows for students to interact with each other to tackle the subject within the biography. It is important for the students to understand the context behind the biography and how to make connections. I also feel that biographies are important for students to understand because it builds language skills and vocabulary with how to write and talk about life. Students will be able to relate the biographies to their experiences and cultures. It is important to teach students about multiple perspectives because it will express to them how to understand various cultures. A strategy with teaching biographies in the classroom could be to include thematic standards that have global connections and global diversity. That is important for students to understand by gaining multiple perspectives. We can determine if a children’s biography book is culturally authentic by using well-written picture book biographies which represent individuals from diverse backgrounds. These books can be determined if they are culturally authentic if the aspects of the biography book include references of people from different groups. By having children’s biography books in the classroom that are culturally authentic, it will emphasize to the students the importance of developing multiple viewpoints at a young age.