A poster is an excellent culminating activity for biographies. After students have completed all of their research, it is a fun way to bring it all together. For this activity, students will create a biography poster for the person they have researched.. The poster should include the following information: date and place of birth (and death, if applicable), childhood, education, family life, adult life, major accomplishments, and fun facts. Students should also include the theme if it is applicable.
These posters can be printed out, laminated, and hung around the room. Students can also present their posters to their classmates, sharing their knowledge about their person. Thus combining research, writing and public speaking skills into one powerful assignment.
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Students working on the biography poster may have a variety of special needs, so you should meet them where they are and help them to understand the main ideas of the person's life. You may need to read aloud, scaffold the information, ask a lot of leading questions, or even write down some of the main ideas.
Some students may be able to talk through the main ideas, and some may need the information spelled out even more. Give students a word bank or the other tools they personally need to understand what should be included in the poster, such as family life, accomplishments, and jobs.
For students with special needs, adding symbols or illustrations to a poster could be especially challenging. You can give students a set of pictures to choose from, or physically work with them to find some. This will build their confidence as they can beautify their poster.
Students should include all of the important facts about the person, including birth and death dates (if applicable), early life and education, fun facts, family life, accomplishments, and the theme found in the biography. This will paint the picture of the person's entire life.
Posters can be hung around the room for all the students in the class to learn from, and students could also use it as a visual aid while they practice their public speaking skills and give a speech about the person's life.
Students can easily create a poster on the template by including carefully written information about the person's life, symbols that relate to the person, a clear title, and illustrations.