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3.6 Non- Fiction: Biography

Literature in English · Grade 11 · 6 lessons in the design

What you will be able to do

  • discuss the themes in the biography for artistic enlightenment
  • relate the culture to events and characters in the biography for critical perception
  • explore values depicted in the biography for inspiration uptake
  • acknowledge the role of biographies as works of art

Key questions

“How does the culture of a region affect the writing of a biography?”

Lessons

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  1. Themes in a biography
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Discuss the themes in a biography.
  2. Relating culture to events and characters in a biography
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Relate the culture to events and characters in a biography.
  3. Values depicted in biographies
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Explore values depicted in a biography for inspiration.
  4. How the culture of a region affects the writing of a biography
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Explain how culture affects the writing of a biography and answer the key inquiry.
  5. Analysing a biography for theme, culture and values
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Analyse a biography extract for theme, culture and values.
  6. Biography as a work of art
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Acknowledge the role of biographies as works of art.