2. What is a Biography?
O A biography is a history of someone’s life
O It includes important facts about that
person’s life
O It should also talk about interesting
experiences the person has had
3. Getting Started
O You will need to do research to learn more
about your famous person
O When you research you must know how
to find a good website
4. Finding Good Websites
O Not all websites are created equal
O Some are better than others
O How can you tell what a good website is?
5. Tips on Finding Good
Websites
O Credibility
O Accuracy
O Reasonableness
O Support
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O Credibility
O Who is the author?
O Do they have the background needed to be
an expert on the person?
O What is the extension of the web address?
O A .edu or .gov usually has more credibility
than a .com
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O Accuracy
O Is the web site up to date?
O Does the web site include as much
information about the person as possible?
O What is the purpose of the web site?
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O Reasonableness
O Is the information fair?
O Does the writer take a biased point of
view?
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O Support
O Where did the information come from?
O Did the author use more than one source?
10. Now You Are Ready to Begin
Researching
O Your first step will be to type in your
person’s name in a reputable search
engine such as Google
O Look at the file extensions for the sites
that come up-is a .gov going to be more
reliable than a .com?
O Take notes!
11. Note taking
O What kinds of things will you jot down?
O Start with:
O Where and when your person was born
O Why was your person famous?
O At least two interesting things about your
person
12. You are Ready to Begin!
O Find out as much as you can about your
person, but most of all have fun doing
your research!
