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Researching Your
   Biography
   By Mrs. Manross
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
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
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?
Tips on Finding Good
         Websites
O Credibility
O Accuracy
O Reasonableness
O Support
More About Cars
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
More About Cars
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?
More About Cars
O Reasonableness
 O Is the information fair?
 O Does the writer take a biased point of
   view?
More About Cars
O Support
 O Where did the information come from?
 O Did the author use more than one source?
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!
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
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!

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Researching your biography

  • 1. Researching Your Biography By Mrs. Manross
  • 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
  • 6. More About Cars 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
  • 7. More About Cars 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?
  • 8. More About Cars O Reasonableness O Is the information fair? O Does the writer take a biased point of view?
  • 9. More About Cars 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!