Information on biographies.

1. Hi! I’m Leo and this is
my friend, Sam. We’re
going to tell you about
Biographies.
Sam will give you a
piece of his cheese if
you remember what we
teach you.
Will you get
your cheese?
We’ll see . . .

2. A biography is the
story of a person’s
life that is written
by another person.
If I wrote the
story of Leo’s life,
it would be called
a biography.

3. An autobiography is the
story of a person’s life
that is written by the
person himself.
If Leo writes the story
of his own life, it is
called an autobiography.

4. Biography = Someone else
writes the story of Leo’s life.
Autobiography = Leo writes the
story of his own life.

5. Here are some things you will learn
when you read a biography.
Events that happened in the
person’s life.
What the person did that made
him famous.

6. Biography books are placed together
on the same shelves in the library.
921
921
921
The Life of Walt Disney
The Diary of Anne Frank
George Washington’s Life
That’s because they
have the same
Dewey number:
921.

7. The first part of the call number for
biography is 921. What do you think
the 3 letters in the second part of the
call number stand for?
921
921
921
The Life of Walt Disney
The Diary of Anne Frank
George Washington’s Life
Watch out!
This is a tricky
question.
Hmmm,
DIS, FRA,
and WAS.

8. Those 3 letters represent the person
the book is about. They are the first
3 letters of the person’s last name.
921
921
921
The Life of Walt Disney
The Diary of Anne Frank
George Washington’s Life
That’s
right!
Wow!
The person
the book is
about?

9. 921
DIS
921
FRA
921
WAS
The Life of Walt Disney
The Diary of Anne Frank
George Washington’s Life
DIS stands
for Disney.
FRA stands
for Frank.
WAS stands for
Washington.
Remember, 921
is the Dewey
number for
biography.

10. Let’s see how well you are doing?
What is the Dewey call number for
a biography about Jim Bridger?
921
BRI
If you said the first
part of the call number
is 921, you are right!
What’s next?
The letters BRI
are next. They
are the first 3
letters of the last
name of the person
the book is about.

11. That was great! Now figure out the
call number for a biography about each
of the following people:
921
LIN
921
COL
Abraham Lincoln
Betsy Ross
921
ROS
Christopher Columbus
Susan B. Anthony
921
ANT

12. It’s time to see if you remember what
we have taught you about biography.
What is the difference between a
biography and an autobiography?

13. A biography is the story of a
person’s life that is written by
someone else.
Good
Job!
An autobiography is the story of
a person’s life that is written by
the person himself.

14. Here’s another question for you!
What is the Dewey number for
biography, and what do the 3 letters
below the number stand for?

15. The Dewey number for biography
is 921.
You
Are
Awesome!
The 3 letters below 921 are the
first 3 letters of the last name
of the person the book is about.

16. Sam, do you think these
students have earned a piece
of your cheese?
You’ll
see. . .

17. SUPER
JOB!