Name_______________________________ Mrs. Leonenko

Date________________________________ 5 ELA

February: BiographyFormal Book Report Template

Due Date:A biography is a text about a real person’s life written by someone other than that person. Please choose a biography that you have not yet read, with at least 100 pages, at your individual reading level. Please read the text and complete the book report assignment below. All reports must be typed using size 12 Calibri or Times New Roman font. Your report should be 1 ½- 2 pages long double spaced. Please remember to include a proper heading and to indent your paragraphs.

Below is an outline to help write your report. Please use the bulleted lists under each heading to keep your writing clear and focused.

Paragraph 1: Introduction

Catchy topic sentenceTitle/Author

Introduce the person you read aboutExplain what he/she was mostly known for

Paragraph 2: Body #1Describe the person’s early life/childhood- Include text evidenceDescribe the person’s educational background- Include text evidence

Paragraph 3: Body #2Describe the challenges the person faced- Include text evidence

Paragraph 4: Body #3

Describe the person’s accomplishments/achievements – Include text evidence

Paragraph 5: Body #4

Name three text features & the page numbers you found them on (photographs, captions, timelines, maps, graphs, table of contents, glossary, index, etc.)

Explain how each feature related to the topic or helped you better under the topic

Paragraph 6: ConclusionWrite a personal reflection (Explain your opinion of the book)Explain how this person inspires you

Wrap it up