1. Grade 7 English Term Two Lesson 7- What’s the structure?
LO- to further investigate the text structure and language choices of a biography
We spent two lessons on this and I just added additional activities
Lesson 2- Who inspires you?
LO- to identify people who are your role models
Lesson 3- How are the stories of inspirational people recorded?
LO- to understand the differences between biographies and autobiographies
Lesson 4- Why is Nelson Mandela inspirational?
LO- to continue to explore the biography of Nelson Mandela

2. Lesson 7- What’s the structure?
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Lesson 7- What’s the structure?
LO: to investigate the text structure and language choices of a biography
RECAP- Last lesson we aimed to…
Explore the biography of Nelson Mandela
Who can remember one of Mandela’s quotes from yesterday?
Key Words
Biography ladder

3. What’s the structure? LO: to investigate the text structure and language choices of a biography
5 Minute Starter Activity
Write a sentence about TWO types of text which explains how it’s put together (its structure)
A television advertisement (recall from last term)
A short story (recall from Grade 6)
A newspaper (recall from Grade 6)

4. What’s the structure? LO: to investigate the text structure and language choices of a biography
How was the Mandela biography structured?
Organisation of Text
Language Choices

5. How was the Mandela biography structured? Organisation of Text
What’s the structure? LO: to investigate the text structure and language choices of a biography
How was the Mandela biography structured?
Organisation of Text
Language Choices
Title
Subheadings
Introduction
Images with captions
Chronological order
Sources/References
Facts
Opinions
Quotes
Formal
Third person
Past tense

6. What’s the structure? LO: to investigate the text structure and language choices of a biography
BLANKS
Biography Ladder
Order of Task
Task
Notes (key words, facts, main ideas)
last
Introduces the individual the biography focuses on
1st
When and where born?
What was the family situation?
Early example of talent or ability?
What was happening in the world when they lived?
2nd
Important events in person’s life- challenges and achievements
3rd
Name a person / people who helped, supported or guided your inspirational person
4th
What were the main things this person did that made them important or inspirational?
5th
How should this person be remembered? What is their place in history? How have others benefitted from what this person has done?
As located
Websites, books, documentaries etc. that keywords and main ideas have come from

7. What’s the structure? LO: to investigate the text structure and language choices of a biography
ANSWERS
Biography Ladder
Order of Task
Task
Notes (key words, facts, main ideas)
last
Introduction
Introduces the individual the biography focuses on
1st
Origins
When and where born?
What was the family situation?
Early example of talent or ability?
What was happening in the world when they lived?
2nd
Events
Important events in person’s life- challenges and achievements
3rd
Influences
Name a person / people who helped, supported or guided your inspirational person
4th
Achievements
What were the main things this person did that made them important or inspirational?
5th
Evaluation
How should this person be remembered? What is their place in history? How have others benefitted from what this person has done?
As located
References
Websites, books, documentaries etc. that keywords and main ideas have come from

8. What’s the structure? LO: to investigate the text structure and language choices of a biography
Look at the following facts about Miss Lucy and LABEL which section of the biography ladder they come from

9. Lesson 8- Are we ready to write a biography?
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Lesson 8- Are we ready to write a biography?
LO: to create a biography using notes from the biography ladder
RECAP- Last lesson we aimed to…
Investigated the text structure and language choices of a biography
Who can remember the ‘rungs’ of the biography ladder?
Key Words
Biography ladder

10. Write a VERY SHORT biography
Are we ready to write a biography? LO: to create a short biography using notes from the biography ladder
Write a VERY SHORT biography
Using the facts about Miss Lucy, create a short, fluent biography (written in third person, past tense) about Miss Lucy that is structured CLEARLY using the biography ladder.