How Did You Use Other Biographies of Gus Grissom? Did You Learn Anything New in Your Research?
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Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Author George Leopold discusses his research process and new information he learned along the way as he wrote his biography of Gus Grissom.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Writing-10**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video in conjunction with an activity that has students writing a biography of a person of their choice. What insights about the research and writing process from the video could be helpful to them as they write their biography?
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
