The Choice of Title in My Biography of Gus Grissom
2:34
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Author George Leopold discusses why he chose to title his biography of Gus Grissom as “Calculated Risk: The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom.”
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Writing-11**
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 from the video could be helpful to them as they determine the title for 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.
