How Do You Determine What Parts of Your Research to Include in the Biography and What Parts to Leave Out?
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Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Biographer George Leopold describes the process of researching his biography of Gus Grissom and how he determined what information to include, what information to leave out, and how to organize the information to create an interesting read.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Writing-9**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video in conjunction with an activity that has students engaging in writing a short biography on a subject of their choice.
*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.
