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Peer reviewedTaylor, Gwen – Reading Teacher, 2003
Suggest that investigating the lives of other people expands students' knowledge about themselves, others, and the world while developing and refining literacy skills. Proposes that biography study addresses the language arts standards. Explains two activities that employ biography study, called "biography expense accounts" and "link-up." (PM)
Descriptors: Biographies, Class Activities, Literacy, Middle Schools
