3.9 Introducing Biographies

Organizing Details

A biography has three parts: an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. For a short biography, it can all be in one paragraph. Longer biographies can have an introductory paragraph, body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph. 

A biography gives details in chronological order; this is the order in which they happened. It may begin by telling when and where the person was born and may end by telling when the person died or what he or she is doing now. A concluding may tell about the person's outlook on life or may relate some memorable thing that the person did or said.

In Jane Goodall in your Learning Guide, read the sentences about Jane Goodall. Number the events in chronological order.