Grade 5 · Writing · Lesson 23

Write short biography or science reports

A BIOGRAPHY is a true story about a real person\u2019s life. A SCIENCE REPORT explains a topic, an animal, or a discovery using facts. They sound like different jobs, but they share the same SPINE: an introduction, some background, the key facts, and a short conclusion. Once you can write one, you can write the other.

What this lesson teaches

1Identify the parts of a biography or science report
2Match a section heading to its content
3Plan a report with each section in order
4List sources at the end

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