Biography Bookmark

1. Life span:
Name of person _______________________
Date of birth________________________
Date of death (if no longer living)________________
2. Place of birth:_____________________________
Places the person lived during his/her lifetime:
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3. Family members (father, mother, brothers, sisters)
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4. Childhood
Describe the early life of your person
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5. Education/skills/hobbies
(Early learning, schools attended, what they were good at,
what they liked to do)
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6. Adult life
(jobs, wife or husband, children)
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______________________
7. What is this person best known for? What made this person
famous? Are there any monuments, holidays, statues, etc.
that honor this person?

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______________________
8. Tell about the work/important accomplishments of the
person you read about.
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9. Tell why his or her work/contribution is/was important.
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10.
Did he or she change the world, or the field they are
in? If so, what lasting effects did/do they have on the
lives of others.
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11.
In what ways was the life of your person remarkable?
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12.
In what ways was the life of your person admirable?
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13.
What characteristics about the person were most
influential in shaping the way this person lived and
influenced his or her times?
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14.
Which quality or trait was most beneficial?
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15.
Did this person make any major mistakes or bad
decisions? If so, what were they and how would you have
chosen and acted differently if you were in their shoes?
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______________________
16.
List three people that influenced this persons life.
Tell who each person was.
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17.
After reading and researching, was your person a
Christian? If so, to give examples of how this person
acted Christ-like. Were there times that their faith was
challenged?
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______________________
18.
What do you think it means to be a hero? Was your
person a hero? Why? Why not? How is a hero different
from a celebrity?
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______________________
19.
What are two or three most important lessons you or any
other young person might learn from the way this person
lived.
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20.
What do you think was the most impressive thing about
the person you read about?
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______________________

21.
The thing that surprised me most about this person
was;
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22.
Who in your life, does this person remind you of the
most? Explain why.
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______________________
23.
What were the weaknesses, failures, or disappointments
for this person?
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______________________
24.
If you had been this person, what would you have done
differently?
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25.
What do you have in common with this person?
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26.
List any of interesting information you found out
about this person.
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Book Title you read:____________
Other references used( encyclopedia, internet sits)

Ten Events in the Life of

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YEAR

Event
(write complete sentences
describing ten important events in
the persons life. )