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Looking for a simple activity for back to school? The Back to School Autobiography Activity is a great first-week activity to get to know your students. Use the editable activity and rubric to help your students create a peaks and valleys scene. This will engage students and create a beautiful activity for your bulletin board display to kick off the school year.
The activity asks students to share about their foundation, high points and disappointments, and hopes and dreams. It also asks students to write about the illustration. This is a great way to get a baseline on your student’s writing strengths and areas for growth.
Back to School Autobiography Activity Includes:
Student instructions - editable (clipart is not editable)
Rubric to evaluate student work - editable (clipart is not editable)
Example of finished product illustration
You have access to:
PPT version - EDITABLE (some elements are not editable due to terms-of-use)
PDF version - not editable
Standards:
W.6.2b-f
W.7.2b-f
W.8.2b-f
Free font used: Verdana
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“This is one of my favorite back to school activities where the students use this to decorate their portfolios for the year. I love giving them back to them at the end of the year so they can see how they have either stayed the same or changed over the course.”
“I look forward to using this at the beginning of the year.”
This is one of my favorite back to school activities where the students use this to decorate their portfolios for the year. I love giving them back to them at the end of the year so they can see how they have either stayed the same or changed over the course.
Jenarosa A.
Grades taught: 8th
I look forward to using this at the beginning of the year.
Reply from Annotated ELA
Jodi, I hope this lesson went well for you at the beginning of the year! Thank you for leaving feedback!
Jodi H.
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