Olympic Athlete Biography

This resources uses the Olypmic Games to teach your students about biographies. Using an event like the Olympic Games provides authentic learn, gives students a lot of choice by letting them choose their athlete and creates engagment. 
 
Teaching text genre and purpose is important for students as they head to high school. This resource has everything you will need to teach biographies as well as helping your students research their chosen athlete and turn that research into a biography.