The presentation will help Social Studies teachers to explore innovative ideas to teach biography in their classrooms.

1. TEACHING BIOGRAPHY
With
Naureen Faisal

2. Biography
A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed
description of a person's life. It involves
more than just the basic facts like
education, work, relationships, and death.

3. Key Components of Biography
A few key components of biography are:
• birth and childhood
• adult life
• death
• interesting facts or anecdotes
• quotes about the person
• photograph of the person

4. Activities Related to Biography
• Biography Cloze Read
• Biography Sequence events
• Biography graphic organizer
• Label the personality
• Biography Question / Answer, MCQs
• List of personalities in chronological order
• Unscramble the name
• Biography Report
• Assignment (information)

5. Biography Cloze Read
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, _________________ was a preacher, father, husband, leader, and
___________. He believed in fairness and _______________ for all people. He was
_________________ to discrimination based on _________________ or the color of a person’s skin.
Dr. King led ______________ and peaceful protests to make all people aware of the issues faced by
Americans such as _______________ and poverty. In August, 1963, Dr. King ______________ one
of the most famous speeches in history. In a ________________ on Washington, D.C., Dr. King gave
his “I Have a Dream” _______________. More than a quarter ________________ or 250,000 people
attended the march in Washington. Martin Luther King, Junior received the ______________ Peace
Prize for his work on ______________ rights. In April, 1968, Dr. King was killed or
_____________________ at the age of 39. His wife and 4 children carried on his work after his
____________.
Nobel Race Opposed March Million
Death Nonviolent Speech Equality Civil
Delivered Junior Assassinated Activist Prejudice

6. Cloze Read
Martin Luther King, Junior was a preacher, father, husband, leader, and activist. He believed in
fairness and equality for all people. He was opposed to discrimination based on race or the color of
a person’s skin. Dr. King led nonviolent and peaceful protests to make all people aware of the
issues faced by Americans such as prejudice and poverty. In August, 1963, Dr. King delivered one
of the most famous speeches in history. In a march on Washington, D.C., Dr. King gave his “I Have
a Dream” speech. More than a quarter million or 250,000 people attended the march in
Washington. Martin Luther King, Junior received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on civil rights.
In April, 1968, Dr. King was killed or assassinated at the age of 39. His wife and 4 children carried
on his work after his death.

7. Biography Sequence Events
Benazir Bhutto was born on June 21, 1953, in Karachi, Pakistan, the eldest child of former premier Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. After
completing her early education in Pakistan, she pursued her higher education in the United States. Bhutto attended
Radcliffe College from 1969 to 1973 and then enrolled at Harvard University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in comparative government. It was then onto the United Kingdom, where she studied at Oxford University from
1973 to 1977, completing a course in international law and diplomacy.
She inherited her father's leadership of the PPP and returned to Pakistan on April 10, 1986, to launch a nationwide
campaign for open elections. She married a wealthy landowner, Asif Ali Zardari, in Karachi on December 18, 1987.
Bhutto was elected prime minister and became the first ever female prime minister of a Muslim nation on December 1,
1988. Bhutto was defeated in the 1990 election and found herself in court defending herself against several charges of
misconduct while in office. Bhutto won a further election in 1993, but was replaced in 1996. She continued to direct her party
from abroad, being re-affirmed as PPP leader in 2002.
Bhutto returned to Pakistan on October 18, 2007, after President Musharraf granted her amnesty on all corruption charges,
opening the way for her return as well as a possible power-sharing agreement. She was killed in 2007.

8. Sequence Events
She was killed in
2007.
became the first ever
female prime minister
of a Muslim nation on
December 1, 1988.
returned to Pakistan on
October 18, 2007, after
President Musharraf
granted her amnesty on
all corruption charges,
She inherited her
father's leadership of
the PPP to launch a
nationwide campaign
for open elections.
pursued her higher
education in the
United States
First Then Next Then Lastly

9. Biography graphic organizer
Who Is Barack Obama?
In November 2008, Americans elected Barack Obama as their 44th president. He was the first African American to hold
that office. He was president for two terms until 2016.
Barack Hussein Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 4, 1961. When he was 6, he moved to Indonesia, but
returned to Hawaii a few years later to live with his grandparents and attend school.
Barack was an excellent student and a good basketball player. With the help of scholarships, he attended college in Los
Angeles and New York City. After graduating in 1985, he moved to Chicago where he worked as a community organizer.
His work with tenants and with people who had lost their jobs led Barack to develop an interest in the law. He was
accepted to Harvard Law School where he became the first African American to be editor of the Harvard Law Review.
After law school, Obama returned to Chicago where he did community legal work and got minorities registered to vote. In
Chicago he met Michelle Robinson, who was also a lawyer. They married in 1992 and had two daughters - Malia and
Sasha.
Obama’s political career began in 1996 when he was elected to the Illinois State Senate. He continued to fight for the poor
and gained a reputation for being a good speaker. This talent served him well and helped him win a seat in the U.S.
Senate in 2004 and defeat Hillary Clinton in 2008 to become the Democratic candidate for president.
During his two terms President Obama passed health care reform and helped the country recover from the economic
recession of 2008.
Barack Obama was determined to make a difference in the world. In his words, "Change will not come if we wait for some
other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."

10. Graphic Organizer

11. Label the Personality
Ch. Rehmat Ali Fatima Jinnah Moulana
Shaukat Ali
Begum Rana
Liaquat Ali
Begum Waqar
un Nisa

12. List of personalities in chronological order
M. Ali Jinnah
Allama Muhammad Iqbal
Liaquat Ali Khan
Aga Khan III
Sardar Abdur Rab Nistar
Muhammad Zafarullah Khan
Huseyn Shaheed
Suhrawardy
Jogendra Nath Mendal
Khwaja Nizamuddin
Rana Liaquat Ali Khan
Fatima Jinnah
Abdullah Haroon
A.K. Fazlul Haq

13. Unscramble the Name
• aqitalu ial akhn
• admahumm lai nhainj
• mtifaa hijnna
• isr dyes madhe hakn
• llama bqila
• Liaquat Ali Khan
• Muhammad Ali Jinnah
• Fatima Jinnah
• Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
• Allama Iqbal

14. Prime Ministers of the Pakistan
Name:________
Prime Minister from
______ till ________
Why know________?
Name:________
Prime Minister from
______ till ________
Why know________?
Name:________
Prime Minister from
______ till ________
Why know________?
Name:________
Prime Minister from
______ till ________
Why know________?
There are some pictures of well known Pakistan Prime ministers. Write down the given
information under the right picture. You can use internet.

15. Research Report
• Quote
• Timeline
• Major Events
• Death
• Personal Reflection
• Character Traits
• Books & Websites
and more
• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Person Portrait
• Early Life
• Education /
Training
• Importance in
History
• Facts

16. Research Report

17. Hands on Minds On Activities
• Biography Games (Matching/ who am I/Crossword/ Quiz)
• Biography Vocabulary cards
• Timeline Flash Card
• Biography posters
• Biography Research
• Parallel Biography Writing
• Host a gallery walk by turning your classroom into a
museum of art either created by or about each person

18. Matching
1. Known for his unconventional style of captaincy and
batting.
5. Pakistani playback singer and actress who worked first
in British India and then in the cinema of Pakistan.
3. First Pakistani to receive a Nobel prize in Physics.
4. Pakistani businessman and politician who served as the
prime minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms.
2. Widow of Abdul Sattar Edhi, is a professional nurse
and co-chair of Edhi Foundation.

19. Who am I?
• I was born in
Bhopal,India.I am a
nuclear engineer.
People are known me
as the ‘father of
Pakistan Nuclear Bomb’
I established Edhi
foundation that runs
the world’s largest
volunteer ambulance
network. What’s the
name I am known to
the world by?

20. Crossword Puzzle

21. Biography Vocabulary cards

22. Timeline Flash Card
Name: _______________
Designation:_____________
Born: __________________
Alive/Died: ______________
Place of Birth: ___________
Political Party: ___________
Term of office:_____________
Interesting Facts:____________________

23. Biography Posters
Asif Ali Zardari was born on July 26, 1955 in Karachi. He got his education from
St.Patrick’s technical school. Asif Ali Zardari is a Pakistani politician who is the president
of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians and was the co-chairperson of Pakistan
People's Party. He served as the 11th President of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013, the first
president born after Partition.

24. Biography Research

25. Parallel Biography Writing
Quaid- Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah was born in
December 25, 1876 in Karachi. He god
higher education from England. He was
a barrister, politician and the founder of
Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of
the All-India Muslim League from 1913
until the inception of Pakistan on 14
August 1947, and then as the Dominion
of Pakistan's first Governor-General
until his death.
Famous Quote: Think 100 times before
you take a decision, But once that
decision is taken, stand by it as one
man.
Liaquat Ali Khan
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26. Participants’ Expectations
Learn how to teach biography
Making biography lively
want to learn more techniques of teaching social studies subject
I will be able to teach the biographies of different personalities properly and will learn how to teach
biography as a subject.
I expect the webinar to provide us with real & factual biography of the founder of Pakistan & heroes
of Pakistan movement.
Different strategies to teach social studies and Pakistan studies to meet the up coming challenges of
education.