Writing Biographies

Study Writing Biographies using Online Video

Use our 4 online educational video titles to study how three different types of biographies are researched and written. Discover about whom were the first true biographies written. Examine the major characteristics of biographies, including the author's viewpoint, research aspects, and fictional elements. Learn how a historical biography is researched and written through a study of the life of John F. Kennedy. Learn how to write a literary biography using a comprehensive study of the life of Mark Twain. See how to write a scientific biography using an in-depth profile of Marie Curie.

Learning Objectives:

• Examine the major characteristics of biographies, including the author's viewpoint, research aspects and fictional elements.
• Learn how a historical biography is researched and written through a study of the life of John F. Kennedy.
• Learn how to write a literary biography using a comprehensive study of the life of Mark Twain.
• Learn how to write a scientific biography using an in-depth profile of Marie Curie.

• Literature > Literature As Art > Understanding Biographies
• Reading Biographies (Runtime: 07:36)
• John F Kennedy (Runtime: 17:05)
• Mark Twain (Runtime: 17:38)
• Marie Curie (Runtime: 18:39)