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This document discusses the characteristics of biographies and provides an example about Matthew Henson. Biographies tell about a real person's life, describe their environment, show how they impacted others, provide details of them in action, and convey the author's perspective of them. The passage then asks questions about Matthew Henson's adventurous, hardworking, and resourceful character traits shown during his Arctic expeditions, and how he affected his team members.
Mh studyguide
- 1. General Fact about Biographies and the Matthew Henson StoryBiographies Study Guide
- 2. What are the 6 Characteristics of a BiographyTells about a real personDescribes the persons environmentShows how the person affects other peopleShows that the writer knows a lot about the personProvides details that show the person in actionStates or implies how the writer feels about the person
- 3. Matthew Henson: Character TraitsAdventurous (How do you know?)Hardworking (How do you know?)Resourceful (How do you know?)What are some other character traits? How does the story show those traits.
- 4. Answer the following questions based on the Matthew Henson story:Describe Matthews environment in the Arctic.How did Matthew affect others on his team?What are some details that show Matthew in action?