Genre - Biography
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Genre - Biography
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Biography
What is a biography?
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A biography is
a true story of a real person's life
it is generally written by someone else
are written in order of their life
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Remember this story?
This story is a biography of Garrett Morgan
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Garret Morgan and his invention
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His invention worn
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Back to biography
Biography always starts with when and where they were born
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But this Biography is not complete
Why could be the reason why its not complete?
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His life?
His biography should not just be about his invention, it should also show his life, his education and such.
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Should have his portrait photo
All biographies should have at least the person's face when writing about them.
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Do you know this man?
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Can you guess what he invented?
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His name is Alexander Graham Bell!
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Early life
Born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland
He was homeschooled
He didn't go to school until highschool
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He was interested in the science of sound! WHY?
Because both his mother and wife were deaf.
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So do you think you know what he invented?
he invented the telephone
was the first person to patent the idea in 1876
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He formed his own telephone company in 1877
This company went through name changes and is now know as AT&T which is now a multi billion dollar company.
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He was known for other invents like:
The Metal Detector - to find metal
Audiometer - to detect hearing problems
Made devices that finds icebergs
invented ways to help teach speech for deaf people.
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Upon his death in 1922, every phone in North America was silenced for a short period to honor him.
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