Video biography questions for elementary
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Have you ever wanted to know what your mother was like as a child? What your grandfather did for a living? Or how your parents met? Below are 25 Life Story Questions to ask your parents or grandparents to learn more about their life stories and your family history.
As a Legacy Video producer, I ask over questions in an interview so be sure to add your own questions to the list. And don&#;t forget to ask follow-up questions!
Life Story Questions
- What is your full name?
- When and where were you born?
- Were you named after anyone?
- What is/was your father&#;s/mother&#;s name?
- Where was he/she from?
- Describe your father/mother.
- What did your father/mother do for work?
- What were your father&#;s/mother&#;s parents&#; names?
- Where were they were from?
- What did your father&#;s/mother&#;s parents do for work?
- Do you know any more about their family history?
- How did your parents meet?
- Do you have any siblings? List names and birthdates.
- Where did you grow up?
- Describe t
- What is your full name?
- When were you born?
- Where were you born?
- What is/was your mother&#;s name?
- Where was she from?
- What do you now about your mother&#;s early years?
- What were your mother&#;s parents&#; names?
- Where were they were from?
- What did they do for a living?
- What was/is your father&#;s name?
- Where was he from?
- What do you know about your father&#;s early years?
- What were your father&#;s parents&#; names?
- Where were they were from?
- What did they do for a living?
- How did your parents meet?
- Do you have any siblings?
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Video Biographies
Social Studies - Grades
Students will complete research on a historical figure and create a video biography of that person.
App: Frames™
Authentic Task
Many students are familiar with Ken Burns’ groundbreaking documentaries. While many students dread writing biographies, ask them to transform their writing into a compelling digital documentary about a person’s life to motivate them to practice this type of informational/expository writing.
Engage
Introduce your students to biographies by reading a few of them first. Jerry Spinelli’s Knots in My Yo-Yo String: The Autobiography of a Kid or Daniel Dyer’s Jack London: A Biography provide insight into an author’s background and help students learn how personal experiences affect a writer’s voice.
Discuss the factors that make a good biography. A great biography is also a great story, and while a biography needs to include facts, a simple listing of them may not be c
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Have you ever wanted to know what your mother was like as a child? Where your grandfather was from? How your parents met? Below are 35 Biography Questions to ask your parents or grandparents to learn more about their life stories and your family history.
As a Legacy Video producer, I ask well over questions in an interview so be sure to add your own to the list. And don&#;t forget to ask follow-up questions!