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Planning Sheet
Use this planning sheet to prepare for writing your short biography of Charles Dickens. Simply fill in the basic information. You will need to briefly summarize your information because later in the writing process you will develop it further into a paragraph.
1. Person’s Name, Time Period, and Place
2. Personal Background
3. Personality Traits
4. Significance
5. Obstacles
6. Important Quote
Adapted from McLaughlin, M., & Allen, M.B. (2002). Guided comprehension in action: Lessons for grades 3–8 . Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
Short Bio on Charles Dickens: Click Here
Planning Sheet
Use this planning sheet to prepare for writing your short biography of Charles Dickens. Simply fill in the basic information. You will need to briefly summarize your information because later in the writing process you will develop it further into a paragraph.
1. Person’s Name, Time Period, and Place
2. Personal Background
3. Personality Traits
4. Significance
5. Obstacles
6. Important Quote
Adapted from McLaughlin, M., & Allen, M.B. (2002). Guided comprehension in action: Lessons for grades 3–8 . Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
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Resource for teaching Dickens: Click Here
Each of the categories from your plan sheet will be developed into three to four sentences, with the help of transitions, the end result will be a fluid paragraph.
The Quote(s) will be used to start and/or end your paragraph.
Sample Opening Sentence using a Dickens quote:
Charles Dickens wrote, “Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape.” these words fully describe Charles Dickens transformation from a poor English boy working in a shoe polish factory to a wealthy, respected, writer touring the world. Charles Dickens was born...
Sample Closing Sentence using a Dickens quote:
Charles Dickens' life was filled with joy and sorrow, however, he never lost sight of the fact that, “There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.”-Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol
Transition Words
Words that can be used to show location:
above
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behind
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by
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near
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throughout
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across
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below
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down
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off
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to the right
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against
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beneath
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in back of
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onto
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under
|
along
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beside
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in front of
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on top of
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among
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between
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inside
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outside
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around
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beyond
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into
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over
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Words that can be used to show time:
while
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first
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meanwhile
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soon
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then
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after
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second
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today
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later
|
next
|
at
|
third
|
tomorrow
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afterward
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as soon as
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before
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now
|
next week
|
about
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when suddenly
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during
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until
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yesterday
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finally
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Word that can be used to compare two things:
likewise
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also
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while
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in the same way
|
like
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as
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similarly
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Words that can be used to contrast two things:
but
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still
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although
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on the other hand
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however
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yet
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otherwise
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even though
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Words that can be used to emphasize a point:
again
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truly
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especially
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for this reason
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to repeat
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in fact
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to emphasize
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Words that can be used to conclude or summarize:
finally
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as a result
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to sum up
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in conclusion
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lastly
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therefore
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all in all
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because
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Words that can be used to add information:
again
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another
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for instance
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for example
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also
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and
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moreover
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additionally
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as well
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besides
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along with
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other
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next
|
finally
|
in addition
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Words that can be used to clarify:
that is
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for instance
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in other words
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Other list of Transition Words:
Grammar Your Dictionary
Multiple Paragraph List of Transition Words
OWL Online Writing Lab
Grammar Your Dictionary
Multiple Paragraph List of Transition Words
OWL Online Writing Lab
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