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Meet the Author Complete the activities in your eaderriter Noteboo. text analysis: biography Real people often inspire fascinating pieces of writing. A true account of a person’s life that’s written by someone else is called a biography. Writers of biographies • use the third-person point of view • present facts and opinions from a variety of sources • provide an interpretation of a person’s character As you read this biography, watch for ways Russell Freedman highlights President Lincoln’s strengths and weaknesses. reading skill: identify main ideas and details Nonfiction writing is usually organized around main ideas, which are the most important ideas a writer wants to convey about a topic. The writer develops the main ideas through supporting details, which can include • facts: statements that can be proven • anecdotes: brief stories that reveal important points • quotations: direct statements from relevant people Sometimes writers state their main ideas clearly, often at the beginning or end of paragraphs. Other times, you must infer the main ideas from the details provided. As you read, note the main ideas and details on a rough outline like the one shown. I. Lincoln had a distinctive, changing appearance. A. Tall with long legs B. II. vocabulary in context The following phrases could have been headlines at the time Abraham Lincoln lived. Replace each boldfaced term with a word or words that means something similar. 1. Southern States Denounce the War 2. A Melancholy Nation Faces Civil War 3. Soldiers Defy the Odds 4. Lincoln to Patronize Local Business 5. Exhausted Generals Grow Listless as War Rages On 6. Senators Meddle in Lincoln’s War Plans Russell Freedman born 1929 The Art of Nonfiction Russell Freedman’s father worked for a publishing company and often brought authors home to have dinner with the family. “I wanted to be like them,” Freedman says. To improve his writing skills, he got a job as a news reporter. His interest in writing biographies started when he learned about a blind 16-year- old boy who had invented a Braille typewriter. Fascinated by the boy’s story, Freedman wrote his first book, Teenagers Who Made History (1961). When asked why he specializes in writing nonfiction for young readers, Freedman says he enjoys the challenge of conveying “the spirit and essence of a life.” background to the biography Abraham Lincoln Despite being born into a poor family with few opportunities, Abraham Lincoln managed to educate himself. He became a successful lawyer and state politician, but he had even greater ambitions. In 1860, he achieved them; he won the presidency. He steered the country through the long and bloody Civil War (1861–1865), which resulted in an end to slavery in the United States. In April 1865, Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, a southerner who wanted slavery to continue. Lincoln has held an enduring fascination for historians who often find new facets of his personality to examine. As Russell Freedman has pointed out, “Every ten years Lincoln changes character dramatically.” Go to thinkcentral.com . KEYWORD: HML8-283 Author Online entral.com . ML8-283 283
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