Biography Units, 4-12

http://www.achievement.org/
The Academy of Achievers includes photographs, biographies, profiles, interviews with video and audio of notables such as Mikhail Gorbachev, Henry Kissinger, Rosa Parks, Jonas Saulk, and Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra. Includes standards, student materials, teacher facilitation guides, and other resources.

Students can search for famous people who have the same interests as they do, review a booklist that provided inspiration to these achievers, and explore a list of careers. The Keys to Success area explores the core principles that helped shape the lives of these achievers. The teacher area provides lesson plans for grades 4-12. Lessons are grouped by the five areas of achievement and include standards, student materials, teacher facilitation guides, and other resources.