Biography Sample Paper

The writer includes the name of the person he or she is writing about.

The writer explains whom the biography is about and what that person is known for.

The writer provides information about Jemison’s childhood.

The writer uses Jemison’s education as an example to show how she worked hard to achieve her goals.

The writer gives examples of Jemison’s accomplishments.

The conclusion lets the reader know why Jemison is an important person to learn about.

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Mae Jemison: Space Star

Have_you_ever_dreamed_of_flying_freely_through_outer_space,__ surrounded_by_a_sea_of_stars?_Mae_Jemison_fulfilled_that_dream._ On_September_12,_1992,_aboard_the_spaceship_Endeavour,_she_ became_the_first_African-American_woman_to_blast_into_outer_ space._This_wasn’t_the_only_time,_however,_that_Jemison_had_ reached_for_the_stars_and_realized_her_dreams.

Jemison_was_born_on_October_17,_1956,_in_Decatur,_Alabama,_ but_she_grew_up_in_Chicago,_Illinois._There_weren’t_many_well- known_African-American_female_role_models_while_Jemison_was_ growing_up,_but_she_didn’t_let_that_stop_her_from_achieving_her_ goals._She_was_especially_interested_in_anthropology,_archaeology_ and_astronomy._Luckily,_her_parents_encouraged_those_interests._ That_encouragement_drove_her_to_excel._She_graduated_from_high_ school_at_16!_Then_she_earned_degrees_in_chemical_engineering_ and_African-American_studies_at_Stanford_University._Later,_she_ graduated_from_Cornell_University’s_medical_school._No_challenge_ was_too_great_for_Jemison_to_take_on.

Jemison’s_accomplishments_did_not_end_there._In_1981,_she_joined_ NASA’s_space_program_in_Houston,_Texas._And_in_1988,_Jemison_ realized_her_biggest_dream:_She_finally_became_an_astronaut!_Just_ four_years_later,_she_was_named_science_mission_specialist_(another_ NASA_first)_on_an_Endeavour_flight.

Today,_Jamison_encourages_young_people—especially_women_ and_girls—to_study_the_sciences._Her_life_example_teaches_us_to__ follow_our_dreams,_no_matter_how_great.

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The first sentence grabs the reader’s attention with a question.