Ks2 biography writing task 2010 short
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() Ls Lowry Biography and Comprehension ks2
() Ls Lowry Biography and Comprehension ks2
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LS Lowry – biography and comprehension
Laurence Stephen Lowry was a famous English
painter. He was born on 1 November , during
the Victorian age. Lowry was born in a town in
Manchester called Stretford.
Early life
As a child, Lowry and his family lived in a more
rural area outside the city of Manchester. Growing ©Smabs Sputzer (), ,
up, Lowry did not have many friends, was unpopular at school and was not close to his
parents. It was an unhappy and lonely childhood. In , Lowry and his parents moved
to a more urban area, called Pendlebury, which had many factories and textiles mills. At
first, Lowry did not like his new home, as he thought it was too busy and full of smoke.
However, the more time he spent in the city, the more he grew to love it. The hustle
and bustle of the people and the industrial landscape around him inspired Lowry to paint
the activity he saw on a daglig basis.
Lowry’s art
As a child, Lowry had ta
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Unit 7 Writing Task: Write A Short Biography of A Famous Person Worksheet 1: PRE-WRITING
Unit 7 Writing Task: Write A Short Biography of A Famous Person Worksheet 1: PRE-WRITING
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