BLACK HISTORY MONTH



BLACK HISTORY MONTH

BIOGRAPHY REPORT

In order to explore the genre of “biography” in written work, the Biography Book Report will be assigned during Black History Month in Grade 6 Literacy class.

You have been assigned an individual who has made a mark in society. You will research your individual and then take your information and submit a report.

This project was issued on Monday, February 2, 2009

This project will be DUE on Monday, March 9, 2009.

Your project will have 3 parts: a written report, a visual poster, and an oral report. Use the requirements that follow to complete your report and visual. Check off each requirement after you have completed it.

Part One: Written Report

Book Report Cover

Create an interesting book cover for your Biography Book Report. This may be hand drawn or computer generated, provided it is your original work.

• Include your name, group, the title of the book, and the author in an imaginative way.

• Include a creative illustration that shows something important about the book.

• The source for all computer generated clip art must be appropriately cited.

Book Report Contents: Your report should follow the format below:

First paragraph (introduction) should include:

• The title, author, and a brief description of why the subject of the book is important.

Middle paragraphs should include:

• Identify at least one, but no more than three, character trait this person possessed and explain how it contributed to his/her success.

• Explain how this person began in his/her field.

• Were there any obstacles he/she had to overcome? Name any weaknesses, failures, or disappointments the subject had.

• Who were (if any) the important people in this person’s life. Did the subject have a hero or role model who set an example?

• Facts (details) about how this person contributed to his/her field or specialty.

• What is the achievement(s) for which he/she is best known?

• The part of this person’s life you admire the most, and why.

• Something that surprised you the most about this person.

Concluding paragraph(s) should include:

• A summation of the body of the report, including whether or not you think this book gives an honest account of your subject.

Part Two and Three: Poster and Oral Report

Poster: Use a standard-sized poster board which includes:

• Title of the biography and name of the author

• A timeline showing important achievements

• A direct quote from the book which you feel accurately portrays the subject of your biography

• 2-3 pictures related to your subject. These may be hand drawn, photocopied, or from the Internet. You must cite your source

• All work must be neat and visually appealing

Oral Report: Prepare a 3-5 minute oral report on your subject.

Note cards are required.

• Use your poster as an aide to guide you during the oral report.

• Be prepared to answer questions from the audience

• Review the rubric for the oral presentation carefully as you practice your delivery of the oral presentation.

Name______________________

Group_____________________

Grade 6

Black History Month Biography Book Report

Graphic Organizer

Subject Name:___________________________

Important Characteristics

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Important Contributions

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Things you admire about this person

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Reason this person is famous

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Events that made this person important

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List any obstacles, weaknesses, failures or disappointments suffered by the subject and how they overcame them.

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Important people in the subject’s life

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Grade 6

Black History Month Biography Book Report

Grading Rubric

Written Book Report: Topic Development Rubric

|6 |Rich topic/idea development |

|Outstanding |Careful organization throughout essay |

| |Effective/rich use of language (includes all elements, topics and areas spelled out in |

| |instructions). |

|5 |Full topic/idea development |

|Proficient |Logical organization throughout essay |

| |Strong details |

| |Appropriate use of language |

|4 Intermediate |Moderate topic/ idea development and organization |

| |Adequate, relevant details |

| |Some variety in language |

|3 |Rudimentary (basic) topic/idea development and/or development |

|Novice |Basic supporting details |

| |Some variety in language |

|2 Needs |Limited or weak topic/idea development, organization, and/or details |

|Improvement |Limited awareness of audience and or task |

|1 |Little topic/idea development, organization, and/or details |

|Unsatisfactory |Little or no awareness of audience and/or task |

| | |

Biography Book Report Standard English Convention Rubric

|4 Outstanding |Control of sentence structure, grammar and usage, and mechanics (length and complexity of|

| |essay provide opportunity for student to show control of standard English conventions). |

|3 Intermediate |Errors do not interfere with communications and/or |

| |Few errors relative to the length of essay or complexity of sentence structure, grammar |

| |an usage, and mechanics |

|2 Novice |Errors interfere somewhat with communications and/or |

| |Too many errors relative to the length of the essay or complexity of sentence structure, |

| |grammar and usage and mechanics |

|1Unsatifactory |Errors seriously interfere with communication and |

| |Little control of sentence structure, grammar and usage, and mechanics |

Biography Book Report-Poster Rubric

|Category |4 |3 |2 |1 |

| |Outstanding |Proficient |Satisfactory |Unsatisfactory |

|Required |The poster includes |All required elements|Most of the required elements are |Several required |

|Elements |all required elements |are included on the |included on the poster |elements were missing |

| |as well as additional |poster | | |

| |information | | | |

|Title, Author’s name, |All written work is |Most written work is |Some written work is neat, bold, and |Written work is too |

|Timeline, Quotation, |neat, bold (stands |neat, bold, and large|large enough to be read from 3 feet |small or messy to be |

|and any Picture |out), and large enough|enough to be read |away |read from 3 feet away |

|Captions |to be read from at |from at least 3 feet | | |

| |least 3 feet away |away | | |

|Graphic |All graphics are |All graphics are |All graphics relate to the topic. Not |Graphics do not relate |

|Relevance |related to the topic |related to the topic |all borrowed graphics have a source |to the topic OR several|

| |and make it easier to |and most make it |citation. |borrowed graphics do |

| |understand. All |easier to understand.| |not have a source |

| |borrowed graphics have|Some borrowed | |citation |

| |a source citation |graphics have a | | |

| | |source citation | | |

|Attractive-ness |The poster is |The poster is |The poster could be neater and better |The poster is |

| |exceptionally |attractive in terms |organized |Unacceptably messy. |

| |attractive in terms of|of design, layout and| | |

| |design, layout and |neatness | | |

| |neatness | | | |

|Grammar |There are no |There are few |There are several |The grammatical/ |

| |grammatical |gram-matical/ |grammatical/mechanical mistakes on the |Mechanical mistakes |

| |/mechanical mistakes |Mecha-nical mistakes |poster. |make the poster |

| |on the poster |on the poster | |difficult to understand|

Biography Book Report Oral Presentation Rubric

|Category |3 Exceptional |2 Satisfactory |1 Needs Improvement |

|Audibility |All parts of the audience can |Speaker cannot clearly be heard |Audience can’t hear any part of |

| |easily hear the presentation |by all of the audience |the report |

|Speaker |Speaker enthusiasm highly |Speaker moderately enthused |No display of enthusiasm by |

|Enthusiasm |visible | |speaker |

|Speaker |Speaker displays no distracting |Speaker displays some |Audience totally distracted |

|Mannerism |mannerisms |distracting mannerisms | |

|Eye Contact |Speaker displays eye contact |Speaker displays some eye |Speaker displays no eye contact |

| |with all sections of the |contact with the audience |with the audience |

| |audience | | |

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