Biography Project



Biography Project

File Folder Report Directions

Your Name________________________________________________

Famous Person ____________________________________________

File Folder Report:

• Front Cover: Attach the paper doll of your famous person, along with your person’s full name in large neat lettering and dates of birth and death (if known).

• Inside Left Cover: Attach your timeline & “Important Poem”

• Inside Right: Staple all pages of the written report with your sources at the end.

• Back Cover: Glue any photos or quotes you may have found.

• File Folder Tab: Write the famous person’s name and your name.

Background Information on the Person

You will need to read and locate information from two sources:

2. Text sources (

3. Internet sources

Famous Person Paper Doll

Begin by drafting a copy of your famous person paper doll. Use the template to create the body and then create an outfit for your person. Decorate the background of the folder cover if you wish.

Glue the outfit onto the paper doll. The paper doll will then be glued onto the folder cover.

Timeline

Use the Kidspiration computer program to create a timeline with at least 5 important events in your person’s life.

Written Report

Use Microsoft Word or write your final copy in your best printing about your famous person. The information must be in a logical order and include:

• Where was this person born? In what year?

• Where did this person grow up?

• What does/did this person do for a living?

• Why is this person famous? What did/does this person do to become famous?

• How has this person made an impact on others' lives?

• Quotes and interesting information about the person

• Fill out the bibliography information sheet showing the sources used and attach it as the last page of your report.

Important Book Poem

Use this as a model and write a poem entitled “The Important Thing” using your famous person as the subject of the poem.

Example:

The important thing about________ is that he __________________. (what he is famous for)

He _____________________ . (list one thing he did)

He _____________________ . (list another thing he did)

He _____________________. (list a third thing he did)

But the most important thing about is that he was ____________ . (what he is famous for)

Here is an example poem:

The important thing about William Shakespeare is that he was an English playwright.

He wrote plays for Queen Elizabeth I.

His 38 plays were performed in The Globe Theatre.

He also wrote poems called sonnets. They were always about love.

But, the most important thing about William Shakespeare is that he actually became more famous after he died!

Oral Report

You will dress up (as much as you can) as your person and pretend you are the person. You will tell all about your life. You will need to rehearse at home. Following the oral reports, we will celebrate with a “Celebrity Gathering.” Remember you will be scored for:

• Content - important details included

• Organization - a clear beginning, middle, and end

• Language - appropriate and interesting words and language

• Delivery – good eye contact, volume and body posture

Student Name _______________________________

Report Due: __________________________

Biography Notes ~

Famous Person ___________________________________

Date of Birth__________________________

Place of Birth_________________________

Date of Death________________________

Place of Death _______________________

Family____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Major Accomplishments - Why the person is famous ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Interesting Information & Other Facts _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Famous Quotes by this Person _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Student Name _______________________________

Sources Used

Texts: _______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

INTERNET WEB SITE: _______________________________________________________

Internet Address: _______________________________________________________

INTERNET WEB SITE: _______________________________________________________

Internet Address: _______________________________________________________

INTERNET WEB SITE: _______________________________________________________

Internet Address: _______________________________________________________

INTERNET WEB SITE: _______________________________________________________

Internet Address: _______________________________________________________

Important Poem

The important thing about_____________________ is that he/she___________________________________________________________________________________________.

(what he/she is famous for)

He/she____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

(list one thing he/she did)

He/she____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

(list another thing he/she did)

He/she____________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________.

(list a third thing he/she did)

But the important thing about _______________________ is that he/she _____________________________________ _________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

________________________________________________.

(what he/she is famous for)

Biography Report Component Criteria

Report Cover and Illustration

Colored paper doll illustration, includes person’s name, birth & death dates, your name

Timeline

Timeline of at least 5 events in the person’s life

Report Ideas & Content

Includes:

• Where and when the person was born & died

• Where the person grew up, childhood life

• Adult life and why the person is famous

• How this person made an impact on others' lives

• Quotes and interesting information about the person

Sentence Fluency

Spelling,Capitalization, Punctuation, Using Paragraphs

Bibliography – Citing Sources

Read and locate information from three sources:

• Biography selected in the LMC

• Encyclopedia (on-line or print)

• Internet source(s)

Important Person Poem

Write a 5-line poem including important events in the person’s life

Extra Credit

Photos of the person

|Biography Research Project Rubric |

|Name: ________________________ |

|Date : ___________________ |

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|Person researched: ___________________________________________ |

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|Points |

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|2 |

|3 |

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|Presentation |

|Not prepared |

|Needed more information, could have added more detail to costume |

|Well prepared |

|Exceptional information and costume! |

|____ |

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|Organization of Folder |

|Unorganized, few details; |

|Messy, very little effort put forth |

|Somewhat organized; some good details; Messy, some effort put forth |

|Clearly organized and well laid out; very good choice of details, creative; Project definitely shows effort |

|Clearly focused; excellent choice of details, extremely creative. |

|Project shows student took pride in work |

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|Use of resources to provide additional information |

|Less than 3 interesting facts; information that is not significant to the person's life |

|3-4 interesting facts; facts that are significant to the person's life |

|5 interesting facts; facts that are significant and more "hard to find" |

|Five or more well-chosen facts that contain "hard to find" information |

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|Total----> |

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|Teacher Comments: |

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|Name: ________________________ |

|Timeline for Biography Project |

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|Criteria |

|Points |

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|4 |

|3 |

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|Documentation of Events |

|At least six (6) significant events are present. This includes date and description. |

|At least five (5) significant events are present. This includes date and description. |

|At least three (3) significant events are present. This includes date and description. |

|Less than three (3) significant events are present. This includes date and description. |

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|Accuracy |

|All dates indicated on timeline are correct and are sequenced in the proper order. |

|At least 1 of the dates or sequences is not in the proper order. |

|At least 2 of the dates or sequences are not in the proper order. |

|At least 3 of the dates or sequences are not in the proper order. |

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|Total----> |

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|Teacher Comments: |

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[pic]Dear Parents,

Today, as a way to enhance our reading of non-fiction texts, we began a biography project. The students selected a person of choice that they would like to learn about. Using text and on-line resources, the students will be gathering information and learning about this famous individual. This information will be used for a mini-research project. This project involves researching a famous person and presenting a very short biography on that individual. Throughout this process, the students will be creating “paper dolls”, building timelines electronically, and taking a shot at biographical poetry.

Each student has selected a person to learn about. The students are being asked to present the material as that person, which means dressing like that character. The costumes can range from the detailed to the simple, as they need not be elaborate; they only need to provide us with a suggestion of who the student is. All people chosen can be outfitted from home closet selection. Please send the costumes in a plastic grocery bag. This is a fun activity in which the students can fully use the information they have already acquired and build on it. The presentations will take place Friday, February 6th, and our very own Celebrity Gathering will follow.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at school or e-mail me anytime.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kuciewski

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