FALL "Happy Holiday Adventure" SPRING "Ultimate Biography" NAME___________________________________________PERIOD_____ ULTIMATE BIOGRAPHY Digging deep inside the lives of the world’s influential people. YOUR CHALLENGE Create a story of the life lived and the background of world events and milestones that fill out life’s story. SUBJECT:___________________________________________________ STEP 1: INVESTIGATION (50 Points) RESEARCH PACKET DUE: FRIDAY, APRIL 27 Complete the Research Packet provided. STEP 2: PRESENTATIONS (50 Points) WEDNESDAY, MAY 2 a. filmed interview b. poster or tri-fold c. music d. power point e. Puppet f. costume g. claymation h. painting i. movie BE CREATIVE! PRIVATE INVESTIGATION FILE SUBJECT NAME:________________________________________________ DATE OF BIRTH:________________________________________________ DATE OF DEATH:_______________________________________________ SEX: M F MARITAL STATUS: _____Single _____Married _____Divorced _____Widowed Name of Spouse_______________________________________ NUMBER OF DEPENDANTS:__________ Names of Dependants/Children _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ WHAT ARE SOME PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS? (What did/does the subject look like?) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PICTURE: WHAT ARE SOME CHARACTER/PERSONALITY TRAITS? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WHO ARE THE CLOSEST CONTACTS AND AQUAINTANCES? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WHAT WAS HIS/HER EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WHAT WAS HIS/HER OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WHAT DID PEOPLE SAY? (QUOTES, COMMENTS) SPEAKER:_________________________________________________________ QUOTE:_______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ SPEAKER:_________________________________________________________ QUOTE:_______________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ WHAT ARE HIS/HER MOST FAMOUS QUOTES? 1.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WHAT IMPORTANT EVENTS WERE THEY INVOLVED IN? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WHAT NATIONAL EVENTS OCCURRED DURING HIS/HER LIFETIME? 1.__________________________________________________________________ 2.__________________________________________________________________ 3.__________________________________________________________________ 4.__________________________________________________________________ 5.__________________________________________________________________ WHAT WORLD EVENTS HAPPENED DURING HIS/HER LIFETIME? 1.__________________________________________________________________ 2.__________________________________________________________________ 3.__________________________________________________________________ 4.__________________________________________________________________ 5.__________________________________________________________________ WHAT WERE SOME IMPORTANT INVENTIONS AND FADS OF THE TIME? 1.__________________________________________________________________2.__________________________________________________________________ 3.__________________________________________________________________ 4.__________________________________________________________________5.__________________________________________________________________ 6.__________________________________________________________________ WHAT KINDS OF ENTERTAINMENT WERE POPULAR DURING THEIR LIFETIME? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HOW DID HE/SHE AFFECT HISTORY? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WHY IS THIS PERSON REMEMBERED IN HISTORY? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WHAT IS YOUR OPINION OF THIS PERSON? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SOURCES WEBSITES: 1.________________________________________________________________ 2.________________________________________________________________ 3.________________________________________________________________ BOOKS: 1.________________________________________________________________ 2.________________________________________________________________ PERIODICALS/MAGAZINES 1.________________________________________________________________ 2.________________________________________________________________ OTHER 1.________________________________________________________________ 2.________________________________________________________________ ULTIMATE BIOGRAPHY PRESENTATION RUBRIC 50 POINTS NAME______________________________________________________ SUBJECT___________________________________________________ PREPARATION 10 8 6 4 2 1 KNOWLEDGE OF SUBJECT 10 8 6 4 2 1 USE OF VISUAL/AUDIAL 10 8 6 4 2 1 CREATIVITY 10 8 6 4 2 1 OVERALL PRESENTATION 10 8 6 4 2 1