Biography Project. Name: Class: Due Date:

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1 Biography Project Name: Class: Due Date:

2 Notes - Page 1 Things to include: Full name: Birthday: Place of birth: If Applicable, Month/Day/Year Person Died: Their significance: (What made them famous?) Childhood: _ Family: _

3 Notes - Page 2 Education: _ Career/Adult Life _ What kind of impact did he or she have on the world? Other people? Additional facts worth sharing

4 Things to include: What types of obstacles did he or she face? Notes - Page 3 How did he or she overcome these obstacles (persevere or keep trying)? What events shaped or changed this person s life?

5 Notes - Page 4 Accomplishments What are adjectives you would use to describe this person?

6 Scrapbook Details Directions: Now that you have gathered your information, it is time to put the research in your scrapbook. Your scrapbook must include: Cover The cover must include their full name and at least one picture. Your first and last name should be in the lower right hand corner. Table of Contents This should be the first page in your scrapbook. Title it Table of Contents and include the following sections and the corresponding page numbers. Pictures optional. Life (3 4 pages) This section should include 3-4 pages. Each page should include at least one paragraph and one text feature. One text feature should be a picture with a caption. Sample ideas: Page 1-Childhood, Page 2-Family, Page 3-Education, Page 4- Adulthood/Career. Perseverance (1 page) This page should include the obstacles they faced in their life. Explain how they overcame or persevered through their obstacles. You need at least one paragraph and one text feature. Greatest Accomplishments (1 page) This page should include their greatest accomplishment(s). This should be what made them famous. You need at least one paragraph and at least one text feature about their greatest accomplishment(s). Adjective Collage (1 page) Use at least ten adjectives describing this person and their achievements. Include at least one picture. Timeline (1 page) Create a timeline of the major events in this person s life. (Minimum of 8 Events Total) Bibliography (1 page) Cite the sources you used during this research project. Things to Keep in Mind Information can be hand written or typed. Text features include: photos, maps, charts, tables, diagrams, sidebars (extra information box), bold words with definitions, graphs, etc. Writing must be in your own words! Pictures can be drawn or printed out from the computer. Use color to create eye-catching pages. You can use scrapbook paper if you choose. Bind the scrapbook together in a sturdy way!

7 Scrapbook Project Grading Rubric Due Date: January 17 th Requirement Cover Table of Contents Life Perseverance Greatest Accomplishment Adjective Collage Timeline Bibliography Spelling and punctuation Description Cover includes the full name of the person you researched and your name. It hooks the reader and gets them interested. Table of Contents is formatted properly. It includes titles for each section of the book and the appropriate page numbers. Scrapbook contains at least three to four pages about their life. Paragraphs are written in your own words. Paragraphs contain enough information so we learn new ideas when reading your scrapbook. A text feature is included on each page. This page includes at least one obstacle they faced. You included details on how they persevered through their obstacle(s). Writing is in your own words. At least one text feature is included. This page includes their greatest accomplishment(s). You included what makes them famous and why. Writing is in your own words. At least one text feature is included. At least ten adjectives are used to describe your person and their accomplishments. At least one picture is included. Major events in your person s life are included on the timeline. Student used a variety of sources and cited them correctly on their bibliography. There are no spelling errors. Punctuation is used correctly. Points Possible Overall Quality Scrapbook is organized and neat. Due dates were met. TOTAL Points Earned FINAL GRADE: COMMENTS:

8 Author s last name, Author s first name (period at the end) How to Cite Your Sources A book with one author: Title (underlined with a period at the end) Keller, Helen. Helen Keller: The Story of my Life. New York: Watermill,1980. City, state, or country where book is published (followed by a colon) Publisher, Year book was published (period) Authors names in the order they appear on the title page. Only the first author s name goes last name, first name. Put commas between each author s name and a period at the end of the list. A book with two or more authors: Smith, Arnold, Steve Jones, and Ken Anderson. Thomas Jefferson. CA: Puffin, The rest of the citation works the same as a book with one author. Author s name: Last name, first name. Title of book (underlined with a period at the end) Encyclopedia Articles: Block, Judy. George Washington. World Book. New York: Macmillan, City, state, or country where book is published (followed by a colon) Title of article in quotation marks (period at the end) Publisher, Year published (period) Title of the site (underlined with a period at the end) Date the site was published (period at the end) Website: The Anthony Trial: An Account. Douglas Linder December 20 < If any of this information is not given, simply leave it out. The address of the website inside of < > (period at the end) Date you found the site (no period)

9 Biography Research Project Recommended Resources 1. Biography (everyone should be able to get one either from our library or the Marlboro Free Library). If not, go to Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble. 2. Encyclopedias Many available at the RHPL World Book is great! World Book Online - (user name: rcswbhome, password: home) Infoplease - (free online encyclopedia) 3. Websites Michigan elibrary (MeL: Kids use the link for Kids InfoBits) - Biography.com -