ASSIGNMENT Your assignment is to conduct a short research project over a historical figure that has shown perseverance. You will be assessed on the following: 1. Presentation shows 3 examples of legitimate perseverance 2. Each slide exhibits a well-developed example of how the person persevered Think ATQA, CSRQ, PEE 3. Correct citations of sources 4. Grammar and mechanics of writing Getting Started Brainstorm a list of five people from history that exhibit perseverance. Beside each person, explain how they show perseverance. Person from history that shows perseverance Helen Keller Explanation of HOW they show perseverance Over came physical disabilities (blind and deaf) to become an educator, writer, and political activist. She also learned to speak. 1
RESEARCH 1.) Before you choose your subject Look closely through the LIVES of your options and what they have accomplished Does their life match the definition of PERSEVERANCE? Below are some other options if you are having trouble Milton Hershey Steve Jobs Thomas Edison J.K. Rowling Beethoven Ray Charles Albert Einstein Stevie Wonder Helen Keller Franklin D. Roosevelt Susan B. Anthony Martin Luther King Frida Kahlo Christy Brown Jean-Dominique Bauby Stephen Hawking So, who have you chosen? Write a short paragraph explaining how your chosen person shows true perseverance in their life. 2
2.) Finding sources -- You must use at least two respectable sources for your research. For each resource, you need to write down the following information: Here is an example: Article name: Helen Keller Title of website: Biography.com Publisher: A+E Television Networks, LLC. Page numbers (if available): 1-3 Medium (website, book, etc.): Website Date you accessed material: November 27, 2012 1 Source Article name: Title of website: Publisher: Page numbers (if available): Medium (website, book, etc.): Date you accessed material: 2 Source Article name: Title of website: Publisher: Page numbers (if available): Medium (website, book, etc.): Date you accessed 3
3.) Using sources Read each source to find information that shows HOW your person persevered. Write down that information word-by-word and put in quotation marks. Here is an example: Source: biography.com Example of what they persevered: inability to see, hear, or speak intelligibly Example of what they persevered to do: She wrote a book that told about her life. Evidence for support: By [age 21], Keller had mastered several methods of communication, including touch-lip reading, Braille, speech, typing and finger-spelling, and she wrote her first book, The Story of My Life. (p. 2) Source: Example of what they persevered: Example of what they persevered to do: Evidence for support: Source: Example of what they persevered: Example of what they persevered to do: Evidence for support: Source: Example of what they persevered: Example of what they persevered to do: Evidence for support: 4
4.) Drafting your presentation Using the information you learned from your research, create three short, but well developed paragraphs that explain how your person shows perseverance throughout their life. ATQA, CSRQ, PEE! A) B) C) 5
5.) Creating your presentation Use Microsoft PowerPoint to create a five-slide presentation. Slide 1: This will be a title slide Slides 2-4: Use the three well developed paragraphs as well as pictures to fill out these three MAIN slides Slide 5: Bibliography slide this is where you will list the sources you used during your research Bibliography slide example: Use the information on your Finding Sources page. Write the information down in order like the example below. List your sources in alphabetical order and double space. Article name: Helen Keller Title of website: Biography.com Publisher: A+E Television Networks, LLC. Page numbers (if available): 1-3 Medium (website, book, etc.): Website Date you accessed material: November 27, 2012 Place a period in between each piece of information and at the end of the entry. If the information was not available, just skip that part of the entry. Look at the example below. Bibliography "Helen Keller." Biography.com. 1-3. A+E Television Networks, LLC. Website. Nov 29 2012. Helen Keller Biography and Chronology. American Foundation for the Blind. Website. Nov 30 2012. The next source goes here. Type Bibliography at the top of the page. If there are more than two lines, like this example, crate a hanging indention. See how this line is indented, but the first line isn t? 6