01 January, 2011

1/1/11 Social Studies Project- African American History Month CODE: VINJ6541

Choose a person from http://www.factmonster.com/spot/bhmbios1.html and answer the following guide.
PART 1: Decide what you would most like to know about this person.
a. Is this person like someone else you know or have read about? How?
b. What did you read that is most important to what you want to know more about this person?

PART 2: Do you have enough information talk about this person’s life? If not, do more research.
c. What do you think would happen if you were able to meet this person and spend a day with him or her? Where would you go and what would you discuss?
d. Write some possible questions and answers you’d like to ask this person.

PART 3: Organize the answers to your questions.
p. Review your information and write a complete biography. Follow these steps to guide you through the process:
1. Place and date of birth.
2. Find out the basic facts of the person's life
3. Think about what else you would like to know about the person, and what parts of the life you want to write most about.
4. What makes this person special or interesting?
5. What kind of effect did he or she have on the world? other people?
6. What are the adjectives you would most use to describe the person?
7. What events shaped or changed this person's life?
8. Did he or she overcome obstacles? Take risks? Get lucky?
9. Would the world be better or worse if this person hadn't lived?
10. How do you feel about this person?