Biography/Autobiography
Project
This project will require you to read a biography or
an autobiography about a person of your choice. Once you have read and learned
about your subject, you will prepare a speech for the class told from that
person’s point of view. You will also need to dress up as your “person.”
Attached you will find the questions you need to answer and the facts you will
need to present for full credit.
Project Timeline:
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February
12
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We will go to the library as a class
so you can pick a book.
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February
14
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Last day for book choices (If you
want to bring a book from home, you must tell me the title by this date).
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March
7
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Biographical facts pages (attached)
are due in class.
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March
10
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I will return your facts pages to you
with my comments.
I will give you all the information
you need for your note cards and your objective summary.
I will tell you which day you are presenting.
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March
10-17
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Use your facts pages to write out
your speech on index cards. Practice this many times so you will be familiar
with your facts before presenting. Prepare your clothes/costume.
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March
17-18
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In class work days. You can use this
time to get me to check your notecards, to practice your speech, prepare your
costume, or write your summary with my help.
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March
19-21
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Presentation days. All of your
notecards, facts pages, and summaries are DUE on the 19th without
exception. This will ensure that nobody has more time to work on their
project than anyone else.
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Project Rubric: This project is worth two test
grades (200 points). Keep the following guidelines in mind when creating your
project.
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0-10
Points
(Inadequate)
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11-25
Points
(Acceptable)
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26-40
Points
(Satisfactory)
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41-50
Points
(Exemplary)
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Facts Pages
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You did
not turn in the biographical facts pages. Your facts pages are more empty
than full.
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You turned
in the facts pages, but they are not complete. You have some holes in your
information.
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Your pages
are complete but do not show full effort. You have not written in complete
sentences.
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Each
question is answered thoughtfully and in complete sentences when necessary.
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Notecards
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You did
not turn in the correct number of notecards. They are not finished and do not
show any effort.
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Your
notecards are incomplete or lacking some of the required information.
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You have
turned in all of the notecards, but the information is mixed up or the cards
are unlabeled.
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You’ve
submitted all of your notecards. Each has all of the necessary information
and is correctly numbered.
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Objective
Summary
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You did
not turn in a summary, or it is so full of errors that it cannot be read.
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Your
summary has many errors but is objective and correctly summarizes some of the
book.
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Your
summary has a few errors and covers the main points of the book in an
objective manner.
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Your
summary has few, if any, errors and completely summarizes your subject
matter.
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Costume
and Presentation
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You did
not present any of the required information. You chose not to wear a costume
or are trying to pass of your everyday clothes as a costume.
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You
presented the required information, but it was not complete. You did not
present in first person. Your costume shows no planning.
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Your
presentation in the first person and was mostly complete but had a few holes.
Your outfit matches the subject manner but shows little planning.
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Your
presentation covered all of the topics listed. Your presentation was
informative and entertaining. Your outfit shows time and effort.
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