This week your
homework is to gather Research for your Biography
Remember you need 1 published source (preferably a book but
magazine okay) and at least 2 other sources.
Please have all sources in class
by Friday, November 15th.
This may need to include a trip to the public library.
If possible please print information off of the internet (be
sure to include the website url used, date found and the title and author)
Remember when
searching online:
Online sources (Think about WHAT IS A TRUSTWORTHY website)
-Does it look PROFESSIONAL (is
the information from a news agency, university, government, encyclopedia, .GOV
OR .EDU)
-AUTHOR (who is the author?
are they qualified?)
-BIAS (click on the ABOUT US
LINK to find more about the author/purpose)
-IN DEPTH (does the
information include statistics, data, links and cites other sources, give facts
not opinions)
-ACCURATE (check the with
other sources)
-UP TO DATE
Please only start to
read your sources this week. Do not take
notes yet.
We will be having class time next week to read the
information and take notes. As we get
ready to take notes next week, please remember we cannot plagiarize. Instead we want to paraphrase.
Paraphrasing is
not changing a few words around or replacing words with synonyms. You have to
rewrite the material using your own words. One good way to be sure that you're
paraphrasing fairly is to follow these steps:
1.
read passage carefully (Find the main
ideas/highlight important words and phrases) and reread
2.
close the book/magazine/article and write the
important information that you remember
in your own words
3.
check back with the original source to make sure
you included the important information and that you used your own words
4.
be sure to cite your source (in your bibliography) you might also include the source in your
writing…
For
example: Dr. Somebody from the University of Somewhere conducted a study
looking at something. He found that...
or
According
to _____________________
Biography Master List
Al-
Sally Ride- Frist American woman in space.
Alli-Theodor
Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss 1904-1991
Andres-
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15,
1966)
Ben- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Scientist (physics…known as being one of the greatest scientists of all time)
Cami- Susan B. Anthony (1800s)- American civil rights leader, pivotal role in
women’s right to vote
Conner- John Glen -first American to orbit the Earth
Courtney- Bethany Hamilton
Eliskey- Frederick Douglass-(born Frederick Augustus
Washington Bailey, February 1818 – February 20, 1895) an African American who
escaped slavery and was a social reformer, orator, writer and statesman.
Haili- Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell
(1821-1910) first woman awarded a
medical degree in the US and a suffragist
Hannah- Sybil Ludington- heroine of
the American
Revolutionary War, famous for her night ride to alert American forces to the approach of enemy troops
Izzy - Sojourner
Truth- African-American abolitionist
and women's
rights activist
Jessica- Sarah Winchester
Joshua- Henry Houdini-
(1874-1926) illusionist and escape
artist
Kaylee- June Carter
Kieren-gen- Jackie Robinson- (1919-1972) First African American Baseball
player to play in the major league
Liam- Isaac Newton (1642-1727)
Scientist (studies in gravity)
Maya- Deborah Samson (also under
Sampson) -an American
woman who impersonated a man in order to serve during the American Revolution
Megan - Bessie Coleman (1893-1926)
first African American Pilot
Mia- Ludwig van
Beethoven (1770-1827) German classical composer
Natalie – Golub Babich or John
James Audubon (1785-1851)- naturalist and wildlife painter
Nathan- Lionel Messi
Nicholas- Abraham Lincoln- 16th
president of the US, led country through the civil war and ended slavery
Ollin- Nikola Tesla (1856-1943)
inventor and scientist worked with electricity
Riley- Marie Curie (1867-1934) Scientist (physics and chemistry)
Samantha-Deb Anne Cooper
Sara- Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
inventor, painter, sculptor, architect and inventor
Sarahi- Elvis Presley
Sophia- Charmayne James
Sydney- Stacy Westfall
No comments:
Post a Comment