Biography Reminder

Parents,

Please look for your child's biography work.  All work should be brought home today to get ready for the final project, which is due Wednesday, Dec. 18th.

Remember students have had  5 + hours of research and notes in class
and 5+ hours of class time for writing their essay.  Many students were focused and are finished, just need to complete final draft, others are really needing to improve their work effort.  This is a great opportunity to see how your child has been doing independently (with daily guidance and instruction). There will be NO class time given next week, at this point, all needs to be completed at home.  (If students are way behind... I suggest as a consequence having them work at it over winter break)  I will accept it late.... but for a reduced grade (-10 points).  This would be more effective then trying to cram to get it all done.

Please ask if you have any questions.
Thank you so much,
Sara

Here is the check off list again...

Famous Person Report Check-Off

Points earned	Components	Points	Make sure to include the following in each section…
_____	Title page	10	Name of famous person, visual, time period they were alive, your name, due date
_____	Contents Page	5	Labeled Contents,  lists sections and the page numbers they begin Ex.       I am poem………………......……p. 3             Essay …………………...………….p. 4 Photograph of ___  ……….……p. 6 Drawing of Invention………..p. 7 Extra credit ……………………..p. 8 Bibliography ……………………p. 9
_____	I am Poem	15	Thoughtful, creative, informative, accurate, correct spelling, neatness
_____	Essay __Introduction (This grabs the readers attention and tells them who you are writing about) __Body Paragraphs (Paragraph 1 about the person’s childhood, interests and experiences growing up, family, when/where they group up.  Paragraph 2 about the person’s talents and accomplishments.  What was important about their life? What goals has this person achieved?  What problems did they overcome?  Why, how, when and where did they become famous? Other Paragraphs may give more details about the life/work of your person.  Interesting information?  How this person is remembered and/or they are important.  How did this person impact the lives of others?  What can we learn from them?  What should we know about their death, tributes, legacies?) __Concluding Paragraph  (This should retouch upon the life’s accomplishments of your famous person and why they are important to learn about.  How can learning about their life/work inspire or encourage others and make a positive difference.)	30	Informative, accurate, strong vocabulary, variety of sentences used, the reading flows, it’s organized, neat, and uses correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar.
_____	Visuals	10	All visuals are labeled, They are relevant and meaningful, They enhance understanding of the person, their life and/or their accomplishments.
_____	Bibliography	10	Labeled Bibliography, Listed in alphabetical order by authors’ last names (when possible) or by article title (if no author stated).
_____	Presentation/ Artistic Demonstration	20	Shows effort, reflects knowledge about the person, their life and accomplishments, well prepared
____	Extra Credit		Extra visuals that are labeled and enhance the understanding of your person/their life/their accomplishments.