Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Over the next several weeks, you will complete an in-depth research report on an historical figure of your
choice. This packet contains all the information you will need to complete this project. Please review the
following information with your parents, and while you think about a famous person from history you would
like to learn more about.
Primary Resources
You will need at least three primary resources related to this person and his or her life for your display board.
Acceptable resources include: books, magazines, journal and reliable websites. You will also need to visit the
California State Archives or the National Archives for pictures and documents.
Biography Outline
My report will be written about ___________________________________________________
Paragraph 1 Introduction
Introductory Sentence (Use an interesting fact, quote or questions about this person.)
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(Just write facts and detailsyou will use this information to form sentences when you write
the essay.)
A. Full name of person:
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B. Birth date and place: _________________________________________________________
C. Describe persons appearance and/or personality:
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D. Explain the impact this person made in our nations history:
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Paragraph 2 Early Life to Adulthood
Early Life (Topic Sentence)
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A. Childhood
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B. Family
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C. Education (as a young person/ college?)
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D. Influences (people, ideas, books, places)
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Paragraph 3 Adult Life
A. Marriage
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B. Children
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C. Early Work
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D. What problems or obstacles did he/she face?
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E. What changes caused the problems? (population, environmental, economic, political, beliefs)
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G. What did he/she do to overcome difficulties?
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H. Achievements or Honors
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Paragraph 4 Conclusion
A. Death (Include details)
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B. Buried
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C. How will this person be remembered?
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D. How were these goals accomplished during his/her lifetime?
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Closing sentence:
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Paragraph 5 (Personal Response)
Meeting ______________________________________________ would have been an
interesting experience because
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If I could ask ___________________________________________ a question, I would ask
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This persons life has inspired me to
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DUEDATECOMPLETED()
Historical Figure Research Selection
BiographyOutlineCompletion
ReportRoughDraftCompletion
Bibliography
(usingcorrectformatforcitingresources)
TableofContents
FinalDraftCompletion
CoverPage
DisplayBoard
LanguageandWrittenMechanics
(Neatness,spelling,punctuation,
capitalization,etc.)
OralPresentation
EvaluationofResearchSkills:
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ReportGrade