After we take the pretest we will watch a video about a famous person.  Over the next few months, we will read some books and watch some more videos about many different people.  You will also look up some people on the internet.

Activities

Day 1
Classroom Activity:
You need to choose a famous person to research.  You may look through the biography books or other resources in the classroom or library.  You may also choose someone we don't have information on, if you have some at home you can bring in.  (If there is not enough information available, you will need to choose a different person.)  Please tell me who you are interested in researching before you go home today.

Homework:
See what you can find about your person at home.  Tomorrow we will start looking at school.
 

Day 2
Classroom Activity:
 Find either a book, a pre-screened web site, or software.  You need to look through the information to find answers to the power point requirements.  ( Power Point Requirements )  (To open this file you need to use either internet explorer or netscape 6 or higher.)

You may wish to use the worksheet to help fill the requirements.  ( Power Point Worksheet)  (To open this file you need to use either internet explorer or netscape 6 or higher.)
 
 

Day 3
Classroom Activity:
Continue research.  You may need to get some help from me or an aide to get all the information you need.  After you have found all the information you need, you may begin writing your rough draft.
 
 

Day 4
Classroom Activity:
Write your rough draft.  Have three students edit your work.  After three students have edited your work, have an adult edit your work.  When your paper has been edited by an adult, take a piece of nice writing paper and rewrite your paper in your best handwriting and make an illustration for your project.
 
 
 

Final Project

Days 5-7
Final Activity:
Take your final draft paper to the computer.  Open the power point program.  Type your paper on a slide.  After it is typed, edit the slide.  Once the type is correct you may add pictures, sound, backgrounds, and animation.

Day 8
Final test:
Now that you have learned about many different famous people, you need to take the final test.  (To open this file you need to use either internet explorer or netscape 6 or higher.)

Day 9
Presentation:
You will present your project slide to the class.