Student+Activities+page

Student Activities page

This page is designed to help you with your research as well as tell you what the daily assignments are for the week.

Monday

I have created a list of Historical figures each person must pick one the the figures from the list in order to complete the rest of the assigments. Turn in your historical figure pick with you name on it today.

1. George Washington 2. John Adams 3. Amelia Earhart 4. Andrew Jackson 5. Benjamin Franklin 6. Jackie Robinson 7. Pocahontas 8. Tomas Jefferson 9. Franklin D. Roosevelt 10. Christopher Columbus

After you have picked your historical figures you must write a 250 word page on why you picked this particular person. Due today at the end of class.

Go to this YouTube link to see a quick video of quotes by historical figures. I find it to be very inspiring.

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Tuesday

Now that you have your historical figure picked you must write a 600 word research paper using Microsoft word.

Please be creative when researching your historical figure. Also, in your research paper answer these following questions. Why is your figure so important to American history? What is your figures accomplishments? What was the driving force for your historical figure? Who was against your figure and who helped your figure? The years your figure lived.

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Wensday

Create a PowerPoint presentation on your historic figure with relevant pictures and information from your research paper. The PowerPoint presentation must be at least 14 different slides. Fell free to put any relevant information you want about your historical figure.

Thursday

Using Inspiration software make a flow chart about your historical figure. The flow chart must have your figures picture. Then it must branch off three different ways. These could be any important points about your historical figure. Each one of those three branches must have two more branches connected to them. Once again any pertante information about your figure.

Friday

Now it is time to put all you have learned about your historical figure to the test. Using windows Moviemaker make a video about your historical figure it must be at least 1 min long. At the beginning of class on Friday you will present an oral presentation about your historical figure. The presentation must be at least 4 min long.