Important Person Report

The Grade: A complete report will be worth 100 total points.

20 points- Report Packet (Social Studies)
40 points- Written Summary (Writing /Language Arts)
30 points- Visual Aid (Comprehension/Reading)
10 points- Oral Presentation/Listening while others present (Citizenship)

DIRECTIONS FOR THE WRITTEN SUMMARY

1. A heading, which will include your name, the due date of the project, and the name of
your president, should be on the top of your paper somewhere.
A heading should look like one of the following examples:
Example #1

Example #2

Student Name
March 2, 2012
Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks
By: Student Name
March 2, 2012

2. The written summary MUST be at least 3 paragraphs.

Paragraph one Remember to indent. Write at least 5 sentences. Introduce your important person.
Where is he/she from? When was he/she born? Is he/she married? Did he/she have children or
pets? Tell what made him/her legendary.
Paragraph two Remember to indent. Write at least 5 sentences. Tell us about where this person
came from. Tell us about where this person lived. As a child, was this person rich or poor? Did they
have a big family or were they an orphan, or only child? Talk about the events that led them to
become legendary.
Paragraph three- Remember to indent. Write at least 5 sentences. Which qualities did this person
have that helped to make him/her important, successful or special? Describe the most interesting or unusual
thing you found during your research. Tell us where this person was educated and how long they attended
school. Describe a problem that this person had to overcome and how they were able to solve the problem.
Tell us what you think of this person. Why do you think this?

3. Dont forget to write about facts. Be sure to include exact dates. Be sure to include
the proper names of the people and things related to the president. Have fun with
this project. Be creative and express your opinions.
4. Use the Editing and Revising Checklist below to help you check your work.

Editing & Revising Checklist

_____ I used at least 5 sentences in each paragraph.
_____ I used correct punctuation.
_____ I used correct capitalization
_____ I used complete sentences.
_____ I remembered to indent when I started a new paragraph.
_____ I read my summary out loud to myself AND to a friend or family member.

DIRECTIONS FOR THE VISUAL AID

Your visual aid can be in the form of a poster board, shoe box diorama, hanger diorama,
cereal box diorama, etc. Students can use whatever creative method they wish to depict report
subject, as long as they are well thought out, neatly organized and presented. The student will have
to give an oral presentation and explain their visual aid to the class. They must be able to explain
what their project represents and how it relates to the report subject.
Some ideas for the visual aid:
DRESS UP LIKE YOUR PERSON- Dress up like your person. Bring artifacts (items that the person would
have had or used- like a baseball or glove for Babe Ruth) to help your costume come to life! This will also help
you to prepare for the Wax Museum project.

DESIGN A BOOK JACKET FOR THE BIOGRAPHY OF YOUR IMPORTANT PERSON - Be sure to
include the title of the book, the author, and a synopsis/summary of the important information about
your person. On the inside of the jacket tell some information about the person(most book jackets tell
something).
CONSTRUCT a HANGER MOBILE- use images or pictures that depict important information about
your person.
FIND A SHOE BOX AND CONSTRUCT A DIORAMA -You may paint your background, and then
make paper objects to complete your scene. Objects can be made from many items. Write a
description of the scene you have chosen so that others will be interested and want to learn more
about your person.
CHOOSE AN INTERESTING EVENT FROM THE PERSONS LIFE- You can use any art materials that you
have, including tag board, canvas, construction paper, poster board, etc. It must be at least 12 by 18 in size,
and it must be in color (crayon, colored pencil, watercolor, tempera, pastels, etc). It must also be complete,
with details, not just a lot of sky! On a sheet of lined paper attached to the bottom of your drawing, describe in
detail what is happening in the scene.

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Use the following questions to help you be a better speaker
____Did I look at my audience? Did I make eye contact?
_____ Is the volume of my voice loud enough/not too loud?
_____ Did I practice what I was going to say in front of the mirror or in front of my family?
_____ Did I take my time and speak CLEARLY and SLOWLY?
_____ Did I practice enough so I will not be nervous?
_____ Did I make note cards that are clear and easy for me to remember my speech?

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Name________________________________________________

Important Person Report Biography

Important Persons Name: _______________________________________________________________________

Area of Importance (music, politics, science, education, etc.) ____________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________

1. When and where was this person born?_________________________________________________________

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2. What made this person legendary, what was his/her major accomplishment? ___________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

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3. Write about this persons childhood and family. Tell us about their mother, father and any siblings. Tell
us about where they lived. Explain how they lived (Were they very wealthy? Were they very poor?).
Use complete sentences, including capitalization and punctuation.
First: _________________________________________________________________________________
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Next: _____________________________________________________________________________________
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Then: ____________________________________________________________________________________
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Finally: ___________________________________________________________________________________

Married

yes

no

Spouses name: ________________________________________________________

Childrens Names: ___________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

Pets: _____________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Describe this persons later years (adulthood). Be specific. Tell us about spouse and children. Tell us
about where they lived. Explain how they lived (Were they very wealthy? Were they very poor?). Use
complete sentences, including capitalization and punctuation.
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5. Create a timeline of this persons life. The timeline should include at least 6 important events, beginning
with the date of their birth and ending with the date of death, if this person is still alive, end with the
most recent important event in the persons life.

6. List 6 qualities this person had which helped to make him/her important, successful or special.
1. ________________________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________________________________

4. _________________________________________________________________________________

5. _________________________________________________________________________________

6. _________________________________________________________________________________

7. Describe the most interesting or unusual thing you found during your research. Use complete sentences,
and proper capitalization and punctuation. (You must choose something that is interesting or unusual.
An answer of there was nothing interesting or unusual will not be acceptable.) ___________________
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8. Where was this person educated? How long did they attend school? _____________________________
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9. Describe a problem that this person had to overcome. What was the problem? How did they overcome
the problem? Use complete sentences, and proper capitalization and punctuation. _________________
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Some Important People

Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander the Great
Alvin Ailey
Amelia Earhart
Ann Frank
Annie Oakley
Ansel Adams
Arthur Ashe
Babe Ruth
Benjamin Banneker
Benjamin Franklin
Bill Cosby
Booker T. Washington
Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Christopher Columbus
Claude Monet
Cleopatra
Deborah Sampson
Duke Ellington
Elizabeth Betsy Ross
Elvis Presley
Ernest Hemmingway
Florence Nightingale
Francis Scott Key
Frederick Douglass
Frida Kahlo
Galileo
George Washington Carver
Harriet Tubman
Helen Keller
Henrietta Lacks
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Jackie Robinson
Jane Goodall
Jennie Finch
Joan of Arc
Johann Gutenberg
John Lennon

Ludwig van Beethoven

Henry Ford
Madam C.J. Walker
Indira Gandhi
Judith Jamison
Langston Hughes
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Leonardo Da Vinci
Lou Gehrig
Mahatma Gandhi
Marcus Garvey
Marian Anderson
Marie Antoinette
Marie Curie
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Mary Cassatt
Michael Jackson
Mother Theresa
Neil Armstrong
Nelson Mandela
Noah Webster Aristotle
Richard Allen
Rosa Parks
Ruth Simmons
Sacagawea
Samuel Clemens
Sandra Day OConnor
Shirley Chisholm
Sir Isaac Newton
Thurgood Marshall
W.E.B. DuBois
Walt Disney
Orville Wright
Peyton Manning
Phillis Wheatley
Pocahontas
Princess Diana
Queen Jadwiga
Queen Victoria

Wilbur Wright
Wilma Rudolph
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart