Attached are the same papers I gave the children yesterday.
African-American
Research Report
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February
is Black History Month. You will
research a famous African-American.
Follow these directions:
- Choose an African-American to research and complete
category 1 on your note-taking graphic organizer.
- Go to the library and borrow a book and/or find
information off the internet from a reliable source. These resources will
be recorded on your note-taking sheet.
- As you research, use the note-taking sheet to take notes for
each of the remaining categories.
- After
looking over your notes and making sure you have all the required
information, use the essay planner to plan and organize your essay.
- Type or neatly handwrite the essay.
- Attach it to the inside part of the cover (as shown in
sample pictures------------------à
- Make the cover. (See example pictures on the side.)
- Find a picture of the person’s head (about the size of
your hand). Copy and paste it to a word document—as shown in class—and
size it to half the page.
- Print out the picture.
- Paste it at the top to look like the head on a body.
- Use colored pencils, crayons, colored construction
paper, and other art materials to creatively construct the cover. Make a jacket, shirt, etc. to create
the top part of the “body”.
- Find
6 pictures that show important events in this person’s life.
- Paste the pictures on the inside flaps and write a
caption.
- Create a timeline of the person’s life, including 5
major events that occurred in their life based on importance.
- Go over each part and make sure it is complete.
- Attach the rubric to your report.
Steps to Success:
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Follow
the directions carefully.
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Use
the rubric to guide you.
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Ask an
adult to help you.
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Double-check
your work and make sure your rubric is attached!
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Hand in
your project on time… due date Thursday 2/4/16.
Name:______________________________
E.Q.
How can you use your notes AND a plan to write a well-organized report?
You will use your notes to write a
well-organized essay about the
famous African-American you researched.
You will use the planner below to help you write the essay.
* Follow the ESSAY FORMULA: An essay
is written in a special format that includes the introduction, body, and
conclusion. Your essay will have
a total of 8 paragraphs.
*Follow
the PARAGRAPH FORMULA: Every paragraph begins with a topic
sentence, 3 or more supporting sentences, and a closing sentence.
Use
this planner to help you write the essay. Follow the ESSAY FORMULA
Paragraph 1: Introduction
Use category 1 from your notes, to
write an introduction. Begin the
paragraph with a famous quote (category #1) for a catchy beginning. A
transition you could use at the end of the introduction to lead into the body
is:
I
learned about the accomplishments, family life, childhood, education, character
traits, and other interesting facts about ________________________. (person’s
name)
Paragraphs 2-7: BODY The body of the essay is the “meat” of the
essay.
Use categories
2-7 from your notes to write the body of the essay. You will use the category number from your
notes to separate into paragraphs. For
example, category 2 is about ACCOMPLISHMENTS and CONTRIBUTIONS. Therefore, this paragraph will only be about
that specific topic.
You may want to
start off paragraph 2 by saying…
One notable accomplishment (or contribution)
of _____________________________ is that he/she … (write one accomplishment. )
Another accomplishment is______________________
Conclude (end)
that paragraph by saying… These are just a few of his/her
contributions or accomplishments.
Begin paragraph
3 by indenting and introducing the next topic, which is FAMILY LIFE.
______________________ grew up in a family
of _______________ (how many children did his/her parents have?) . He/she had __________ sisters and ___________
brothers. Their names are
__________________They were close/not close.
They enjoyed doing___________________.
He/she got married to ___________________ on _______________(date) * and later had _
(number) of children. Their names are
____________________________ If this person didn’t get married or have
children, write “______________ never married or _________ had no children.”
*Continue writing
the body (paragraphs 4-7) by starting a new paragraph for each of the remaining
categories using the same paragraph formula as the modeled ones above.
Paragraph 8 CONCLUSION… Choose a lead for
the conclusion:
In
conclusion To sum it up Overall In summary In summation
In the conclusion, you will sum it up and
write a final thought about this person.
It could include a lesson you learned or something you feel strongly
about after learning about that person.
Name:____________________________
Class:____________
Black History Month Biography
Report Notes
Category 1. I am learning more about
________________________________
Date of
Birth: ____________Date of Death: _______ or Still Living: ____(check off)
Birthplace:
_______________________________________
Famous Quote: What is something he/she is famous
for saying?
“__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________”Category 2.Accomplishments/Contributions: What did this person do that was
special and made him/her famous? What did he/she do to make a difference? Be
specific.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Category 3.Family Facts: What facts can you find about
his/her mother and father? Did this person have brothers and sisters (how
many?)? When he/she became an adult did he/she marry and have children?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Category 4.Childhood: What was this person’s life like
when he/she was growing up? Was life difficult?
Obstacles: Was life
always easy for this person? Was there anything he/she had to overcome, such as
slavery, poverty (being poor), discrimination, etc.? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Category 5.Education: Did this person go to school? For
how long did he/she go, and what did he/she study? Was there anything
interesting or unusual about his/her education?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Category 6.Character Traits: What character traits did this
person have that helped him/her out in
life? How did those traits help him/her achieve fame?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Category 7.Other Interesting Facts
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Resources I Used
Books:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Websites:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Name:___________________________________________________ INFORMATIONAL WRITING: BIOGRAPHY
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4 (Above Grade
Level)
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3 (At Grade Level)
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2 (Approaching Grade Level)
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1 (Below Grade Level)
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Focus/
Information
**Important
events in the person’s life
CCSS*:
RIT
– 1
W
– 2
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Responds skillfully to all parts of the prompt
Demonstrates a strong understanding of topic/text(s)
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Responds to all parts of the prompt
Demonstrates an understanding
of
topic/text(s)
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Responds to most parts of the prompt
Demonstrates limited
understanding
of topic/text(s)
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Responds to some or no parts of the prompt
Demonstrates little to no
understanding
of topic/text(s)
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Organization/Structure
CCSS:
W
– 2a
W
– 2c
W
– 2e
W
– 4
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Organizes ideas and information into purposeful, coherent
paragraphs that include an elaborated introduction with clear thesis,
structured body, and insightful conclusion
Logically groups related information into paragraphs or sections,
including formatting
Uses linking words, phrases, and clauses skillfully to connect
ideas within categories of information
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Organizes
ideas and information into logical introductory, body, and concluding
paragraphs
Groups
related information into
paragraphs or
sections, including formatting (e.g.,headings)
Uses
linking words and phrases appropriately to connect ideas within categories of
information
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Organizes ideas
and information in an attempted paragraph structure that includes a sense of introduction,
body and conclusion
Grouping of
ideas lacks cohesion (e.g., list-like, rambling, or repetitive)
Attempts to
use some simplistic
linking words to connect ideas
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Does not organize ideas and
information coherently due to lack of paragraph structure and/or a
missing introduction, body, or conclusion
Does not group related
information together
Uses
no linking words
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Support/Evidence
Includes
evidence from the text.
CCSS:
RIT
– 1
W
– 2b
W
– 8
W
– 9b
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Skillfully uses relevant and substantial text support from the resources
with accuracy
Develops the topic with well integrated facts, definitions,
concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples
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Uses
relevant and sufficient text support from the resources with accuracy
Develops
the topic with facts,
definitions,
concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples
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Uses mostly
relevant text support, but may lack sufficient evidence and/or accurate use
Develops the
topic with limited facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other
information and examples.
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Does not use relevant or sufficient text support from the
resources with accuracy
Does not support opinion with facts, details, and/or reasons
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Language
CCSS:
L
– 1
L
– 2
W
– 2d
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Uses purposeful and varied sentence structures
Demonstrates creativity and flexibility when using conventions (grammar,
punctuation, capitalization, and spelling) enhance readability
Utilizes precise and domain-specific vocabulary accurately
throughout student
writing
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Uses correct and varied
sentence structures
Demonstrates grade level
appropriate conventions; errors
are minor and do not interfere
with the readability
Utilizes precise language and
domain-specific
vocabulary
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Uses some
repetitive yet correct
sentence structure
Demonstrates
some grade level
appropriate conventions, but errors may
interfere with the readability
Utilizes some
precise language
and/or domain-specific vocabulary, but
minimally and/or inaccurately
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Does not demonstrate
sentence mastery
Demonstrates limited
understanding of grade level conventions, and errors interfere with
the readability
Does not utilize precise language or domain-specific vocabulary
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Cover
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Cover is skillfully, neatly and creatively constructed.
Includes all required parts as indicated in directions.
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Cover is neatly constructed and includes most required parts.
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Cover
is not neatly constructed and is missing some parts.
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Cover is not neatly constructed and is missing most parts.
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Timeline
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The timeline includes 5 major events that are important and
interesting. The events are placed in
proper order and a complete date has been included.
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Most of the included events are important or interesting, one or
two events may be missing. Almost all
events are placed in proper order and complete dates are included for almost
every event.
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Some
major events are missing. Most of the
events are placed in proper order and an accurate date has been included for
almost every event.
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Many major events are missing.
Most events are incorrectly placed on the timeline and dates are
inaccurate or missing for several events.
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