Famous Person Report

FAMOUS PERSON REPORT DUE February 19, 2015

1. Find a famous person born in your state.   Parentally supervised internet searches, library books about your state, or an encyclopedia (even an old one) are good places to look.
2. Find a few important facts about your person to include in your report.  Include the following: birth date, death date if they lived long ago or have passed on, city of birth, personal details, accomplishments, and “claim to fame” (why they are well-known.)
3. Using your facts, create a report about your person. Write 5-7 complete sentences.  Use good transition words, dates, places, and important facts.
4. Writing conventions of spelling, punctuation, and correct capitalization must be used.
5. Do not plagiarize (copy).  Put information into your own words.  Use a thesaurus if you are stuck on how to reword a sentence or idea.
6. Include a brief, handwritten or typed list of places you found your information.
7. Report may be typed or neatly handwritten.
8. Title : (Famous Person’s name), Famous Citizen of (Your State)
9. A photo or drawing of your person must be included, no smaller than 2” by 3”.