Survivor+PBL+Project+and+Essay

= We have been reading stories on survivors and looking at what builds strong characters. For your project on this unit you will be picking someone who you think is a survivor. They can be a character from a book, a celebrity or well know person, someone you know personally, or a historical figure. You are to pick this survivor, research them, then write an essay ( 5 paragraphs) on why YOU think they are a survivor. = = =

= Your first task will be to research your survivor and create a small biography on them that you will present to the class. You will create this biography in Evernote. __You cannot use wikipedia__. You will take your notes on your survivor on paper first and then put them in Evernote. =

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** You do not copy and paste from these...you read and put the information in your own words on your paper! **
= Your second task, once the biography is done, will be to write an essay on why you think this person is a survivor. Please remember an essay is five paragraphs. __Also, this essay should be made up of your thoughts and ideas. You are not writing the essay on your survivor; that is what the biography is for. You are telling why, in your opinion, you think they are a survivor.__ = = = = =

Project in steps
= 1. Pick a survivor = = 2. Research that survivor. __You CANNOT use WIKIPEDIA! Take notes on paper!__ = = 3. Make a survivor notebook in evernote that contains facts, pictures, and any other media (audio, video, etc...) on your survivor = = 4. The notebook must have at least 5 notes (pages) and 3 pictures. You also have to paste your sources on the last note and it does not count as one of your 5. = = 5. Write an essay on why YOU think that person is a survivor. __You are not writing their biography. You are writing to inform why YOU feel this person is a survivor__. This essay will be your last note (page) in your survivor notebook. = = 6. Present notebook and essay to the class. = = =

= This project is 2 tests grades. 1 for the notebook and the essay and 1 for the presentation. If you don't present, the highest you can make is a 50! =

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 * You will be working on this project in class. **