What makes a Person Famous

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What makes a Person Famous?

• Biographical Power Point Project

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Introduction

• Think about the people you know. Now picture
  someone famous in your mind. What made them
  famous? What did they do? How or why do you
  admire them? How are they different from you and
  the people you know?
• In this project you are going to choose someone
  you consider famous and try to answer some of
  these questions.

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Overview

• Why are we doing this? Whats this project all
  about?
• We are learning what makes someone famous.
• We are practicing how to do effective/efficient
  research.
• We are demonstrating how to collect facts.
• We are perfecting our presentation skills using
  Power Point.

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Steps to Success

• Check out Ms. Kszepkas example.
• Ask yourselfWhy is this guy famous?
• What important things did she include in her
  project?
• Do I think I would be able to find out all of
  those things about ___________?

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Look at the Slide Show Score Sheet

• Ask yourself Did Ms. Kszepka include all of
  those things in her example?
• How many points/what grade would she get on her
  project?

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Choose a subject for your project.

• Get Ms. Kszepkas okay.
• Get a fact sheet so you can record and organize
  your information.
• Go to the hot list to check out the links so you
  can start your research!

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Gathering Information

• Use the library to find a book on your subject if
  possible.
• Use the hot list or search engine to check out
  the web.
• Fill in all the categories on the fact sheet.

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Apply the Information

• Check out Ms. Kszepkas example again.
• Use the score sheet like a checklist to see if
  you have all the information on your subject.
• Decide what information should be placed on each
  slide.
• If you need some help with making slides, take
  the power point tutorial.
• Start typing!

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Think youre done?

• Ask yourself the following
• How does my slide show look?
• Did I proofread for spelling and grammar?
• Do I have all the things mentioned on the score
  sheet?
• What will I say when I present this to the
  class?

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Get ready for your presentation

• Practice alone
• Practice for an audience
• Good luck on presentation day!