Gabrielle Chanel Scrapbook By: Martha Herrarte Pd.5 World History H

Childhood Coco Chanel was born as Gabrielle Bonheur Chasnel Doctors had misspelled her last name on her birth certificate Birthplace: Saumur, France Coco Chanel’s mother worked at a poor house

Childhood cont. Coco’s father worked as a traveling wine peddler She had two sisters and two brothers Her mother died when she was twelve

Childhood cont. Her father left her and her siblings. She and her sisters went to a convent while her brothers went to a farm as child laborers.

Work Gabrielle first started as a cabaret singer. She sang in cafés and in concerts While working at the cafés she was given the name Coco Scrapbook 1. Create a scrapbook slideshow covering major periods of a figure’s life, for example: (but not limited or constrained by) early childhood, educations, work, accomplishments, critics, legacy 2. Each period should be at least 1-2 slides in the scrapbook slideshow. 3. Each slide should have at least 2 illustrations 4. Descriptions of the illustration &/or event is required 5. The scrapbook slide show should be neat, organized, & complete (that is, be sure to have done & included all important information.) 6. Use your creativity with this option. 7. The project will be graded as follows: 20pts for content completeness, 20pts for illustrations, 10pts for neatness & creativity