2. “Are great men and women made by their times, or do they put their own indelible stamp on the Period through which they live? Without doubt, there are social, political, and economic forces beyond any single person’s control, but an individual can give events a certain character and direction, and in doing so they become the living symbol for the cause or idea”
- Ian Whitelaw

3. What makes a person the most influential?
Leaders who embodied a movement.
Innovators whose genius created something so new that it opened people’s eyes to the unimaginable.
The people who have done more, for better or worse, to make the world we live in today.

4. Who are some of these people?
Walt Disney
Mother Teresa
Benito Mussolini
Nelson Mandela
Pablo Picasso
Coco Chanel
Ho Chi Minh
Andy Warhol
Muhammad Ali
Charlie Chaplin
Mohandas Gandhi
Saddam Hussein
John Lennon
Michael Jackson
Marilyn Monroe
Albert Einstein

5. Your Task Biography Cube (50 points)
5 minute Powerpoint Presentation dressed as Person (300 points)
10 page Children’s Book with Illustrations or
4 page historical fiction short story (200 points)

6. Biography Cube
To help get you familiar with your person complete the Bio Cube.
Follow instructions
If you me your completed cube I will print it out for you in black and white.

7. Powerpoint Presentation
Minimum 8 slides, use the template available on my website.
Include a video clip or link to video to show your person.
Presentation will be a minimum of 5 minutes and maximum of 10 minutes.
There will be a Q and A session at the end of every presentation.
Professional dress or Dressed as the person is required. See Ms. Burton for costume help or ideas.

8. Children’s Book - Cover with title, your name and illustrations
Minimum 10 pages with a paragraph of writing and 1 illustration per page.
Tell a story about your person that would appeal to a child.
You may use computer generated images and text.

9. Historical Fiction Short Story
Minimum 4 pages typed MLA format
Create a Historical fiction short story with your person as the main character.
Show the following elements of Fiction: Plot, Setting, Character, Conflict, Symbol, and Point of View.