1. Revolutionary People:
A Biography Project
Objective: Do research on an important person of the Revolutionary War period.
Step One: Choose one person from this list.
Abigail Adams Molly Pitcher Nancy Hart
Benjamin Banneker Prince Whipple Benedict Arnold
Baron von Steuben Austin Dabney Martha Washington
Marquis de Lafayette Casimir Pulaski Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin Samuel Adams Paul Revere
John Hancock Richard Henry Lee John Jay
Elijah Clarke James Wright John Adams
George III George Cornwallis Count Rochambeau
Betsy Ross Patrick Henry John Paul Jones
Step two: Begin researching your person.
Step three: Find at least one picture of this person.
Step Four: Answer the following questions about them…
~ Where and when were they born?
~ Provide at least 3 facts about their early life.
~ How (if!) was this person formally educated?
~ What is the thing or the things this person is noted for that have to do with the
American Revolution?
~ Locate a quote that was either said by or about this person.
~ What did this person achieve in their lifetime that lasts until today?
~ Explain how your person died.
Step Five: Turn this information into a graphic by making a tombstone that presents the information in
a creative way. The stone can be in any shape you wish, as long as the shape supports
the findings of your research. Suggestion: put your data answers on the back, and do the grave marker on the front.
Assessments: All 7 required elements presented creatively as a grave marker (100S).
Flash for cash : ) (100HW/CW)
Due Date: October 31, 2012.