1. SSR Biographical presentation
Due Feb 27-March 20

2. 6-9 week SSR Project (Part 1)
Now that you have chosen a person who had a positive impact on the world, you will be presenting a project on this person to the class.
To help you in your endeavors, you will be keeping a reading log (kind of)
You will be keeping a log of quotes and facts that will help you in your presentation. I will collect it on the day you present.

3. Name, Date and Place of Birth
Information Required
Summary in your words
Quote
Name, Date and Place of Birth
XXX
(All of this will be on your Title Slide)
Family information (Parents, Siblings, Important Circumstances)
Slide 2
Background and Youth (or beginnings of carrer)
Important Contribution 1
Slide 3
Important Contribution 2 (Or elaborate on 1)
Important Fact 1
Slide 4
Important Fact 2
2 quotes to live by (from leader or from the author)
Slide 5
Most surprising thing?
Slide 6

4. Presentation (Part 2)
You will complete a 3-4 minute PowerPoint, Prezi, Powtoon etc. and present it to the class
This presentation must include the following information about your chosen person:
Title Slide: Name: the thing they are most famous for in their field (George Washington: Father of America); date and place of birth (and date and place of death if applicable)
Youth (or the beginnings of career etc. depending on your biography)

5. Presentation (Part 2)
Important contribution(s) to their field, origins, and importance
Other important facts about their life and other contributions to society
2 Quotes to live by FROM THE BOOK FOR YOU (and why)
Things you learned and found surprising about this person in completing this project
I promise I will have all of this typed out for you on an assignment sheet ASAP…

6. Presentation (Part 2)
Presentations will take place (2-3 per day) between Feb 27-Mar 20
Sign ups will happen… soon. Like by next Monday
You must sign up in a slot based on the page number of your book.
You may NOT sign up for a later slot until/unless your slot is full, but you may sign up for earlier

7. Grading You will be graded separately for this project:
Actual presentation that you give (25 points)
Reading Log with Quotes and stuff (35 points)
Total: 60 points
Questions?

8. George Washington: Father of America
Date of Birth: February 22, 1732
Place of Birth: Popes Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia
Date of Death: December 14, 1799
Place of Death: Mt. Vernon, Virginia
Biography: His Excellency, George Washington by Joseph S. Ellis
Angeline Kuh
Kuh
English Per #
Jan 31, 2019
Stuart, Gilbert. Landsdowne Portrait. 1796, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.