American History
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3 rd Marking Period: Extra Credit
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT AND OBITUARY PROJECT
Using the list of names on the opposite page, pick two (2) people and complete the following assignment to earn up to 30 extra credit points. You may do one or both.
If you do one the most you can get is 15 points.
Birth announcement (15 points) – Using one of the two people you identified, create a birth announcement. This will be completed in an outline form . (See examples)
Use sentences when appropriate. The announcement must include:
1. Full name
2. Parents
3. Birth date
4. Size and weight (made up, but based on their size and appearance in later life)
5. Siblings (not the ones that came after them)
6. Place of birth
7. Religion
8. Position in line for the crown if royalty
Obituary (15 points) – Using the other person, create an obituary written in paragraph form including the following information:
1. Full name
2. Birth and death dates (in parenthesis)
3. Dates of rule if a monarch or government leader
4. Marriages and descendants
5. Significant accomplishments-
What are they best known for?
What were their specific accomplishments?
Was there an everlasting effect on history?
6. Picture – Inserted or drawn
7. Title or headline – Placed above the picture
Resources that can be used are the Internet, encyclopedias, books on Kings and
Queens, and the best – the Biographical Dictionary . Make use of all the resources.
Cards can be created using Microsoft Publisher or by using online greeting cards.
Examples of obituaries can be found in your local newspaper or online at http://www.philly.com/inquirer/obituaries/ , be sure to click on each heading to read the complete obituary.
You may elect to send me an E-MAIL announcement from one of the card manufacturing companies as your project. A printed card must be turned in also . Ask for help after your research is complete. Many of the following sites give information on biographies and relating to people important to America’s History. You are not limited to using only these sites. You may need to do more research.

Some useful web sites are:
1.
http://americanhistory.about.com/od/biographiesgl/Biographies_G_through_L.htm
2.
http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/biographies/
3.
http://teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/delegates/
4.
http://www.biography.com/
5.
http://www.infoplease.com/people.html
6.
http://www.history.com/topics
Thomas Jefferson
Daniel Shay
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
Rebecca Felton
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Martha Washington
John Adams
John Jay
Albert Gallatin
Louis and Clark
John Marshall
Stephen F. Austin
Sarah G. Bagley
Robert Fulton
Samuel F.B. Morse
John Deere
Eli Whitney
Hiram R. Revels
Benjamin Franklin
William Paterson
James Wilson
Patrick Henry
Denis Diderot
Andrew Jackson
Gourverneaur Morris
George Mason
John Quincy Adams
Henry Clay
Thomas Cole
Martin Van Buren
John C. Calhoun
John Sutter
Francis Cabot Lowell
William Henry Harrison
James K. Polk
Daniel Webster
Washington Irving
James Fenimore Cooper
George Caleb Bingham
Paul Revere
DeWitt Clinton
Benjamin Lincoln
Thurgood Marshall
Sandra Day O’Connor
James Monroe
Roger Sherman
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