Unit 7 Lesson 1 Mastery Assignment
Name: ____________________
Date: _____________________
Directions: Follow the directions below to make your Bio Cube on Martin
Luther King, Jr. or Malcolm X.
1. View the screencast on how to create a Bio Cube by using the link in
Blackboard.
2. Go to the Cube Creator site by using the link in Blackboard or by
cutting and pasting the following link into your browser:
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/cube_creato
r/
3. At the Cube Creator site, click on "Planning Sheet" and then print to
make a copy of the planning sheet.
4. Complete your planning sheet with information about Martin Luther
King, Jr. or Malcolm X.
5. You can get information about Martin Luther King, Jr. by using the
following link:
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/kingbio.html
You can get information about Malcolm X by using the following link:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/malcolmx/peopleevents/p_malcolmx.h
tml
You will need the following information to complete the Bio Cube:
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Person’s Name, Time Period and Place (The person’s name, the
time period in which he lived and the place or places that he lived)
Person’s Name: __________________________________________
Time Period: ____________________________________________
Place: _________________________________________________
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Personal Background (List 3 things about this person’s early life
such as information about his parents, major events in his life, etc.)
1. __________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
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__________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
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Personality Traits (List 3 adjectives that would describe this person)
1. __________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________
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Significance (List 2 reasons why this person was important in our
country’s history)
1. __________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
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__________________________________________________
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
Obstacles (List 3 challenges this person faced to accomplish their
life’s goals or mission)
1. __________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
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Important Quote (Write something important that this person said)
_______________________________________________________
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_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
6. Once your planning sheet is completed go back to the Cube Creator
site using the link in Blackboard or by cutting and pasting this link into
your browser:
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/cube_creato
r/
7. On the Cube Creator website, enter your name and click on “Bio
Cube” to start entering the information from your planning sheet.
8. Once you have entered all your information, click "Finish" and print
out your Bio Cube.
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9. Color your Bio Cube and cut it out. Obtain some tape from your
teacher and follow the folding instructions to make a cube.
10.
Turn in your planning sheet and your Bio Cube to your
classroom teacher.
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