Name______________ _____ pd. __________ see due dates on the back of this paper
Research Project World War II
Supplies needed by student to complete this project:
100 3x5 notecards
1 poster board No tri-folds or thick poster boards must be standard size of 22” x 28”
1 zip lock bag to hold your notecards
Choose one of the people from the following list (no more than 1 student per class
can have the same individual). During the next few days, you will need to research
and write down facts on notecards (student must supply their own 3x5 notecards) about
your WWII person.
1. Each notecard should have only one fact written on it.
2. Complete source cards. You will need to have a minimum of 4 sources, at
least 3 different types.
On your notecards, the facts that you will be graded on must include the following
categories: Childhood, Training (before 1939), Role in war (1939-1945) and Other
 5 childhood facts on his/her early childhood; birthplace; brothers and
sisters anything that is interesting about his/her growing up
● 5 training facts about his training; what jobs did he have; how did this job
or training lead to his role in the war. (if you chose a woman then answer What was her education background before the war?)
● 5 role facts on the person’s role in the war; for what was he famous (if you
chose a woman answer – What was she doing during the war?)
 10 other facts of your choosing (other). You can use facts from this
category and add them to the any other category.
Label your note cards with
Student’s Name, English period, WWII person’s name researching,
Category and number of card for that category, and one fact that fits in that
category.
Example:
Jane Doe
2nd hour
Churchill
Childhood #1
Fact: Churchill was born on 30 November 1874
Each note card is worth 6 points,
Do not copy or plagiarize other people’s work.
Poster Project
After completing the research, your notes will be turned into a poster. You also
required to do an oral presentation, on your WWII person, using the poster
board you create. On the poster you will need to include:
1. a map of where they were located during the war
2. a picture of the person
3. a quote from your person
4. 5 childhood facts and 5 war facts on separate sides of the board
5. All of the above HAVE to be matted (colored backing)
Points:
Notecards
Poster
Total for Project
150 points
58 points
308 points
Source Cards
Oral Presentation
40 points
60 points
Possible topics for your research: Must be approved by teacher
1 student per person
Chester Nimitz
Omar Bradley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oskar Schindler
Charles DeGaulle
Hermann Goering
Eleanor Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George Patton
Emperor Hirohito
Anne Frank(see teacher)
George Marshall
Jesse Owen
Erwin Rommel
Benito Mussolini
Chiang Kai-Shek
Heinrich Himmler
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
Harry Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Georgy Zhukov
Hideki Tojo
New this year:
*Joseph Goebbels
Robert Oppenheimer
*The Sullivan Brothers
Fred Korematsu
*Miep Gies
*Isoruku Yamamoto
*James Doolittle
*Benjamin O. Davis
*Tokyo Rose
*Ira Hayes
*Leni Riefenstahl
*Dr. Josef Mengele
*Neville Chamberlain
*Queen Wilhelmina
*Audrey Hepburn
*No books in our library on this person must research on your own time
* I, ______________________________ understand that choosing this person means I will need to research on my
own time; I understand deadlines will not be extended.
________________________________________
Student’s Signature
____________________________
Date
Student’s Name ____________________________ #_____________ English pd. ___________________
Good luck
We will go to the Media Center during class (Nov. 23-25, 30th and Dec. 1). If you do
not finish during those days, you will need to come in before or after school, go
to the public library, or work from home using any resources available.
Follow the deadlines below to complete the project on time: remember any item not
turned on time results in half the points being lost.
Notecards 150 pts. (Completed) due on _____Monday, Nov. 30th____
Source cards 40 pts. (completed) due on __Monday, Nov 30th__________
Oral presentations 60 pts. to begin on ___Wednesday, Dec 2nd ________
Poster (completed) due on ____ Tuesday, Dec 1st ________________
This paper MUST be turned in with your poster!!!!
Loss of this paper results in a loss of 15 points from the project.
WWII Research Poster & Presentation
Student’s Name___________________________ pd. _________
No tri-folds or thick poster boards must be standard size of 22” x 28”
POSTER
______/ 6 pts Name of person (Typed and matted)
______/ 6 pts picture of your person (must be matted)
______/ 6 pts map of where your person was during WWII (must be matted)
______/ 10 pts Quote from WWII person (Typed with quotation marks and person’s name and matted)
______/ 10 pts - 5 childhood fact
(Typed and matted, must be typed in complete sentences) placed on one side of poster
______/ 10 pts 5 war facts/information
(Typed and matted, must be typed in complete sentences) placed on other side of poster
______/ 5 pts neatness – good use of space (not a lot of empty spaces)
_______/ 5 pt correct poster board standard size poster board
______/ on time
due date:__Dec 1st____________ 5 pts extra credit if turned in early
______/ 58 total points
PRESENTATION
______/ 10 pts introduction – your name and who you researched
______/ 10 pts war information
all war information was presented
______/ 10 pts childhood fact all childhood information was presented
______/ 5 conclusion wrap up what you discovered during your research
_______/ 10 pts confidence know your material
______/ 5 pts eye contact
with the audience
______/ 10 pts voice quality loud, strong easy to hear
______/ audience participation (minus 5 points for EACH inappropriate audience behavior)
______/ 60 Total Points