Name _______________
Biography Project - 4 points
This year you are about to hand in an English project that will be graded and be used in
your oral Bagrut exam.
Choose one important figure (person) in
history / culture/ arts/ science/ music
Step
Activity
Step 1
1. Choose a person to write a biography about. This person
must be someone who has made a contribution to society
2. Decide if you are doing this project alone or with one other
person
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Research – Find information
1. http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
3. http://famouspeoplelessons.com
4. Or Other
Time Line
Make a Timeline – include at least 7 important events
birth, marriage, death, major achievements etc.
Introduction – (1/2 page)
Explain (in general) who this person is (was) and why you chose to
write about this person in one paragraph.
Body - (1 page)
Explain the main events of his or her life that you listed in the
outline in his / her life,
 about his or her childhood
 education
 family life
 his / her achievements and contribution to society/
Design one of the following:
 a game
 survey
 trivia quiz (about 8-10 questions) about this person
Conclusion (1/2 page)
Explain why or how this person is or was important to society.
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
Step 8
Bibliography list
Step 9
Reflection
Explain
 how learning about this person was relevant to you
 what you learned that was especially meaningful to you
 what new things did you learn
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Date
Completed
Finished Project – Self Assessment
What to Include
Cover Page
Table of Contents
Time line
Pictures
Introduction
Body
Game / Survey / Trivia
Conclusion
Bibliography
Reflection
It Needs
 Project Title
 Your Name
 Date Completed
 Teacher’s Name
Listing Everything
At least 7 Events and
Dates
Needs to be consistent
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Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
Step 8
Step 9
Included
Grading Rubric
Possible Points
Points Earned
Cover Page
5
Table of Contents
5
Time Line
10
Pictures
5
Introduction
10
Body
10
Conclusion
10
Reflection
5
Game/ Survey / Trivia
10
Vocabulary – Good Use
6
Language
12
Mechanics – Spelling
8
Connectors (at least 4)
4
Total
100
Note – Everyday it is late – 2.5 points come off the total grade.
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Format for Written Presentation
1. Use 16, bold, Times New Roman/ Ariel for your headlines.
2. Use 14, Times New Roman / Ariel for your text.
3. Double space your text.
4. Skip a line between paragraphs
5. Center the page number at the bottom of the page.
6. Each item will be assessed on the quality of the content, quality of the
writing (grammar, spelling, expression) and the effort made in your project
work.
Step 1 – Choosing a Person –
1. Who do you want to find out about? ______________________
2. Why do you want to research this person?
__________________________________________________
3. Write 1 – 3 things you know about this person.
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4. Write 1 thing you want to learn about.
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Step 8 – Reflection – Do after you complete the project
1. I enjoyed / didn’t enjoy working on this project because?
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2. Thin think I learned most from doing this project is
3. The most interesting thing about doing this project was
4. The most difficult thing about doing this project was
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