Founding Fathers Project Due Wednesday, December 15th
You have a choice between two projects.
1. Founding Father’s Facebook Page
2. Founding Father’s Biography - power point or poster
Suggested figures for research (Please get permission before choosing someone not
on the list below).
1. George Washington
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. Thomas Paine
4. Richard Henry Lee
5. John Adams
6. James Monroe
7. James Madison
8. Paul Revere
9. John Hancock
10. Benjamin Franklin
11. Molly Pitcher
12. Henry Knox
13. Samuel Adams
14. Abigail Adams
Once you have chosen which project you want to do, you will get specific guidelines
and rubrics. Most of this project will be done outside of class, so you need to budget
your time accordingly.
Who’s who? Famous Figures of the American Revolution Biographical
Poster
You will research a famous figure from the American Revolution. After
successfully researching your figure you shall create a visual poster or
PowerPoint that contains a picture of your figure, and biographical information in
the form of the following.
1. Name of your Famous Figure
2. Life and death of this person in dates
3. What was their position during the American Revolution? (This would be their
occupation, family position, or role in society during that time.)
4. How did this famous figure impact the Revolution? What are the traits of this
person that lead to this impact?
5. Are they known for other aspects of their lives besides the American
Revolution? (Provide anything that might relate to their personality, hobbies,
family life, that might show us what kind of human being they were. How might
these traits have affected their impact on the Revolution?)
6. Historians often ask hypothetical “what if?” questions. Provide a “what if?”
question centered on a crucial event in their lifetime. Example (What if George
Washington’s assault on Trenton failed when he crossed the Delaware?) Be
creative with this question, there could be many possibilities.
7. Your poster or PowerPoint should include a picture of your personality.
8. Provide other visual pictures that are appropriate for your biography and
graphic organization. Your presentation should be pleasing to the eye. If you
use textual information from a word processor on your poster, make sure your
font is large enough to visually see it from 5 feet away.
.
Grading Rubric for Biographies PowerPoint/Poster
100 possible
Content:
1. The Name of the Personality is present
2 points
2. Date of Birth and Death are included
8 points
3. Personalities position during the Revolution
10 points
4. How they impacted the Revolution
15 points
5. Traits and hobbies: Draw conclusions about their
personality, and hobbies. How might they have affected
their decisions and impacted the Revolution?
10 points
6. Provide one “what if” scenario that could
have changed history
15 points
Visual:
1. Picture of Famous Figure displayed
10 points
2. Organization of Information is neat and “eye catching.”
10 points
Presentation:
1. Presentation covered all details of their biography.
2.Student presents information rather than reading info
10 points
10 points
Founding Father (or other famous figure during the American Revolution)
Facebook Project
For this project, you will create a word document in the form of a Facebook page for
a Founding Father of your choice.
Requirements
1. Your page must look like a Facebook page. There is a link on my website that
has a partial template that you can use or you can choose fonts and images
from an image site on the internet.
2. The Founding Father’s basic information should be included.
a. Name
b. Picture of your Founding Father
c. Relationship status
d. Career/status
e. Some friends
3. Profile post – The comment should be similar to an actual quote or
something your Founding Father would have said. (see copy of sample I
created in for French Indian War post from George Washington)
4. Five or more comments from your Founding Father’s friends (again see
example). Make sure you include pictures of the “Friends” who post. The
friends should also be Founding Fathers.
5. Keep your post and responses historically accurate, but it can include today’s
lingo (for example “lol”). Appropriate humor and creative license are
encouraged.
6. Choose a specific time or event for the post and responses (example Paul
Revere’s midnight ride, or Thomas Jefferson as he pens the Declaration, or
George Washington as he crosses the Deleware).
Rubric for Facebook Project
100 pts total
The Founding Father’s basic information
is included.
Name
Picture of your Founding Father
Relationship status
Career/status
Some friends
2 points
2 points
2 points
2 points
2 points
Profile post – The comment is similar
to an actual quote or something your Founding
Father would have said.
15 points
Comments from “Friends”
Five or more comments
5 points
Include pictures of the “Friends” who post.
5 points
The friends are famous figures during the
country’s founding.
5 points
Post and responses are historically accurate (something
Founding Figure would have said , but phrased updated
language).
20 points
Creativity
10 points
Attention to detail
Page looks like Facebook
20 points
Specific time or event for post and responses
(example Paul Revere’s midnight ride, or Thomas
Jefferson as he pens the Declaration)
10 points