Name: _______________________________________

the Graveyard
A graveyard will soon be built to honor all the great mathematicians that made significant advances
in the mathematical world. You will become part of it. You will choose a mathematician from a list
your teacher will provide and get to know that person. You can use internet and print sources to
create an comic depicting the contributions of your mathematician. In the completion phase, you will
build a tombstone for him or her and make sure the stone is marked with an epitaph appropriate for
that mathematician.

Due Dates
Graphic Organizer 9/11/09

Rough Draft 9/25/09

Final Copy 10/23/09

Tombstone 10/30/09 12:00 AM

The grade will be included in your 2nd marking period grade. You are responsible to turn all the
pieces in on the days specified above. You will be given enough class time to complete research
components as well as time to create your final draft. If you read the grading rubric carefully and
follow the directions step-by-step this assignment will not be difficult.

Step x

Select a mathematician.

Fill in the graphic organizer.

Turn in the graphic organizer to be graded.

Use organizer to create an essay depicting the life

and achievements of your mathematician.

Have a classmate edit your rough draft.

Turn in the the rough draft to be graded.

Make the appropriate changes to the rough draft

that your teacher has suggested.
 Step x

Print your final draft.

Turn in your final draft to be graded.

Create an epitaph for your mathematician.

Create your tombstone.

Check to make sure your tombstone has no spelling

or grammatical errors.

Turn in your tombstone to be graded.

Each component of this project will be worth a percentage of the final grade. Remember this will be
calculated as a test grade, which are worth 30% of your final grade. Rubrics are attached for each
category below. You will receive ONE rubric to turn in; if you need to ask for another one your grade
will be deducted by 2.5 points for each copy.

Component Points

Graphic Organizer 10

Rough Draft 15

Final Copy 50

Tombstone 25

Total 100