Project #1: World History

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In this project, you will be learning about how people from different time periods and
different countries have fought for what they believe in. Each student will be picking an
important historical figure from the list on this page to research. After researching the
individual of your choice, you will be giving a presentation in which you pretend to be
that individual. You will have to create posters with meaningful information and
pictures to show to the class. To receive full credit, you must include the following
information in your report.

 Where and when were you born born? (5 points)

 What are your religious beliefs, if any? (5 points)
 Are you poor, rich, or part of the middle class? (5 points)
 What kind of people support you? (10 points)
 What kind of people are against you? (10 points)
 What kind of issues are important to you? (10 points)
 What did you do about these issues throughout your life? (10 points)
 How successful were these efforts? (5 points)
 What makes you an important figure in history? (10 points)

*Your presentation is worth 70 points total. In addition to presenting, you will be

listening and taking notes on your classmate's presentations. This will be worth 30
points.

Toussaint L'Ouverture Joan of Arc Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Nelson Mandela Harvey Milk Malcolm X

Martin Luther King Jr. Tecumseh Sojourner Truth

Margaret Mead Karl Marx Jane Addams

Ghandi Jimmy Carter Ida B. Wells

Rosa Parks Mother Theresa Dred Scott

Betty Friedan Upton Sinclair W.E.B Du Bois

Cesar Chavez Jesse Jackson Frederick Douglass

You will have Monday and Tuesday in the computer lab for research, and Wednesday in
class to prepare your presentations. Presentations will be first be given by volunteers,
after which names will be drawn out of a hat to determine order. Presentations will be
given on Thursday and Friday.

*Extra Credit will be given for posing questions to presenters about their historical
figures
© 2010 Yulia Bezriadina
* In addition to presenting, you will need to listen respectfully and take notes on
the presentations of classmates. Filling out the boxes below will count as part of
the project!

Name of Presenter Name of Historical Figure Important

Goals/Accomplishments

© 2010 Yulia Bezriadina