Fourth Grade African American

Biography Scrapbook Project

Name: ______

Class: ______

Due Date: ______

Notes 1

Due Monday, January 30th

Things to include:

Full name: ______

Birthday: ______

Place of birth: ______

Their significance: (What made them famous?)

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Childhood:

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Family:

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Education:

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Career/Adult Life

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What kind of impact did he or she have on the world? Other people?

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Additional facts worth sharing!

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Notes 2

Due Friday, February 3rd

Things to include:

What types of obstacles did he or she face?

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How did he or she overcome these obstacles (persevere or keep trying)?

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What events shaped or changed this person’s life?

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Accomplishments

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What are adjectives you would use to describe this person?

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Scrapbook Details

Directions: Now that you have gathered your information, it is time to put the research in your scrapbook. Your scrapbook must include:

  • Cover

The cover must include their full name and at least one picture. Your first and last name should be in the lower right hand corner.

  • Table of Contents

This should be the first page in your scrapbook. Title it “Table of Contents” and include the following sections and the corresponding page numbers. Pictures optional.

  • Life (3 – 4 pages)

This section should include 3 - 4 pages. Each page should include at least one paragraph and one text feature. One text feature should be a picture with a caption. Sample ideas: Page 1-Childhood, Page 2-Family, Page 3-Education, Page 4-Adulthood/Career.

  • Perseverance (1 page)

This page should include the obstacles they faced in their life. Explain how they overcame or persevered through their obstacles. You need at least one paragraph and one text feature.

  • Greatest Accomplishments (1 page)

This page should include their greatest accomplishment(s). This should be what made them famous. You need at least one paragraph and at least one text feature about their greatest accomplishment(s).

  • Adjective Collage (1 page)

Use at least ten adjectives describing this person and their achievements. Include at least one picture.

  • Timeline (1 page)

Create a timeline of the major events in this person’s life.

  • Bibliography (1 page)

Cite the sources you used during this research project.

Things to Keep in Mind

  • Information can be hand written or typed.
  • Text features include: photos, maps, charts, tables, diagrams, sidebars (extra information box), bold words with definitions, graphs, etc.
  • Writing must be in your own words!
  • Pictures can be drawn or printed out from the computer.
  • Use color to create eye-catching pages.
  • You can use scrapbook paper if you choose.
  • Bind the scrapbook together in a sturdy way!

Due Dates

These due dates are to assist you in planning your time wisely and efficiently. Procrastination will hurt you!

Description / Due Date
Begin research / Jan. 25
Notes 1 / Jan. 30
Notes 2 / Feb. 3
Life rough draft paragraphs / Feb. 10
Perseverance and Greatest Accomplishments rough draft paragraph(s) / Feb. 17
Final Scrapbook / Feb. 27

*Adjective collage, timeline, and bibliography do not have specific due dates.

*Projects may be turned in before the due date.

*Late projects are deducted 10% of the final grade each day it is late. (Example: 2 days late=20% lower than final grade)

Scrapbook Project Grading Rubric

Due Date: Monday, February 27th

Requirement / Description / Points Possible / Points Earned
Cover / Cover includes the full name of the person you researched and your name. It hooks the reader and gets them interested. / 5
Table of Contents / Table of Contents is formatted properly. It includes titles for each section of the book and the appropriate page numbers. / 10
Life / Scrapbook contains at least three to four pages about their life. Paragraphs are written in your own words. Paragraphs contain enough information so we learn new ideas when reading your scrapbook. A text feature is included on each page. / 20
Perseverance / This page includes at least one obstacle they faced. You included details on how they persevered through their obstacle(s). Writing is in your own words. At least one text feature is included. / 10
Greatest Accomplishment / This page includes their greatest accomplishment(s). You included what makes them famous and why. Writing is in your own words. At least one text feature is included. / 10
Adjective Collage / At least ten adjectives are used to describe your person and their accomplishments. At least one picture is included. / 5
Timeline / Major events in your person’s life are included on the timeline. / 10
Bibliography / Student used a variety of sources and cited them correctly on their bibliography. / 10
Spelling and punctuation / There are no spelling errors. Punctuation is used correctly. / 10
Overall Quality / Scrapbook is organized and neat. Due dates were met. / 10
TOTAL / 100

FINAL GRADE: ______COMMENTS: ______

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How to Cite Your Sources

A book with one author:

Keller, Helen. Helen Keller: The Story of my Life. New York: Watermill,1980.

A book with two or more authors:

Smith, Arnold, Steve Jones, and Ken Anderson. Thomas Jefferson. CA: Puffin, 1993.

Encyclopedia Articles:

Block, Judy. “George Washington.” World Book. New York: Macmillan, 2004.

Website:

The Anthony Trial: An Account. Douglas

Linder. 2001. 18 December 2010 <

Biography Research Project

Recommended Resources

  1. Biography (everyone should be able to get one either from our library, Infohio, Cleveland Public Library or Cuyahoga County Public Library)
  1. Encyclopedias
  • Many available in our library – World Book is great!
  • World Book Online -
  • Infohio (free online encyclopedia)
  1. Websites

***Reminder – For this project Wikipedia CANNOT be used as a source for information***

African American History Selection List

A. Philip Randolph

Aaron McGruder

Alain Locke

Alain Locke

Albany Movement

Alex Haley

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Alpha Phi Alpha (frat)

Althea Gibson

Alvin Ailey

AME Church (origins)

Andrew “Rube” Foster, father of Black

baseball

Anna Julia Cooper

Anthony Johnson (indentured servant)

Arthur Ashe

Arthur Mitchell

Barack Obama

Baynard Rustin

Benjamin Banneker

Bessie Smith

Bill Cosby

Billie Holiday

Birmingham Bombing (1963)

Black Panther Party

Booker T. Washington

Brown vs. Board

Carter G. Woodson

Charles Drew

Charles H. Houston

Charlie Parker

Chubby Checker

Chuck Berry

Church of God in Christ

Clarence Thomas

Claude McKay

Colin Powell

Condoleezza Rice

Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

Cotton Club

Count Basie

Countee Cullen

Daisy Bates

Delta Sigma Theta

Denzel Washington

Diane Nash

Dizzy Gillespie

Donna Brazile

Dorothy Dandrige

Dred Scott

Duke Ellington

Elijah Muhammad

Elizabeth Freeman

Ella Baker

Ethel Waters

Fanny Lou Hamer

Frederick Douglass

Freedman’s Bureau

Freedom Rides

Gwendolyn Brooks

H. Rap Brown

Halle Berry

Hank Aaron

Harlem Renaissance

Hattie McDaniel

Henry Highland Garnett

Howard University

Hurricane Carter

Ida B. Wells-Barnett

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Jackie Robinson

James Baldwin

James Forten

James Weldon Johnson

Jean Toomer

Jesse Jackson

Jesse Owens

Jim Crow Segregation

Jimi Hendrix

John Harold Johnson

Josephine Baker

Julian Bond

Kapa Alpha Psi

Katherine Dunham

Langston Hughes

Lena Horne

Lewis H. Latimer

Little Rock 9

Louis Armstrong

Louis Farrakhan

Madame C. J. Walker

Mae C. Jemison

Maggie Lena Walker

Mahalia Jackson

Malcolm X

March on Washington

Marcus Garvey

Maria W. Stewart

Marian Anderson

Marvin Gaye

Mary Church Terrell

Medgar Evers

Michael Jordan

Miles Davis

Mississippi Freedom Summer

Morehouse College

Muhammad Ali

NAACP

Nat King Cole

Nathaniel Clifton

Nation of Islam

National Association of Colored

Women

Negro League Baseball

Omega Psi Phi

Oprah Winfrey

Ossawa Tanner

Ossie Davis

Paul Cuffe

Paul Roberson

Phi Beta Sigma

Phyllis Wheatley

Plessy v Ferguson

Ralph Bunche

Ralph Ellison

Ray Charles

Reverend Ralph David Abernathy

Richard Allen

Richard Wright

Roy Eldridge

Ruby Doris Smith

Sammy Davis Jr.

Scott Joplin

Scottsboro Boys

Sidney Poitier

Sigma Gamma Rho

SNCC

Sojourner Truth

Spelman College

Spike Lee

Stevie Wonder

Stokely Carmichael

Sugar Ray Leonard

Tavis Smiley

Thurgood Marshall

Tiger Woods

Toni Morrison

Tulsa, Oklahoma Race Riot

Tuskegee Airmen

Tuskegee Study

Tuskegee University

Vanessa Williams

W.E.B. Du Bois

Wally Amos

WC Handy

Whoopi Goldberg

Wilma Rudolph

Wynton Marsalis

Zeta Phi Beta

Zora Neale Hurston