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Biography Webquest

A 2nd Grade Exploration into the life of a famous person

Biography Webquest A 2nd Grade Exploration into the life of a famous person

Introduction

Have you ever wondered why someone is famous? What talents or interests did they have that helped them make a difference in our world? How did they react to the events that were going on in their time? Why were they significant to history?

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Task

Your job is to research one famous person to learn more about his/her life. You will use internet resources and books to find out how they made a difference in our world and why they are significant to history.

Email: firstpresident@gwashington.com
Website: georgewashington.com
Location: I lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Phone: 1

1. Learn about what is included in a biography.

What is a biography?
Log into Brain Pop Jr. and watch the movie about biographies. It is under the Reading and Writing Notebook - Writing - Biographies

Process

2. Taking Notes

Watch the short video for a quick reminder on how to take notes for your biography.
Note Taking Tips
CLICK ON DEMO

3. Use the following resources

Britannica Online
The username and password is on the label next to the computer number.
America's Story
Find information on famous Americans here.
EBSCO Database
The username and password is on the label next to the computer number.
Biography.com
Type in name of person in search bar

JUST FOR FUN!

Just for fun can you figure the names of the following people. If you think you know tell Mrs. Webber.
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Who Am I?

I was born blind and deaf.
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Who Am I?

I helped slaves travel to the North on a secret railroad.
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Who Am I?

I was the first man to walk on the moon.
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Duke Ellington

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Mrs. Webber

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Abraham Lincoln

Create a Tagxedo about your person!
Type into Tagxedo all the facts you found about your person and see what it creates.

Conclusion

What did you think about your famous American? What do you think our country would be like if this person hadn’t lived?

CREDITS

I used the following sources for information in this Webquest

BrainPopJr.com

Tagxedo.com

Britiannica.com

Ebscohost.com

Americaslibrary.gov

http://www.greenwichschools.org/page.cfm?p=9880

deweymaclab.wikispaces.com

shutterstock.com

theguardian.com

readwritethink.org