An Internet Hotlist on Famous Americans
created by Mrs. G.
Introduction
Many famous Americans were born in different regions of our country. You are to choose a famous American and, using the internet resources below, create a detailed report about this person's life. Your report is to be mounted onto posterboard.
You must also include at least three other creative activities (some suggestions given below) which are about your famous historical person.
1. A Wanted Poster which contains a photograph of your famous person, a list of that person's "crimes", birth, death, etc. (Remember that a Wanted Poster contains ONLY the most important facts!)
2. A letter to the editor of a local newspaper stating why this person is or was important to American History.
3. A paper doll dressed in the clothing (using real cloth and accessories) that this person would wear.
4. A Dinner Party Invitation and Dinner Menu for a party given in honor of this famous American. Be certain to include several appetizers, entrees, beverages, and desserts of that particular time period so that you are giving several choices to your guests!
5. An ABC - Alphabet Poem, describing this person and his or her accomplishments.
6. An Activity of YOUR DESIGN.
Using KID INFO and Netscape, you are to collect facts and information about your famous historical person as well as find a photograph. Your collection of informational facts must include the following details: personal facts (birth, death, place of birth, death, etc.) family facts, special interests and hobbies, educational background, contributions to society. Locations within the U.S. where this person lived, worked, etc.
You may paste your electronic notes and photograph into any word processing program. After you have collected your notes and photograph electronically, print your notes, and begin a rough draft of your report. You may use any word processing program to create your report.
Good Luck! Sign your work with excellence!
Catholic Encyclopedia: Information about any topic - Topics listed in ALPHABETICAL ORDER
Encarta Online Encyclopedia: Encarta offers a free online encyclopedia, and a premium online encyclopedia for a fee - SEARCHABLE by keyword
Encyclopedia.com: Look up anything on any topic you can think of -- the Encyclopedia is bound to have an answer.
EncycloZine: A place to easily find quality information on the Internet; it's a hybrid mini-portal / concise encyclopedia
Information Please: On-Line Dictionary; Encyclopedia; Almanac, and more
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for Famous People Involved in the
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of the West
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*Remember to CAREFULLY read the individual summaries before going to
a particular site. If you have any questions about whether to go to a
site ask one of the teachers in the room!
Awesome Library: Educational Search Engine for Kids
Ask Jeeves for Kids Results: The fastest and easiest way to find answers to questions. Ask Jeeves for Kids allows you to ask a question in plain English. After confirming your question, Ask Jeeves for Kids takes you to one good web site for the answer to your question.
Study Web: Search the collection of over 63,000 Research Quality URLs