Famous Person Research/Pyramid Project

The time has come for a biography project! Your

assignment is to pick a famous person to learn more about.
You will be selecting a person to research in class. You will
read a biography about them and collect information on
them from a website. When you have chosen your person,
you will need to complete the following steps:

 Step One: Check out a book and a find internet research

on your person.

 Step Two: Read the biography and your research

carefully. Complete the power outline notes on your
famous person.

 Step Three: Use your notes to write a 2-3 paragraph

summary of your person’s life and importance.

 Step Four: Complete a rough copy of the attached

pyramid using the specified directions.

 Step Five: Review the information recorded on the

pyramid and transfer it to the final copy page. Be sure
to edit what you have written! Then you will need to
prepare to give an oral presentation on your famous
person.

Good luck and have fun! Remember this is an in-class

project so more information will come about the due date
and oral presentation date as I see how we are progressing.

Research completed by: ___________________

Summary completed by:____________________

Pyramid Completed and presentation ready by:

_________________

The following are the directions for completing your

pyramid.

Level 1(top): Identify when and where this person lived.

Level 2: Summarize this person’s life in a sentence (their background or

childhood information)

Level 3: Explain why you do or do not think this person is important.

Level 4: Write three questions you would ask this person if you could
interview him or her. These should be important questions related
to what you read about them.

Level 5: Write a 3-5 sentence summary of this person’s accomplishments.

Level 6: In large block or bubble letters, write the name of the person.
Color your letters.

***Be sure to include your name on your final copy of the pyramid. Then
see me for a piece of construction paper to glue your pyramid down.
 Famous Person Research Power Outline

1. Famous Person: ______________________

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2. Education

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2. Family life

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2. Their Importance

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