WARNING!

Before starting your project consider…

- Looking for information on the internet does NOT mean
COPYING INFORMATION from the internet.
- You must SELECT AND PROCESS the data collected in a
personal way.
- COPY-PASTE is NOT ALLOWED and, if detected, your
project mark would be 0.

STEP 1: Read the biographical report about Mark Twain (p.48 students’ book). Find at least
one example of each type of information below.

1. When and where the person was born and died.

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2. Some facts about the person’s life as a child.
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3. Important events in the person’s life as an adult.
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4. What the person is famous for.
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STEP 2: Decide on a Famous person for your report.

The famous person I’m going to write my report about is…

STEP 3: Use the internet to find information about that person. Complete the chart with the
following information.

1. When and where the person was born and died.

2. Some facts about the person’s life as a child.

3. Important events in the person’s life as an adult.

4. What the person is famous for.

STEP 4: Complete a Cue card like the one provided about the character you’ve chosen to
organize the information in your own Biographical report.

MY CUE CARD
The name of the person:
He/She was born in … in …
Important events in his / her life:
He / She is famous because:
He / she died in … in …

STEP 5: Use the information above to prepare your biographical report. Include images. Use
the model biographical report to help you.

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OPTIONAL TASK: RECORD YOURSELF MAKING YOUR PRESENTATION. (It is TWO

points in your final mark).