Make sure you give credit to all of the sources that you used in your paper!
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In MLA7, you must list the publication medium (print or web) after the publication information. MLA7 abbreviates all months except for May, June and July.
Book: Last, First M. Title City: Publisher, Year Published. Medium
Journal: Last, First M. "Article." Title Series Volume.Issue (Year Published): Page(s). Medium
Magazine: Last, First M. "Article" Title Date Month Year Published: Page(s). Medium
Newspaper: Last, First M. "Article" Title [City] Date Month Year Published, Edition, Section: Page(s). Medium.
THE FIRST STEP…
The first thing that you need to do in order to complete a successful research project is the RESEARCH. We will discuss how to take notes in class. The following headings and questions can help you organize your note cards.*the topics below are only a guide. They may work with your person, but they may not, you might not be able to find some of the information, and that is okay.
QUOTE: Somewhere in your essay you must include a quote from the famous person and tell its significance.
CHILDHOOD
· When was your person born?
· Where was your person born?
· Where did your person grow up?
· Did anything eventful occur during your person’s childhood?
· Did your person go to school?
· What type of home life did your person have?
FAMILY
· Who were your person’s parents?
· Did your person grow up with his/her parents?
· Did your person have any brothers or sisters?
· Are there any other family members that influenced your person?
· What type of relationship did your person have with his/her family?
· Was your person married? If yes, did the spouse play a major role in their life?
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
· Did your person have any particular strength?
· Did your person do anything that changed the course of history or influenced it in any way?
· Did your person win any awards?
· Did your person do anything great that other people talked about? For example, write a book?
PROBLEMS / OBSTACLES
· Did your person face any personal challenges during his/her life?
· How did your person respond to these problems?
· Was anyone else involved in these issues?
· Was there an end to the problems that your person faced?
END OF LIFE
· How and when did this person die?
OTHER THINGS TO CONSIDER
· In what ways was the life remarkable, despicable, and admirable?
· What human qualities were most influential in shaping the way this person lived and influenced his or her times?
· Which quality or trait proved most troubling and difficult?
· Which quality or trait was most beneficial?
· Did this person make any major mistakes or bad decisions? If so, what were they?
· Many people act out of a "code" or a set of beliefs which dictate choices. It may be religion or politics or a personal philosophy. To what extent did your person act by a code or act independently of any set of beliefs? Were there times when the code was challenged and impossible to follow? Or, people act in such a way that goes against a set of beliefs- in what way did your person act that went against what we consider to be moral and just?
· What do you think it means to be a hero? Was your person a "hero?" Why? Why not? How is a hero different from a celebrity? Or was your person someone that history looks down upon. Why and do you think all people feel the same as you?
REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS
Notes due: tba
Portrait due: tba
Famous Person Report due: tba
Outline due: tba
Final Project due: tba
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