Title Slide.

You should introduce the person you're writing your biography about. You must type his/her name in the text box at the

top of the screen, and add a picture of the person. You will want to keep the title slide simple. At the bottom, write your

name, ESL - Period 1/2 and the date in the center.

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Introduction Slide This should be a general overview of the person's life:

- date of birth - place of birth - interesting facts on his/her early life - educational background - death (if applicable)

Timeline Slide

1901

1904

1917

1929

1939

Your timeline must include FIVE significant accomplishments, awards, and/or special recognition.

Slides that Highlight Specific Accomplishments

Create THREE slides drawing from your timeline where you explain the

person's major accomplishments, awards, and special recognition.

Character Traits

What TWO qualities or traits does the person possess?

Provide EVIDENCE from his life

Conclusion Slide

This slide will sum up the person's impact on the world and the people around him or leave the audience with a quote from the person that symbolizes their overall

persona.

Life Lesson Life Lesson

Your last slide must be a “Life Lesson” you could learn from your person.

Is there a “quality” this person possesses you could learn from?

Is there a specific experience in this person’s life you could learn from?

Create a references slide. This slide Create a references slide. This slide includes all the includes all the resources you quoted or you quoted or used for the project. This adds credibility used for the project. This adds credibility to the things you said during the to the things you said during the presentation. See resources below for presentation. See resources below for guidelines in a few of the major citation guidelines in a few of the major citation formats.formats. Make the final slide your works cited Make the final slide your works cited page. Cite 5 sources you used; one of page. Cite 5 sources you used; one of the 5 is your book. the 5 is your book.

GuidelinesGuidelinesPresentation must be 4-8 minutesYou can use 6 notecards for your

presentationYou must have 20 or fewer words per

notecard◦Questions to answer:

Why did you select this person? Explain 5 life changing events in this person’s life. ?

PowerPointPowerPointYou need at least 8 slides (not counting

your title slide)You must have 20 or fewer words per

slide. The words on your slides should be key words. You want your audience to listen to you, not read your PowerPoint.

Your slides should be used more as a visual. Pictures should be relevant to what you are talking about in your presentation.

Presentation GuidelinesPresentation Guidelines

Attention Getter – create an introduction in a creative way to gain attention of audience. (interesting fact, statistic, quote, question, etc)

Speak in good volume, showing enthusiasm, and interest

Make good eye contact with your audience.

Do NOT read off your PowerPoint! Always face your audience.

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You should practice. Be confident in yourself!

Provide information you think will be interesting to your audience. You want to thoroughly teach your audience about your person.

Lasting Impression – Leave your audience thinking about your topic. This could be an interesting fact, statistic, quote, question, etc. (this should happen after your “Life Lesson” slide)

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Extra Credit: You can dress-up as the person you are presenting for extra credit.

Be creative!

Have fun with the presentation!