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BIOGRAPHY PROJECT ESSAY
Essay due: 12/16/14
You will w i!e a "#$a a% a$& essay a'ou! you $e so()s li*e
a(d &ow !&ey used !&e Se+e( Ha'i!s !o o+e ,o-eo's!a,les a(d a,&ie+e % ea!(ess.
A( essay is a !y$e o* e $osi!o y w i!i(% 0w i!i(% !o e $lai(so-e!&i(% . A( essay 'e%i(s wi!& a !&esis s!a!e-e(! i(!&e s! $a a% a$&. A !&esis s!a!e-e(! is !&e 3'i% idea
!&a! you a e %oi(% !o e $lai( i( !&e essay.
You !&esis s!a!e-e(! will !ell !&e eade w&i,& o* !&ese+e( &a'i!s was -os! i-$o !a(! i( &el$i(% you $e so(
o+e ,o-e o's!a,les a(d a,&ie+e % ea! !&i(%s. You wille $lai( !&is !o you eade i( !&e es! o* !&e essay 'y
%i+i(% e a-$les * o- !&ei li*e. You will (eed !o use youesea ,& (o!es a(d !i-eli(e !o &el$ you (d !&e e a-$les.
Pa a% a$& 51: I(! odu,e you $e so(. What are their personality traits? What are 1-2 examples of their greatness? (just a summary, dont give
too many details in the rst paragraph) What are t o of the seven ha!its that they used throughout their life to
over"ome o!sta"les and a"hieve great things?
#ou may ant to !egin this paragraph ith one of their famous $uotes%
Pa a% a$& 52: es, i'e &ow !&ey used !&e s! &a'i! !oo+e ,o-e a 'i% o's!a,le w&e( !&ey we e you(%
What as the o!sta"le that they ere fa"ing? &o did this o!sta"le get in the ay of them a"hieving their dream? &o did they over"ome this o!sta"le? &o did using one of the ha!its help ith this?
Pa a% a$& 57: es, i'e &ow !&ey used !&e se,o(d &a'i! !oo+e ,o-e a 'i% o's!a,le w&e( !&ey we e olde .
What as the o!sta"le that they ere fa"ing? &o did this o!sta"le get in the ay of them a"hieving their dream? &o did they over"ome this o!sta"le?
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&o did using one of the ha!its help ith this?
Pa a% a$& 54: es, i'e &ow !&ey used o(e o* !&e &a'i!s!o a,&ie+e o(e o* !&ei -a8o a,,o-$lis&-e(!s
What did they a"hieve? Why as this a"hievement important? &o did using the ha!it help them a"hieve it?
Pa a% a$& 5": Co(,lusio( 'e-state your thesis statement ummari e the major o!sta"les fa"ed !y your person and ho they
used the ha!its to over"ome them 'e-state their major a"hievements and*or their examples of greatness +xplain ho they "hanged the orld for the !etter or hat you learned
from them
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R9BRIC OR BIOGRAPHY PROJECT ESSAY
4: A'o+eS!a(da d
7: A! S!a(da d 2: A$$ oa,&i(%S!a(da d
P e#; i!e/; i!i(%P o,ess
ses a graphi"organi er (outline,!oxes and !ullets,et"%) to plan for thelogi"al and se$uentialorgani ation ofexamples%
ompletes a roughdraft and ma.e
important "hanges!ased on tea"her andpeer feed!a".
ites sour"es(!i!liography page)using standardi ed/0 formatting
ses a graphi"organi er (outline,!u!!le maps, !oxesand !ullets, et"%) toplan for theorgani ation ofexamples%
ompletes a roughdraft and ma.e a fe
"hanges !ased onfeed!a".
ites most sour"es"orre"tly(!i!liographypage)
ttempts to use agraphi" organi er(!u!!le map, !oxesand !ullets, et"%) toplan, !ut may not!e "omplete
/ay have !egun arough draft, !ut didnot seem to ma.e
"hanges !ased onfeed!a".
egins to do"umentsome sour"es (i%e%!i!liography page)
S! u,!u e/O %a(i
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studiedEla'o a!io(
I(,ludes a! leas!6 $a a% a$&s (introdu"tion, fourparagraphs fo"using
on examples fromtheir life,"on"lusion)
o,uses ea,&$a a% a$& o(des, i'i(% o(ei-$o !a(! li*ei(,ide(! i( de!ail ,and explaining ho
it relates to thethesis, rather thanlisting events
4n"ludes dates andfamous $uotations!y the person
I(,ludes a! leas! "$a a% a$&s (introdu"tion, threeparagraphs fo"using
on examples fromtheir life, "on"lusion)
Ea,& $a a% a$&*o,uses o(ese,!io( o* !&eili*e , and it is usually"lear ho it relates!a". to the thesis
I(,ludes *ewe!&a( +e$a a% a$&s ,
Ea,& $a a% a$&-ay si-$ly lis!*a,!s o li*ee+e(!s , ratherthan des"ri!ingthem in detail andexplaining hothey relate to thethesis
C a*!/S!yle
Re%ula ly uses a+a ie!y o* li(=i(%wo ds a(d $& ases!o ,o((e,! ideas ithin ea"hparagraph (ex5 in"ontrast, espe"ially,furthermore, inaddition)
'egularly uses pre"iselanguage
Be%i(s !o use -o eso$&is!i,a!ed li(=i(%wo ds a(d $& ases!o ,o((e,! ideas ithin ea"h paragraph(ex5 in "ontrast,espe"ially, furthermore,in addition)
egins to use pre"iselanguage
9ses si-$leli(=i(% wo ds a(d$& ases (e%g% and,!ut, so) to "onne"tideas
Co(+e(!io(s
>o -o e !&a(o(e -is!a=e i(!&e s=ills lis!eda! le+el 37
Also?..
/a.es sure that the
>o -o e !&a( !wo-is!a=es i( !&e s=illslis!ed 'elow:
6la"es endingpun"tuation "orre"tly
7ollo s rules of"apitali ation
T& ee o -o e-is!a=es i( !&es=ills lis!ed a! ale+el 37
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ver! tense is"onsistent (allpresent tense, or allpast tense)
4n"ludes senten"esof di8erent length(simple, "ompoundand "omplexsenten"es)%
ses $uotation mar.sappropriately henneeded
ses "ommas to list,and to set apart anopening "lause fromthe rest of the senten"e
he".s for su!je"t*ver!agreement
pells sight ords"orre"tly
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