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Historical Figure Research Project
Sixth Grade
Mrs. Dick and Mrs. Albert
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Project Goals
To learn about the life of an
important historical figure that
interests you.
To inform others about the historical
figures life.
To write a 2-3 page research paper.
To create a movie.
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Step One – Choosing Your Topic
Choose who you would like to
research and add it to the classroom
Wiki.
If someone has already chosen the
person that you are interested, chose
a new person.
FOR MORE INFO...
Click here to see a list of important historical figures.
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Step Two – Finding Information
Depending on which group you are in,
you will find resources for your report
(books from the library and/or Internet
links).
Either check a book out of the library or
find three good Internet links and print
them out.
FOR MORE INFO...
Click here to use Safe Search for Kids to search for
information.
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Step Two – Finding Information
Continued
Read your book or read your printed
materials.
Highlight important information from
your printed materials.
Cite your sources on the worksheet
below.
FOR MORE INFO...
Click here to print a worksheet to cite your sources.
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Step Three – Background
Information
Using your resources, and find
information about your historical figure’s
background.
– Date born
– Date died
– Where they born
– Who their parents and siblings were
– Wife/Husband
– Children
– Other important information
Write the important facts on an index card.
– There should be one important fact on each card.
– Facts should be in your own words.
– Label each card with BI on the front to stand for Background
Information.
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Step Three – Background
Information Continued
Organize your cards into an order that
makes sense.
Number the cards in order. Put the
number in the top, left corner.
Write a rough draft to include all of this
information.
– Label the top of the rough draft, Background
Information.
– Skip every other line.
– Get it edited by a partner.
– Get it edited by a teacher.
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Step Four – Early Life
Using your resources, and find
information about your historical figure’s
Early Life.
– Childhood
– Education
– Early Jobs
Write the important facts on an index card.
– There should be one important fact on each card.
– Facts should be in your own words.
– Label each card with EL on the front to stand for Early Life.
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Step Four – Early Life Continued
Organize your cards into an order that
makes sense.
Number the cards in order. Put the
number in the top, left corner.
Write a rough draft to include all of this
information.
– Label the top of the rough draft, Early Life.
– Skip every other line.
– Get it edited by a partner.
– Get it edited by a teacher.
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Step Five – Major Accomplishments
Using your resources, and find
information about your historical figure’s
Major Accomplishments.
– Jobs
– Important things they did
– More
Write the important facts on an index card.
– There should be one important fact on each card.
– Facts should be in your own words.
– Label each card with MA on the front to stand for Major
Accomplishments.
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Step Five – Major
Accomplishments Continued
Organize your cards into an order that
makes sense.
Number the cards in order. Put the
number in the top, left corner.
Write a rough draft to include all of this
information.
– Label the top of the rough draft, Major
Accomplishments.
– Skip every other line.
– Get it edited by a partner.
– Get it edited by a teacher.
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Step Six – Beginning and End
Write a paragraph that is going to
introduce your historical figure.
– Strong topic sentence
• Captures audience’s attention
– Label the top of the rough draft, Introductory Paragraph.
– Skip every line.
– Get it edited by a partner.
– Get it edited by a teacher.
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Step Six – Beginning and End
Continued
Write a paragraph that is going to wrap up
the information about your historical
figure.
It should include:
– Person’s most important contribution
– What they are most known for
– How they will be remembered
– Strong last sentence
Write your rough draft
– Label the top of the rough draft, Introductory Paragraph.
– Skip every line.
– Get it edited by a partner.
– Get it edited by a teacher.
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Step Seven – Final Copy
Type your final paper, making sure that
you have all of these components.
– Title – should be your historical figures name,
underlined and in bold text, size 24.
– Five paragraphs in size 12 font, Times New
Roman, double-spaced.
– Should be at least 2 full pages long.
– Include your name at the end.
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Step Eight – Pictures/Audio
Choose an Audio clip from the Audio clip
folder, open it, save it into a folder called
Movie.
Find 20 pictures that go along with your
paper. They do not all need to be pictures
of your person. They can be of things
your person did, family, education,
committees, etc.
Save the Pictures into the folder called
Movie.
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Step Eight – Pictures/Audio
Open Windows Movie Maker.
Click on Import Pictures.
Choose the folder that has all of your
images.
Click (Ctrl and A) to select all pictures.
Click Import.
Drag all of your pictures down to the
bottom, putting them in the correct order
as you go.
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Step Eight – Picture/Audio
Click on Import Audio or Music.
Import the Music from your Movie Folder.
Click Show Timeline.
Drag the Music Track down to the
beginning of the Timeline two times.
With a teacher you will help you record the
audio and help you insert it into the
correct position.
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Step Nine – Finishing Your
Movie
Make sure that you can see the Timeline at
the bottom of your screen.
Change the timing of the pictures.
Insert video transitions and effects.
Insert a title at the beginning.
Insert credits at the end that show your
Cited Sources.
Check to make sure that the timing is
good for your video.
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Step Nine – Finishing Your
Movie
When your movie is ready to be
published:
– Go to File, Save Movie File
– Choose My Computer
– Give Your Movie a Title
– Click Browse to find your Movie Folder.
– Save it.
– Then also save it in your room’s drop-off
folder.
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You Are Finished!!!!
You should now have a completed
movie and a two-three page research
paper.
We will view our movies in class.
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Rubrics
Click here to view the rubric for your
Research Paper.
Click here to view the rubric for your
Video.