The Famous Person I most Admire Miss Velez Table of contents

The Famous Person I Most Admire

Miss Velez

Table of contents

• Anticipatory Set
• Project Overview
• Sequence of Activities
• Grading

What does it mean to admire someone?

• Admiration: an object of wonder, pleasure, or approval.
• Someone you hold in great regard, affection, and approval.
• Someone you look-up to.

Project Overview

• You will each pick a famous person that you admire.
• You will do research on this person using the Internet.
• You will then create a PowerPoint slideshow on your subject to show the class.

Week One

• Choose a subject by asking these questions:
• Who is someone famous that inspires you?
• Who is your role model?
• Who do you aspire to be like?
• Who has accomplished great things?

Week One (Continued)

• You will spend the rest of Week One researching your subject in the computer lab.
• You will need to collect ten detailed and interesting facts about your subject.
• You will print these facts for me to collect by the end of Friday of Week One to check your progress.

Week Two

• We will continue to work in the computer lab.
• You will be given a flash drive on which to save all your work.
• After participating in my tutorial on using PowerPoint, you will work in pairs to create two practice slides for evaluation.

Week Two (Continued)

• Once you have successfully completed your PowerPoint practice slides you may begin construction of your slideshow for your most admired person.
• You must include the ten facts that you researched on the Internet during Week One.

Week Three

• You will continue to work on PowerPoint slideshows.
• I will be grading on neatness, attractiveness, grammar, and structure.
• You must include pictures/images of the person you admire.
• You will need to provide a few key reasons why this person is significant to you.

Week Four

• Presentations begin.
• Each student will present their PowerPoint slideshow for five to ten minutes using the information stored on their flash drive.
• You should speak clearly and loud enough for all to hear.
• You should demonstrate enthusiasm for and knowledge of your subject.

The End

• I will offer support to any who need it.
• Feel free to work at home to complete and enhance your projects.
• Remember to have fun as you learn!!!