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Influential Leaders In Technology Biography ~ Extra Credit Assignment
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What you need to get started:
How to Write a Biography:
A biography is simply the story of a life. Biographies can be just a few sentences long, or they can fill an entire book—or two.
Biographies analyze and interpret the events in a person's life. They try to find connections, explain the meaning of unexpected actions or mysteries, and make arguments about the significance of the person's accomplishments or life activities. Biographies are usually about famous, or infamous people, but a biography of an ordinary person can tell us a lot about a particular time and place. They are often about historical figures, but they can also be about people still living.
Many biographies are written in chronological order. Some group time periods around a major theme (such as "early adversity" or "ambition and achievement" ). Still others focus on specific topics or accomplishments.
Biographers use primary and secondary sources:
Please Proofread Your Work :)
- First choose an Influential person who has made a significant impact in technology from the list above or choose your own. The person may be someone who has recently influenced technology or someone from the past, who has made a significant impact in the field of technology.
- Have access to the Internet and and login to your Wagner Google Account. (Do not try to access the file with your personal Google Account.)
- Click on this link for the Google Slides
- When you click on the link it should prompt you to make a copy. You MUST make a copy to use this file.
- Then click on “Open in Drive” it should be in the upper right corner.
- Click on “My Drive” to find the copy of the file called Copy of Interactive Biography Report.
- Follow all the directions on each slide. Feel free to edit the slides to make your presentation.
- Get to work and do your best.
- When you are done share your Google Slides with Ms. Elias at Jelias@mail.wagner167.org
- The due date is Monday, February 27, 2017
- You will receive an extra-credit grade out of 100%.
- Your grade will be posted in PupilPath.
- ❓ If you have any questions, please see Ms. Elias in Room 106 , 4th period during your lunch time. Please do not hesitate to see Ms. Elias if you have ANY questions about how to complete this assignment.
How to Write a Biography:
A biography is simply the story of a life. Biographies can be just a few sentences long, or they can fill an entire book—or two.
- Very short biographies tell the basic facts of someone's life and importance.
- Longer biographies include that basic information of course, with a lot more detail, but they also tell a good story.
Biographies analyze and interpret the events in a person's life. They try to find connections, explain the meaning of unexpected actions or mysteries, and make arguments about the significance of the person's accomplishments or life activities. Biographies are usually about famous, or infamous people, but a biography of an ordinary person can tell us a lot about a particular time and place. They are often about historical figures, but they can also be about people still living.
Many biographies are written in chronological order. Some group time periods around a major theme (such as "early adversity" or "ambition and achievement" ). Still others focus on specific topics or accomplishments.
Biographers use primary and secondary sources:
- Primary sources are things like letters, diaries, or newspaper accounts.
- Secondary sources include other biographies, reference books, or histories that provide information about the subject of the biography.
Please Proofread Your Work :)
- Look for careless errors such as misspelled words and incorrect punctuation and capitalization.
- Errors are harder to spot on a computer screen than on paper. Remember, spell checkers and grammar checkers don't always catch errors, so it is best not to rely on them too much.
- A student editing checklist is included for students to check their own writing
- A rubric is included for you to grade your work.