American+Revolution+Bio+Study

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You must select a famous person who lived during the time of the American Revolution, read biographical information on his/her life, and answer this Essential Question:

 * Why do people choose a life of challenge and risk?

Some answers to these questions will help:

 * What do you think are the most important human qualities (character traits) of the patriot (famous person) you are researching?
 * What is the achievement for which s/he is famous?
 * What challenges did s/he face?
 * What events or people from her/his life (early life, adulthood) inspired or influenced this person?
 * How did this person's life affect ours?

=Resources= [|American Revolution Patriots Student Assignment] [|American Revolution Patriots List] [|Character Traits] (short) Character Traits (expanded list) [|Timeline Icon Assignment] (offline poster) [|American Revolution Patriot Biographical Timeline Offline Poster Rubric] [|Poster Making Tips] [|Glogster - Making Your Own Online Poster] [|Online Poster Making Tips] [|American Patriot Glog Task Checklist] [|Research - Glogster Rubric / Assessment] [|VoiceThread Instructions] [|Media Storyboard] [|American Patriot VoiceThread Task Checklist] [|Research - VoiceThread Rubric / Assessment] [|Tips for Great PowerPoint Presentations] [|PowerPoint Storyboard] [|American Patriot PowerPoint Task Checklist] [|Am Rev PowerPoint Presentation Rubric] [|Presentation Tips] [|Am Rev Bio Poem Template] [|Am Rev Bio Poem Rubric] [|Note Card Template] [|Accessing SIS Databases] Jing of NoodleBib Introduction [|NoodleBib Sign-in and Create List] [|Completing the NoodleBib MLA Starter Web Site Form]  Sample Student Glogs Sample Student VoiceThreads =Sources= __Databases__ SIS LMC Online Databases

__Non Print__ [|The American Revolution Homepage] - scroll down to the Quick Reference sections on "Founding Fathers", "American Patriots", etc. [|Colonial Hall] - biographies of the founding fathers [|First Ladies] - biographies of US first ladies [|From Revolution to Reconstruction] - TONS of biographies [|History Central] - History Makers from the American Revolution [|Kid Info] - The American Revolution - Many, many links. Be patient, scroll down, and go "site seeing"! [|US Presidents] - biographies from The White House