American Revolution Important Person Project
Your challenge is to step back in time and get to really know an important person in the American Revolution. So many different people played such a huge role in helping our country get its start. These people were alive over 200 years ago, so it’s our job to make sure that their legacy is not forgotten...after all, they laid the foundations for this great country. Some important guidelines are:
Slide Contents
Slide 1: Title Slide (6 total points)
Slide 2: Background Information - Childhood (7 total points)
Slide 3: Background Information - Adulthood (8 total points)
Slide 4: Role in the American Revolution (7 total points)
Slide 5: Importance in the American Revolution (10 points)
Slide 6: Remembering Your Person (6 points)
Slide 7: Interesting or Fun Facts (9 points)
Total Points: 53 points
Your challenge is to step back in time and get to really know an important person in the American Revolution. So many different people played such a huge role in helping our country get its start. These people were alive over 200 years ago, so it’s our job to make sure that their legacy is not forgotten...after all, they laid the foundations for this great country. Some important guidelines are:
- Your presentation must be at least 8 slides long, including a title slide.
- Each slide must include a heading or title (It may be a good idea to use the headings that I have listed for you). - 1 point
- Each slide must contain a picture (think about our slides that I presented while we were talking about the American Revolution...each one had a photograph). - 1 point
- You must contain nothing but complete sentences. As you’re typing, be sure to not use words such as he, she, they. Pretend that I don’t have a clue what you are talking about. I need to be able to read your slides, and know exactly who and what you are talking about. - 1 point
- Be creative! Use color, different fonts, animations, transitions, etc. - 1 Point
Slide Contents
Slide 1: Title Slide (6 total points)
- The name of your person. - 1 point
- Your name - 1 point
Slide 2: Background Information - Childhood (7 total points)
- When was your person born? - 1 point
- Where was your person born? - 1 point
- Who were their parents? - 1 point
- Picture of the country or state where they were born.
- Picture of the flag of the country or state they were born in.
Slide 3: Background Information - Adulthood (8 total points)
- Was your person married? If so, to who? -1 point
- Did they have children? If so, how many? - 1 point
- What was their life like when they were young?
- What was their job? - 1 point
- Where did they live? - 1 point
- Is there any other important or interesting facts that you have found?
- Picture of your person as a young adult.
- Picture of your person and their spouse, children, or family.
Slide 4: Role in the American Revolution (7 total points)
- Was your person a Patriot, Loyalist, or neither? - 1 point
- How do you know? - 1 point
- If they were a Patriot, what was a Patriot? -1 point
- If they were a Loyalist, what was a Loyalist? -1 point
- Picture of a Patriot, Loyalist, or colonists.
Slide 5: Importance in the American Revolution (10 points)
- Why was your person important to the American Revolution? - 1 point
- Be sure to state why they were important and include AT LEAST three pieces of evidence for this. - 3 points
- If your person didn’t do the things that they did, how could that have changed the American Revolution? - 2 points
- Picture of your person as an adult.
- Picture of your person during/in the American Revolution.
Slide 6: Remembering Your Person (6 points)
- How is your person remembered today? - 1 point
- Are there any important memorials or buildings named in honor of your person? - 1 point
- A picture of your person’s grave, building, or memorial, etc.
Slide 7: Interesting or Fun Facts (9 points)
- What other information did you come across that you thought was interesting or fun? -
- You must include AT LEAST 5 things. - 5 points
- Any other photos that you found of your person or that you liked.
Total Points: 53 points