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Revised: Thursday, March 27, 2008
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Introduction |
Task |
Process |
Resources |
Conclusion |
Evaluation |
Teacher's Page |
Introduction |
| Did you know that the world famous comedian, Bill Cosby, was born right here in Philadelphia, PA? Let’s find out about other famous Pennsylvanians. |
Tasks |
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| 1. | You will research a famous Pennsylvanian. |
| 2. | You will find answers to 5 questions about this person. |
| 3. | You will find other interesting facts about this person |
| 4. | You will create 2 additional questions from you research. |
| 5. | You will be a part of an interview of this person. |
| 6. | You will write an article about this person |
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Process: There will be 5 steps for you to follow. |
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| Step 1. | You and your partner will choose a famous person to research from the Famous Pennsylvanians List. |
| Step 2. | You and your partner are going to use internet resources to find answers to questions and interesting information about your Pennsylvanian. |
| Step 3. | You and your partner will print out and complete the Who’s Who questionnaire. |
| Step 4. | You and your partner will present an oral interview to the class. a. First, decide who will be the interviewer and who will be the famous person. b. Next, practice the interview with you partner. Be sure to check the Evaluation Form to see how you will be graded. c. Use your Who’s Who questionnaire to conduct an interview of the famous Pennsylvanian for the class. Check the Evaluation Form to be sure you have included everything required. |
| Step 5. | Write an article using your Who’s Who questionnaire. Be sure to check the Evaluation Form to be sure you include everything you need. |
Resources |
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Grade 4 Famous Pennsylvanians
Famous
Pennsylvanians Reference & Search Sites Yahooligans The History
Channel Ask for Kids |
Conclusion: |
| You have been a journalist researching a famous person from Pennsylvania History. You and your partner used the information you found to answer questions about this person. Then you conducted an interview in front of the class to inform them about your person. Finally, you wrote an article for your teacher. We hope you learned a lot about the many famous people from Pennsylvania. |
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