Name: ______________________________ Class: ________

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1. Introduction paragraph: Briefly describe who the person was and what notable thing
he/she did. Remember . . . your lead needs to grab the reader’s attention!

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2. Early life
A. Birth date and birthplace.
B. Family Life (What did his/her parents do for work? Siblings?).
C. Significant events that led to achievement (Education, Occupation,
Experiences).

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3. Major Contributions/Accomplishments (Why is he/she famous?).

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4. Character Traits/Qualities that made he/she worth researching (include evidence to
support each trait).

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5. Conclusion.
A. Is he/she still living? If not, include the date of death and the cause of death.
B. How did he/she make a difference in the world?
C. How would our lives be different if he/she did not achieve his/her goals?
D. Why should he/she be remembered?

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6. Bibliography: List below all the books, Web sites, etc. where you found your
information. For online resources, do NOT list search engines (i.e. Google) . . . instead,
list specific sites where you found your information. You will be given a specific format
for your bibliography, so be sure to follow it!

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 Name: ______________________________ Class: ________

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1. Introduction paragraph: Briefly describe who the person was and what notable thing
he/she did. Remember . . . your lead needs to grab the reader’s attention!

Did you know that _____________________________________________ was

__________________________________________________________________________________?
__________________________________________________________________. He/she is known
for__________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________.

2. Early life
A. Birth date and birthplace.
B. Family Life (What did his/her parents do for work? Siblings?).
C. Significant events that led to achievement (Education, Occupation,
Experiences).

__________________________________ was born on _______________________________

in ________________________________. His/her parents were _____________________________
________________________________________________________, and he had ________ siblings
who were ____________________________________. At the age of ______, he/she _________
____________________________________________________________________________________.

For a while, his/her family _____________________________________________________

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When he/she was _________, he/she moved to ____________________ and ______________
______________________________________________________________. After that, ___________
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3. Major Contributions/Accomplishments (Why is he/she famous?).

He/she is known for ___________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________.
His/major contributions and achievements were ______________________________________
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____________________________________________________________________________________.

4. Character Traits/Qualities that made he/she worth researching (include evidence to

support each trait).

______________________________ was known for being __________________________

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His/her major contributions impacted the world by ___________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________.
His/her famous quote, “_____________________________________________________________
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had inspired others by _____________________________________________________________.

5. Conclusion.
A. Is he/she still living? If not, include the date of death and the cause of death.
B. How did he/she make a difference in the world?
C. How would our lives be different if he/she did not achieve his/her goals?
D. Why should he/she be remembered?

___________________________ died on ______________________ in _________________

_____________________________ by ___________________________________________________
______________________________________. He/she made a difference in the world by ____
____________________________________________________________________________________.
Our lives would be different if he/she did not achieve his/her goals because ___________
____________________________________________________________________________________.
Thanks to his/her efforts, we _________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________.

6. Bibliography: List below all the books, Web sites, etc. where you found your
information. For online resources, do NOT list search engines (i.e. Google) . . . instead,
list specific sites where you found your information. You will be given a specific format
for your bibliography, so be sure to follow it!
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