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DONE TOO SOON. Please log in to the computer using your personal log-in. Then, turn off your monitor and wait! Thank you!. A Biographical Study w ith Ms. Sturgeon. Done Too Soon. What Am I Looking For?. 10 significant facts about your person’s life
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DONE TOO SOON Please log in to the computer using your personal log-in. Then, turn off your monitor and wait! Thank you!
A Biographical Study with Ms. Sturgeon Done Too Soon
What Am I Looking For? • 10 significant facts about your person’s life • 5 historical facts about the time period in which your person lived • 5 facts about the place (city, country) in which your person lived – pick the place where most of his/her important living took place • 5 good things that your person did • 5 not so good (or down right bad) things that your person did/participated in
What am I REALLY looking for? Was Robert Louis Stevenson done too soon?
NEWSFLASH This just in…Only print resources—a.k.a. books— are available for this project! Check out the cart in the front of the room.
How Am I Going to Find Books on My Person? Before you start searching for books, ask yourself these questions…
How Am I Going to Find Books on ____________________? Before you start searching for books, ask yourself these questions…
What’s In a Name? Marilyn Monroe Real Name: Norma JeaneMortinson Also: Norma Jean Baker
Careers Search Terms Actress, model, icon
Descriptive Words and Associations Hollywood, JFK, Playboy, Joe DiMaggio, Arthur Miller, movies (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, etc.), overdose
Times and Locations Born: June 1, 1926 Died: August 5, 1962 Most significant time of Marilyn’s life – the 1950’s (the Cold War) Marilyn is from Los Angeles, California.
What’s In a Name? Real name: Dwayne Johnson Aliases: The Rock, Rocky Maivia, “The Blue Chipper”
Careers Search Terms
Careers Actor, wrestler, professional and collegiate football player Search Terms
Descriptive Words and Associations WWE, WWF, University of Miami, The Scorpion King, other movie titles
Times and Locations Born: May 2, 1972 Died: Still Living Most significant time of The Rock’s life—as a wrestler=1990’s; as an actor=2000’s The Rock is from Hayward, California but lived in both New Zealand and Hawaii. He is of Black Canadian and Samoan decent.
What’s In a Name? Snoop Doggy Dogg Real name: ___________________ Aliases: __________, __________,___________
What’s In a Name? Snoop Doggy Dogg Real name: Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. Aliases: Snoop, Snoop Dogg, The Doggfather
Careers Search Terms
Careers Musician, singer, rapper, hip-hop mogul, record producer, actor Search Terms
Descriptive Words and Associations Dr. Dre, The Chronic, Death Row Records, Shuge Knight , Gangsta rap, “—izzle,” drugs
Times and Locations Born: ________ Died: Still Living Most significant time of Snoop’s life—___________________ Snoop is from ________________
Times and Locations Born: October 20, 1971 Died: Still Living Most significant time of Snoop’s life—the 1990’s through the present Snoop is from Long Beach, California.
Times and Locations Born: October 20, 1971 Died: Still Living Most significant time of Snoop’s life—the 1990’s through the present Snoop is from Long Beach, California.
What’s In a Name? Joe DiMaggio Real Name: Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio, Jr. Nicknames: Joltin’ Joe; The Yankee Clipper
Careers Search Terms
Descriptive Words and Associations Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Marilyn Monroe, Simon and Garfunkel
Times and Locations Born: November 25, 1914 Died: March 8, 1999 Most significant time of Joe’s life—the 1930’s (Great Depression), the 1940’s (World War II), and the 1950’s (Cold War) Joe is from Martinez, California.
WIKIPEDIA---WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? http://www.wikipedia.org
DESTINY: The SPHS Library Catalog http://destiny.hoover.k12.al.us See what the library has on your person!