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| You are applying for a job as an investigative reporter for 20/20. As part of your application portfolio, you will need to write a memoir, prepare for a debate, write a research paper, and create a Hyperstudio card stack. The producer wants to do a segment on a well-known person who has not received the recognition he/she deserves. Your task is to select and research one person's life according to the show's guidelines. You will evaluate his/her life in light of history. Choose someone you've wondered about, admired, or found interesting. Be sure to select someone about whom you can find several sources of information. |
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| Your first assignment is a memoir. A memoir is a brief story from your own life that reveals something important about you or records a key event in your life. This will include vivid description, dialogue, and a clear beginning, middle and end. You should express your personal thoughts or feelings in it. | Your third assignment is a research paper. This will be based on the person about whom you've read a biography or autobiography. You will need to have at least three different sources of information--one print source and two non-print sources. You will also need to complete at least 18 note cards and a bibliography. Click here to continue with this assignment. QUESTION |
| Your second assignment is a debate about whether Commodore Perry was a skilled negotiator or an international bully. You will participate in several in-class activities to help you understand point of view before reading the selection "Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun". You will be assigned the point of view of either a Japanese or American observer. You will work with a team of others with your same point of view to prepare a debate organizer using the text and your own ideas. Then you will debate a team with the other point of view. | Your fourth assignment is a Hyperstudio card stack about the person you select. You will need to include key facts about your person on one card--worded as a guessing game--and the person's name on another card. You will also add graphics and sounds to enhance your cards. Everyone's cards will be linked to create a large stack that anyone can visit to test their knowledge of famous people. Visit the Hyperstudio site if you need more information on how to make your cards. |