A Great Book of Great Thinkers

Project 11
Challenge for Students

You are a children’s book author and illustrator. Your publisher has given you an assignment to create a children’s book about South African Noble Prize winners. You will write the book for children ages eight to eleven and should include information about the purpose and history of the Nobel Prize. Your book should be a minimum of six pages long and include biographies of at least four South African Nobel laureates. Because the book will be published around the world, it should have an international focus. The publisher also wants to make sure that the children who read the book learn about heroes and leaders who have made contributions in a variety of areas, so be sure to choose winners in different categories. You will work with a partner to complete these tasks:

1. Research South African Nobel Prize winners to help you decide which four Nobel laureates you want to include in your book.

2. Write their stories in a way that will keep children interested. Include photographs or other artwork in your book. Use Microsoft Word to create the pages of the book.

3. Create an eye-catching cover design with a title.

4. Make sure you include a works cited page that lists all the sources you used to write the stories and create your book. All text in the book should be typed.

When you are finished creating your books, you may have the chance to share them with some children age eight to eleven to introduce them to the lives of these South African Nobel laureates and see if your book does a good job of holding their interest.

During this challenge you will develop knowledge, skills and beliefs. These will help you to achieve Assessment Standards in a number of different Learning Areas.

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