Biography Monologue Book Report
Soda Bottle Biography Report
Written Report and Bottle Due: May7th
Listening and Speaking Standards
Select a biography about someone you would like to read and learn about (We did this before Spring Break). You may use your 20 minutes of reading, each night, to work on reading your biography book and taking notes
This week, your focus will be on reading your book. You will have additional weeks to work on writing your report and working on your bottle. Remember, there will be no other homework, except your daily math, for the next fewweeks. This should be your focus. Have your book in your back pack. I will give some time in class to read and take notes. I will also give students time to work on their first drafts in class.
Objective:
Using a soda bottle as a base for the body, you will create a model of your person. You will also write a one page paper including information that you collect while reading your biography and answering the questions provided for you. On the day you turn in your report (or the following day), you will be required to give a short presentation, sharing key points about your person.
Grading will be on the oral presentation, the written paper, and the model (with a note card attached).
Written Report:(30 points)The report should be at least one page in length. It may be typed or hand written. It should include a title page. The title page should include the name of your person, the name of the book you read, your name, and the date. Clip art and pictures may be added to the cover page to enhance the report. Points will be taken away for excessive errors.
- Select the person you want to read about. Read your book for homework – you may want to make notes while you are reading.A questionnaire will be provided to help guide you while writing down your notes.
- The report should include:
- An introduction of the person
- Something meaningful from their life, what are they known for?
- What their dreams were
- What or whoinspired them
- People important to their personal development
- Why the biography was written
- Advice they would give to others
Model of Your Person: (30 points)You will need a liter soda bottle. Your bottle should be a model of the person that you read your biography on. Clothe your bottle in clothing that would represent the time period during which your person lived. (Students have used doll clothes, fabric, paper, yarn, and buttons to decorate their bottles). You will need to give your bottle a face. Examples of materials that you may use to make the head are paper or Styrofoam balls (this was the most common). You may not print a picture of your person and glue it onto the bottle. This must be your creative representation of your person. You may use any materials you feel is necessary to create your person. This is your chance to be creative and have fun! Please note: you may want to put something inside your bottle to weigh it down (sand or rocks). It might tip over with extra items on the outside. Caution: don’t make it too heavy. You will need to carry it. Try to add extra “special” items to your bottle that go with your person. For example: Ben Franklin might have bifocals, or Sally Ride might have a rocket. These can be made out of paper or just items that you have in your toy box.
Note Card: (10 points) Please add a note card with your person’s name, and explanation of who they are, and the date they lived.
Oral Presentation: (30 Points)
- You will need to bring in your bottle to show to the class as you present your information.
- Please do not read from your written paper.
- You may use note cards to share information. However, your grade will improve, depending on how much you read from the cards. Students should be comfortable with their information.
- Please be ready to answer questions from students/teacher.