Object: Create a multimedia presentation about people who have made a difference- in society or their country.

Practice Power Point Skills | PPT Basics - Beginning and Intermediate | Handout for Student Information

Great PPT and Hero Example presentations shown in class

Jump to: People to Choose | Positive Character Traits | Researching Techniques | Links | Order of Process | Slide Show Template | Slide Show | Rubrics for Grading

Choosing Your People
You are going to choose two people who are heroes. They can be heroes to the larger society or historical, but you must be able to personally relate to them. You'll need to support your choices through research. Choose people who exhibit positive character traits.

It has to be a real person (not fictional) and is your personal hero. You must get the people you have chosen approved before continuing your research and project.

Here are some people you could research. This is just a starting place. Figure out which key words to use and spell the names correctly.

Definition of Hero - A hero is someone that you admire, someone you look up to, someone you would like to be like when you grow up. Choose people that you are proud of their accomplishments. You need to have at least three different sources of information about your person. This is a research project!

Wikipedia is a place you can start, but not use as a source. Google is a search engine, not a primary source of information. You can use other resources other than the Internet, check out a book from the library!
A person of character is...(link to character counts page)
Raoul Wallenberg
Harriet Tubman
Mahatma Gandhi
Eleanor Roosevelt
Rosa Parks
The Dalai Lama
Anwar Sadat
Abraham Lincoln
Pope John XXIII
Chai Ling: Student at Tiananmen Square
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Andrei Sakharov
James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner
Jacobo Timerman
Cesar Chavez
Roberto Clemente
Albert Schweitzer
Arthur Ashe
Chief Wilma Mankiller
Thomas Jefferson

Ronald Reagan

Emily Bissell

Harry Truman

Emmeline Pankhurst
Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan
Charles Lindbergh
Bill Wilson
Jackie Robinson
Anne Frank
Billy Graham
Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay
Amelia Earhart
The Kennedys
Muhammad Ali
Pelé
Harvey Milk
Mother Teresa
Diana, Princess of Wales
Andrei Sakharov

Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Positive Character Traits

Each person must represent at least two positive character traits. Click on the word for additional information about what the word means and some examples of how a person shows that trait.

  1. respectful

  2. responsible

  3. controlled

  4. punctual

  5. reliable

  6. creative

  7. optimistic

  8. self-motivated

  9. persevering

  10. thrifty

  11. gracious

  12. ambitious

  13. courageous

  14. resourceful

  15. joyful

  1. kind

  2. patient

  3. tolerant

  4. honest

  5. thankful

  6. polite

  7. considerate

  8. generous

  9. cheerful

  10. loyal

  11. sympathetic

  12. patriotic

  13. trustworthy

  14. fair

  15. cooperative

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Researching Techniques - How To Do It Efficiently

1.    Search using the person’s name and keywords.

2.    Copy and paste the information into a Word document.

3.    Save pictures as you go: Right click on photo, SAVE PICTURE AS:, Save photo in your Server folder.

4.    Copy and paste the URL with the information into your Word document.

5.    Sort and organize your information – highlight the important facts you will use.

6.    Transfer the facts to your project by copying and pasting from the Word document.

Links for Heroes and People Who Have Made a Difference

Time Magazine - Europe Heroes

http://www.time.com/time/europe/hero/

One Hundred Heroes and Profiles

http://www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/

Home of Military Heroes

http://www.homeofheroes.com/

Heroes of History

http://www.heroesofhistory.com/

Holocaust Heroes

http://www.holocaust-heroes.com/

My Heroes

http://myhero.com/home.asp

Biography Online

http://www.biography.com/

My Heroes - Sports

http://myhero.com/sports/sports_content.asp

NBA stars in community work

http://www.nba.com/community/

NFL Football Players in the Community

http://www.jointheteam.com/

NASA site with details on astronauts

http://edspace.nasa.gov/home.html

Presidential Biographies - Past History

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/

Presidential Biographies - Kids Page

http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/presidents/index.html

Locks of Love - Hair donations

http://www.locksoflove.org/vol_highlights.html

Screen Actors Guild Foundation - Actors and Community

http://www.sagfoundation.org/programs.html

UNICEF Volunteers

http://www.unicefusa.org/volunteer/profiles.html

Habitat for Humanity International

http://www.habitat.org/

Sony Artists

http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/index.html

Christopher Reeves Foundation

http://www.christopherreeve.org/News/News.cfm?ID=394&c=30

Motown Artists

http://www.motown.com/

Raise Your Voice in the Fight Against Breast Cancer

http://health.yahoo.com/health/centers/breast_cancer/22.html

My Heroes Web Site

http://www.myhero.com/New_Directory/directory_table.asp
Library of Congress - Baseball Links

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_baseball.php

  

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***Remember***

You must give credit where it is due! List ALL sources of information in order to get credit for this project.

 

Power Point – Order of Process

Save often! Don’t change this order or it will make it difficult to complete.

1.    Make new slides – enough for basic structure required for project given.

2.    Choose a Design Template and/or background.

3.    Add titles to each slide.

4.    Add details to each slide, giving examples and facts.

5.    Add clip art and photos.

6.    Add sounds and music.

7.    Then do the Custom animation.

8.    Last add the slide transitions.

9.    Double check spelling, animation and flow of presentation. Adjust if necessary.

10.  Check presentation on projector for color.

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What will the Final Slide Show Look Like?
Example of Hero PPT created by Ms. Cook

 

You can use on your slides:

  • Photos

  • Clip art

  • Sounds and music

  • Video clips

  • Scanned Photos

  • Quotes

  • Text and information

  • Interviews

  • Animations and transitions

Title Slide -

Include your name and date of the project

Introduction Slide -

Use this slide to draw your audience into your presentation. It isn't a table of contents, but something exciting and make your audience want to see your production. You can use pictures, animations and sounds.

The slides about the people need to include (minimum):

  • Short biography - Include 4 - 5 facts about the person

  • One quote they made

  • Photos or movie

  • Why they are a hero to you

  • What positive character traits they represent

  • How do they demonstrate or symbolize heroic deeds by giving facts and information

  • A 5 point quiz for the audience based on information presented

People Slides -

Over several slides (at least 7-8 slides for each person), explain why you chose this person and what makes them special. This is the bulk of the presentation. You must list each of the characteristics that you have chosen on a separate slide. You have to give facts that support these characteristics.

Conclusion Slide -

Tie all your choices together with your reflections and comments. This is where you make a personal statement.

Quiz Slide -

For both of your heroes, you are going to create a 5 point quiz, for your audience, on each of your people to review and highlight the important points about them.

Resource Slide -

You must create one list of ALL the resources you used. You must have at least three resources per person. Wikipedia is not a valid resource.

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Link to Rubric for grading the actual presentation in class Rubric for grading the project

 

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