AP
Assignment—to put
together an illustrated biography of a reformer with data in a number of
categories.
Here is a menu of ideas. You need to cover
at least five of these
categories including the three
marked with asterisks.
·
key accomplishments * (These are specific
details; for example, Martin Luther King led the Birmingham Bus Boycott and
gave the “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on
·
impact this person had on society * (These are
the broader results of the person’s efforts; for example, Martin Luther King
helped to desegregate public facilities in the South and encouraged the use of
nonviolent protest to achieve racial equality.)
·
representative
quotation from this person *
·
fascinating
facts or interesting anecdotes about this person
·
photograph
or painting of the reformer
·
illustrations
to indicate the person’s work and accomplishments
·
important
dates
·
major
failures
·
quotations
from contemporaries about this person
·
timeline
of highlights from this person’s life
·
awards
and recognition
The bio board should be thin enough so
that it can be thumb-tacked to a bulletin board. (It’s hard to do this with
foam core.)
Points—25
Criteria
·
Quality
of information (must go beyond common textbook information)
·
Gives
a clear sense of the nature and the importance of this individual’s work
·
Thoroughness
(covers at least the minimum number of categories)
·
Engaging
and interesting to read (this is often the difference between A's and B's on
this assignment)
·
Uses
16-point type so others can easily read the information
·
Neatness
(though I don’t expect professional production values)
·
No
errors in grammar, usage, or mechanics (this is an area where many people lose
points)
·
Size
and shape may vary, but this should be about the size of a standard sheet of posterboard.
·
Your
name on the back of bio board
·
I
encourage you to reuse posterboard from previous
assignments.
·
Use
a bulleted list rather than long paragraphs of text. This will make it easier
for readers to pick out key information quickly.
·
Use
parallel structure.
·
For
the first reference to the reformer, use the first and last name. For
subsequent references, use the last name. E.g., “Dix was successful…,” not
“Dorothea was successful….”
·
Don’t
repeat the same information under Key Accomplishments, Impact on Society,
Timeline, etc.
·
Explain
any references or allusions that are not clear to the average, intelligent
reader. For example, if you refer to Robert Owen’s
purchase of mules for his factory, make clear that these are spinning machines,
not the farm animals.
·
Focus
on the reforms this person made, not on the number of children he or she had or
the jobs he or she held.
Reformers
1. Peter Cartwright
2. Charles Grandison Finney
3. Joseph Smith
4. Brigham Young
5. Horace Mann
6. Noah Webster
7. William H. McGuffey
8. Emma Willard
9. Mary Lyon
10. Dorothea Dix
11. Neal S. Dow
12. Lucretia Mott
13.
14. Elizabeth Blackwell
15. Susan B. Anthony
16. Amelia Bloomer
17. Robert Owen
18. John Noyes
19. Mother Ann Lee
20. Sarah Grimke
21. Theodore Dwight Weld
22. William Lloyd Garrison
23. Wendell Phillips
24. Frederick Douglass
25. Sojourner Truth