7th+8th+grade+Q4+Biography


 * Individuals Who Stood Up to Power: A Biography Study **

What is courage? What is leadership? Where, how, and why are the causes advocated by these leaders being advanced today?
 * Essential Questions:**

**Assignment Information:**
Complete Assignment

Biography Subject List

Assignment Rubric

Parent Information:

Wiki instructions:

Voicethread instructions

Key Due Dates:
April 29 - First signed parent form due May 13 - All research wiki content due May 20 - Second signed parent form due; PowerPoint and presentation script due May 27 - FINAL DUE DATE: Voicethread due

Models:
Mr. Feeley's model research wiki: http://powerbiotutu.wikispaces.com/

Mr. Feeley's model voicethread: Click here. media type="custom" key="9422196"

Recommended/Approved Resources
Internet Public Library @http://www.ipl.org/

ABC-CLIO ABC-CLIO American History http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com ABC-CLIO World History: The Modern Era http://worldhistory.abc-clio.com

Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition K-12 @http://school.eb.com/

Gale Databases @http://www.accessmyschool.com/cps/
 * Gale Subjects in Context - citations provided; listening feature
 * DISCovering Collection - citations provided; Spanish translation available
 * Student Resource Center Junior
 * Gale Virtual Reference Library

Newsbank http://www.infoweb.newsbank.com The electronic editions of record for valuable local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers - all in one easy-to-search database.

Public Broadcasting System @http://www.pbs.org/

Safari Montage: Visual Learning Service on Demand @http://cpsondemandk8.cps.k12.il.us/SAFARI/montage/login.php
 * Select Inter-American Magnet School
 * Sign in using your First Class username and password

Biography.com http://www.biography.com

Google.com @http://www.google.com/
 * Narrow your searches by using Timeline or Wonder Wheel features (under "More Search Tools") or the Advanced Search option

Tools:
Wikispaces.com http://www.wikispaces.com

Voicethread.com @http://voicethread.com/

Citation Machine @http://citationmachine.net/

Website Evaluation: Who? What? When? Where? Why? Website Evaluation Checklist: @http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/EvalForm_General_Barker.pdf Website Evaluation Checklist PDF Version:

Library Group (M, T, Th, F in library, W in gym class)
1. Alejandro & Luis W.E.B. Du Bois http://iamsbio1.wikispaces.com/ Voicethread. Click here. media type="custom" key="9722696"

2. Benjamin & Edgar Frederick Douglass http://iamsbio.wikispaces.com/ Voicethread. Click here. media type="custom" key="9735350"

3. Grecia & Rodrigo Nelson Mandela http://iamsbio3.wikispaces.com/ Voicethread, Click here. media type="custom" key="9685730"

4. Tatiana & Cameron Rigoberta Menchú http://iamsbio4.wikispaces.com/ Voicethread. Click here. media type="custom" key="9685784"

5. Christian & Antonio Howard Zinn http://iamsbio100.wikispaces.com/ Voicethread. Click here.

6. Santos & Andre Muhammad Ali http://wikibio6.wikispaces.com/ Voicethread. Click here. media type="custom" key="9712678"

7. Danielle & Noel Sojournor Truth http://iamsbio7.wikispaces.com/ Voicethred. Click here. media type="custom" key="9735476"

8. Larissa & Elizabeth Eleanor Roosevelt http://iamsbio8.wikispaces.com/ Voicethread. Click here. media type="custom" key="9735502"

9. Christopher & Michael Miguel Hidalgo http://iamsbio9.wikispaces.com/ Voicethread. Click here. media type="custom" key="9686102"

10. Lucas & Jannet Mahatma Gandhi http://iamsbio10.wikispaces.com/ Voicethread. Click here.

11. Karina & Alejandra Molly Ivins http://iamsbio11.wikispaces.com/ Voicethread. Click here. media type="custom" key="9722818"

Computer Group (M, T, W, F in computer lab; Th in gym class)
1. Eric & Karina Susan B. Anthony http://iamsbio1a.wikispaces.com/ Voicethread. Click here. media type="custom" key="10195799"

2. Celeste & Erick Cesar Chavez http://iamsbio2a.wikispaces.com/ Voicethread. Click here. media type="custom" key="10195781"

3. Alejandro & Nicky Hellen Keller http://iamsbio3a.wikispaces.com/ Voicethread. Click here. media type="custom" key="10195825"

4. Cathy & Diana Elizabeth Cady Stanton http://iamsbio4a.wikispaces.com/

5. Ashley & Wiljalisha Jane Addams http://iamsbio5a.wikispaces.com/ Voicethread. Click here. media type="custom" key="10195843"

6. Autumn & Simone Mahatma Gandhi http://iamsbio6a.wikispaces.com/ Voicethread. Click here. media type="custom" key="10195833"

7. Esteban & Alberto David Suzuki http://iamsbio7a.wikispaces.com/

8. Irvin & Jacqueline Ida B. Wells http://iamsbio8a.wikispaces.com/ Voicethread. Click here. media type="custom" key="10195857"

9. Samantha & Olga Howard Zinn http://iamsbio9a.wikispaces.com/

10. Alex & Martina Studs Terkel http://iamsbio10a.wikispaces.com/ Voicethread. Click here. media type="custom" key="10195869"

11. Ana & Isabella Dorothea Lange http://iamsbio11a.wikispaces.com/ Voicethread. Click here. media type="custom" key="10195883"

12. Eduardo & Kelly Mary Harris "Mother" Jones http://iamsbio12a.wikispaces.com/