Objective:

Students will research and create and edit a three paragraph report on a famous Iowan who lived near the beginning of the 20th century. Students will use the internet to locate information using addresses given and/or internet searches. Students will use the word processor using font, size, style, and spell check. This report will go into their time capsule project.

Task Definition:

• What famous Iowan that lived near the beginning of the 20th century should I choose to research? (See attached handout for a partial listing of names and web site addresses.)
• What information do I need to know?:
• Describe the person's childhood (where and when born, early life growing up).
• Describe the person's adulthood (places he/she lived, education, hardships, special things he/she did, death).
• What were this person's major accomplishments/achievements? (What is this person famous for doing?)
• What key words will help me find information about this person?

Information Seeking Strategies:

• Use the internet. Some possible addresses are included on the handout.
• Use electronic encyclopedias.
• Use other reference materials.

Location and Access:

• Search the internet. (Use the person's full name and/or other key words.)
• Use the internet addresses provided on the handout.

Use of Information

• Take written notes on information found.
• Type text and save on ClarisWorks. Report should include 3 paragraphs including information on the childhood, adulthood, and major accomplishments of the person.

Synthesis

• Site your sources of information. Must have at least two.
• Save information to disk.
• Print your report including bibliography.
• Place in time capsule.

Evaluation

• Self evaluation - reflection sheet.
• In a paragraph, describe how well you did on this project. Include how well you located your information, what you learned by doing this project, what was the best part, and what you would change if you had to do it again.
• Scoring rubric.

Evaluation Rubric

• A - Superior in all areas
  • Well written including proper grammar, punctuation, capitalization, paragraphing and spelling.
  • Bibliography siting at least two sources of information.
  • Content covers all three aspects of person's life.
  • Title and name typed at top of paper.
  • Able to locate web sites on the internet without assistance.
• B - Good in the areas listed for an A but limited in one area.
• C - Fair, meeting most requirements but limited in two to three areas.
• D - Below Average - Deficient in more than three areas. Quality is not evident.

Famous Iowans

The following is a list of possible Iowans to choose from:

Bess Streeter Aldrich (Home site in Cedar Falls IA)

More about Bess Streeter Aldrich

Black Hawk

Amelia Bloomer (from the National Women's Hall of Fame)

Amelia Bloomer (from the National Park Service)

Johnny Carson

George Washington Carver (from the National Inventor's Hall of Fame)

George Washington Carver (from The Great Idea Finder)

Carrie Land Chapman Catt (from St. Lawrence County, NY Branch of the American Association of University Women)

Carrie Land Chapman Catt (from the Library of Congress)

"Buffalo Bill" Cody (from Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park)

"Buffalo Bill" Cody (from The American West)

Mamie Doud Eisenhower

Herbert Hoover

Ann Landers (from Creators.com)

Ann Landers (from Jewish Virtual Library)

William Daniel Leahy

Aldo Leopold

Arabella Mansfield

Glenn Miller

Jessie Field Shambaugh (known as the Mother of 4-H)

Craig R. Sheaffer

Sullivan Brothers

Jack Trice

Henry Wallace

John Wayne

Meredith Willson

Grant Wood

The Complete Guide to Iowa Websites

BOOK

Wheeler, Keith. The Fall of Japan. Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1983.

CD-ROM

"Surface Tension." Encarta '97. CD-ROM. Seattle: Microsoft Corporation, 1996.

E-MAIL

Jones, Tom. "Opinion Regarding Nuclear Fission." [Online] Available email: jonest@nasa.gov. Houston, Texas. September 25, 1996.

ENCYCLOPEDIA

"Color." World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book, Inc., 1994.

MAGAZINE ARTICLE

With Author

Compton, Karl T. "If The Atomic Bomb Had Not Been." The Atlantic Monthly. December, 1946. 56.

No Author

"At Home: America Toasts the Victory." Newsweek. August 27, 1945. 30-31.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

With Author

Duke, Lynne. "An African Icon, Mandela's Other is Significant in Her Own Right." Washington Post. March 1, 1997. A10.

No Author -

"Gore Meets with Tutu, Mandela." The Herald. Salinas, California. February 17, 1997. A8.

PERSON/EXPERT

Dyson, Amy. Director of Public Affairs, Smithsonian Institution. Personal interview. Washington, D.C. October 10, 1996.

TELEVISION SHOW

"Frederick Douglass." Civil War Journal. Arts and Entertainment Network. April 6, 1993.

VIDEO/LASER DISK

Planet Earth. Videocassette. Intellimation, 1985.

WORLD WIDE WEB

Yang, May. "Describing the Effects of the Vietnam War." [Online] Available: http://www.place/May.html. January 9, 1996.

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