On September 29th we have the pleasure of hosting Dr. Baruch S. Blumberg here at McCall. Dr. Blumberg is a distinguished scientist and is the 1976 Nobel Prize winner in Medicine. Dr. Blumberg has a very interesting biography and we would like to prepare for his meeting by learning about his achievements and being prepared to ask him questions about his experiences and how students can strive to success and contribute to the common good in their own way. The following assignment is an assignment that when completed (according to the below checklists) will earn you a 100% on a quiz grade and a week homework pass. Not a bad deal if you are dedicated enough and can budget your time wisely. Rough draft is due Friday September 24 and final draft is due Monday September 27th.
Here are the Assignment Guidelines. If you need help please let me know.
Biography Assignment
Write a 5-paragraph report on Dr. Blumberg's life and his achievements.
Report must:
• Be typewritten • Use 3 or more sources for information • Have a cover page • Have a bibliography • Have one picture of the Dr. Blumberg and one picture representing his work
Rough Draft due: 9/24/10
Final Paper due: 9/27/10
Biography Report Steps
1. Questions - write down questions you have about Dr. Blumberg. What did he do? Why is he famous? How has he made an impact on our world today? In what ways can a young person be like them?
2. Gather Information – find as many books, magazines, encyclopedias and internet sites about Dr. Blumberg as you can.
3. Read, read, read! – You need to know about Dr. Blumberg if you’re going to tell other people about them, so read up!
4. Take Notes! – Write down facts as you find them. You can write these on index cards or in a special notebook with all of your research.
5. Check your questions – Have you answered them in your research? Do you need to research further? Is the question important?
6. Draw a web diagram – Write Dr. Blumberg's name in the middle and facts or ideas that you want to write about in each circle. When you find more details about your facts and ideas draw smaller circles off of the bigger ones. This web will help you as you write your sentences.
7. Write your first draft – This is also called a rough draft, it doesn’t need to be perfect, it is just to help you get your ideas on paper and get your paragraphs moving in the right direction.
8. Revise your paper – Use the revising checklist to make sure you have a great paper coming along. Read your paper and ask other people to read your paper.
9. Write your final draft – Now that you have worked on your paper and gotten some help from others, make changes until it is just as you like it.
10. Proofread your paper – Use the proofreading checklist to make sure you have not made any spelling or grammatical errors. Correct these errors as you find them
11. Write the bibliography – Use the bibliography sample sheet to correctly write down the information for the sources that you used.
12. Find your photos – If you have not found a photo of Dr. Blumberg and his work yet, find one and print it out. Look at the photo sample page for ideas.
13. Create your cover page – Your cover page should have the title of your paper in the center and your name underneath it. Look at the sample cover page for ideas.
14. Print everything out – Print out and gather all of your report papers and turn them in!
Revising Checklist
- Is my introduction interesting?
- Does each paragraph have a topic sentence, three supporting sentences and a closing sentence?
- Does each paragraph stay on topic?
- Do my sentences make sense?
- Is my ending well written?
- Did I use correct capitalization?
- Did I use correct punctuation?
- Did I use complete sentences?
- Did I indent my paragraphs?
- Are any of my sentences run on sentences?
- Did I spell correctly?
- Do I have a cover page?
- Do I have 5 paragraphs?
- Is it typewritten?
- Did I include a bibliography with 3 sources?
- Did I include a photo of Dr. Blumberg and a photo representing his work?
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