Why is ________ a risk taker?
We will be developing a living wax museum that students and parents can come and visit. You will choose a famous risk taker to research. You will create a costume, dress as your chosen person, and then assume the identity of your historical figure, complete with props and a visual “museum” display. As part of your final project, you must write two paragraphs explaining why your person would be considered a risk taker.
Risking it all: Wax Museum project handout
As you take notes from the various sources below, be thinking about your tri-fold and presentation. What details about your risk takers life do you want to share? What were their greatest influences? Find examples of risk taking in their life. Explore multiple sources to find RELEVANT information that is related the the essential question.
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Risking it all: Wax Museum project handout
As you take notes from the various sources below, be thinking about your tri-fold and presentation. What details about your risk takers life do you want to share? What were their greatest influences? Find examples of risk taking in their life. Explore multiple sources to find RELEVANT information that is related the the essential question.
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Source #1: Online Encyclopedia Database
Encyclopedias are a great place to begin your research because they contain biographical information about a person's life. You may also find links to visuals and other websites here. Explore!
Grolier Online Encyclopedia
Britannica Online Encyclopedia
Grolier Online Encyclopedia
Britannica Online Encyclopedia
Source #2: Personal Website or an Official Website of your person
Do a Google search for the personal website or an official website for your risk taker. Be sure to explore the site to find out WHO published it BEFORE taking notes.
Personal Website
Official Website
Personal Website
Official Website
Source #3: Book or Print material
Find a book or magazine in the media center on your risk taker. Use the Destiny catalog link to search for either an entire biography OR you may find a book containing information on many different people in which your risk taker is included. Browse indexes!
Destiny Library Catalog
Destiny Library Catalog
Source #4: Video/Audio
Do a Google search for a RELIABLE video or audio source. Look for interviews, speeches, and/or documentaries. If you have any questions about the authority of the source, please ask your teacher or Ms. Ziller.
Video
Audio
Video
Audio
Source #5: Newspaper or Journal/Magazine Article
Find a newspaper, journal, or magazine article about your risk taker. Interviews are unique sources of information that can give you details about your risk takers personality and provide you with information you seldom find elsewhere.
If the links below do not work, visit the media center website (http://durantroadms.wcpss.net/web/mediacenter/), scroll over STUDENT RESEARCH, and click on NCWiseOwl. Both of these resources are found in the HIGH SCHOOL ZONE. They're blue tabs in the left-hand column.
Student Research Center
Newspaper Source Plus
If the links below do not work, visit the media center website (http://durantroadms.wcpss.net/web/mediacenter/), scroll over STUDENT RESEARCH, and click on NCWiseOwl. Both of these resources are found in the HIGH SCHOOL ZONE. They're blue tabs in the left-hand column.
Student Research Center
Newspaper Source Plus
Look at all of the information you've gathered. What else do you still need to find? More evidence of why they're a risk taker?
Noodletools
You will use an online bibliography tool to create your bibliography for this project. See your teacher for a handout on how to create an account and selecting the correct form for each source type.