Author: Wake County Public Schools

My Hero Wax Museum Research Guide
My HERO: ____________________________________________________________
Ms. Ziller’s Hero: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Keywords are those terms that are related to your topic that will help you find information to support why your person is a hero.
What is your hero’s full name?
Is their birth name different from the name they go by?
What famous events were they a part of?
Who were the most important people in your person’s life?
My Keywords:
Ms. Ziller’s Examples: 1848 Convention, Susan B. Anthony, Amelia Bloomer, Declaration of Rights of the Women of the United States
Exploring Resources:
Source #1: Online Encyclopedia article
Source #2: Official website for your person
Source #3: Book or Print material
Source #4: Newspaper or Journal/Magazine Article
Source #5: Video Interview or Documentary
What information do you still need to gather? Do you have enough research findings to support why your person is a hero? Search for additional quality source(s) until you have the information you need to support your argument.