Introduction

Task

Process

Evaluation

Conclusion

Teacher Notes

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Famous For A Day

Process

During the following week, you will be discussing possible activities for a famous person's typical day.  As we are learning, you will be selecting three people whose shoes you will want to wear for a day.

1)  You  need to find three famous people to do your research on that are interesting to you.  They should each have a different occupation. 
2)  Keep a set of notes on some of the information you find out about the people, so you can later narrow it down to your three favorites. 
3)  Start doing your research by going to the website http://www.celebhoo.com/ or http://www.celebrity-link.com/.  These two pages are search engines for famous people that are easy to navigate and give detailed descriptions of the selected person. 
4)  Now, you should have selected your three favorite people.
5)  Write down the names of your people and prepare notebook to use as your journal.
6)  You need to find at least one website that gives a specific description for each individual person.  You may have more than one for each if you are lacking information. 
7)  In your journal, record some general findings you have collected about each of the three famous people.  Keep in mind the required questions as you do this. 
8)  Based on your findings, choose just one person that interested you the most and that you would like to continue research on.
9)  Find at least two more sites with information about the person you have selected.  These sites should facilitate in finding the answers to the following required questions.

REQUIRED QUESTIONS

  • What does this person do that makes them famous?
  • How much is his or her average annual salary, approximately?
  • What does he or she like to do in their spare time?
  • What other interests are they passionate about?  Maybe enough to donate their time and money to...
  • What are a few facts about this person's background that were intriguing to you?
  • What would a typical day be like as this person, their specific schedule?
10)  Make a 10-15 minute video based on your research.  You may act as the person you chose, or simply give a presentation of your findings.  The video should include answers to to all of the required questions, plus the specific schedule of the day.  Use all the information you collected to design the schedule of that person's typical day. 
11)  Be sure to think of all the possible ways to spend your day as a famous person.

WEB LINKS

Biography.com - Gives any background information you would want to know about today's famous people.
Hollywood.com - An entertainment news source.
Seeing-Stars.com - The ultimate guide to celebrities in Hollywood!
TheCelebrityCafe.com - A question and answer site that should be very helpful in finding information.
Charity.com - A helpful site that may give some ideas about how to spend all that extra money!
PresentingSolutions.com- This site will help you plan out your presentation to make it successful.

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