The Fracchia Page
a guide to navigating the educational world of Fracqistan
Be Famous Take on a Persona
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1. Take a look at the resources below and choose a person to study.
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2. Create a Google Drive with your person's name and share it with bfracchia and fstokes.
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3. Read about your person. On your Google Drive take notes about these three areas about your person
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a. The hardships they faced and how they overcame them
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b. What they accomplished in their lives
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c. Who influenced them.
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4. From what you learned create a thesis about your person. A thesis is something that you want your essay to prove. The thesis will be proven by the hardships they faced, what they accomplished in their lives, and who influenced them.
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5. Write an introductory paragraph this paragraph should include:
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- a catchy sentence to interest the reader
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-several sentences to introduce the person you will be writing about
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-a sentence explaining your thesis
6. Write your first body paragraph. This paragraph should be about the challenges they faced and how they overcame them. The paragraph should include:
- a topic sentence that introduces the main idea
-at least 3 supporting details that support your main idea
-a quote from the source that you used
-a concluding sentence that reexplains your main idea
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7. Write your second body paragraph. This paragraph should be about the accomplishments that they made. The paragraph should include:
- a topic sentence that introduces the main idea
-at least 3 supporting details that support your main idea
-a quote from the source that you used
-a concluding sentence that reexplains your main idea
8. Write your third body paragraph. This paragraph should be about who influenced and inspired the person. The paragraph should include:
- a topic sentence that introduces the main idea
-at least 3 supporting details that support your main idea
-a quote from the source that you used
-a concluding sentence that reexplains your main idea
9. Write your concluding paragraph. This paragraph should wrap about your essay. The paragraph should include:
- the main ideas from your body paragraphs
-at least 3 supporting details that support your main idea
- your thesis
-a catchy sentence that ends your essay
10. Create a Works Cited Page. This will be a page at the end of your essay that will list your sources. Make sure to title it Work Cited. Use the following resources to help you: easy bib.com
11. Find some props that will help you to look like the person you researched.
12. Either create a video or a speech (that you will give live) acting as the person and talking about your life. (This should be different than your essay).