Each professional sport has its own hall of fame. At these locations, there are museums with memorabilia from the sport’s greatest athletes, coaches, championships, and games. During our study of Rome, each of you will take the time to study a famous person from Rome.

As a class we will determine what criteria are needed to enter our Roman Hall of Fame. Then you will research your character, and determine whether or not this person deserves a position in our Roman Hall of Fame.Your final product will include:

1. A set of research notes about your character
   
2. Using Inspiration software, you will create a complex concept web defending whether or not you believe your person deserves a place in our Roman Hall of Fame.
   
3. A presentation to the class in character, telling the class about your life and arguing whether or not your character believes that s/he deserves a place in the Roman Hall of Fame.
   
4. A complete bibliography of all sources used.

1. All of the information regarding this project has been compiled into this project folder. You are responsible for keeping this folder, maintaining it in a reasonable condition, bringing it to all classes during this project, and returning it with your final project inside. All papers and notes related to this project should be contained in this folder. At the same time, Latin homework, math quizzes, and science tests should not find their way into this folder. If you lose the folder, you will be responsible for replacing it.
2. Conduct library research into the life of your particular person. In addition to gaining a basic understanding of your person, you should be able to answer all of the questions on the library information sheet. As you are researching, think about whether or not you think this person deserves a place in our hall of fame. You can argue either way on this one, but remember, you must back it up with factual information.
   
3. At the end of the third day in the library, source sheets and notes are due.
   Dates in the library are:
   
   • Monday 4/22/0
   • Thursday 4/25/02
   • Wednesday 4/24/02
     
4. Source Sheet and Research Notes Due: Thursday, April 25, 2002
   
5. Now, just like we did in our Egypt research papers, you will need to take your source sheet and turn it into a bibliography. Type this assignment, and save it so that you can make any needed changes or print out a clean copy for the final product. We’ll practice this together in class, and I have included a new worksheet that will help guide you. Take your time, and be very careful with punctuation. Now that we’ve done this before, bibliographies will be checked even more carefully.
   
6. Bibliographies are due: Monday, May 6, 2002
   
7. Corrected bibliographies are due with the final product on
   Wednesday, May 8, 2002
   
8. Creating the concept maps- You will spend four days in the CALC with Mrs. Siwinski learning how to use Inspiration to create our web diagrams. Technical instructions will follow, but think of this as a paper in visual format. You will include all of the details and ideas as in a traditional paper, but you will have to put it in a web design as opposed to written in complete sentences in paragraphs.
9. After logging into the GA Filer area of your server account, go into Curricular Projects, then the Roman Hall folder . Now make a folder with your name. In here you will save your work. Make sure all documents that you emailed to yourself are saved in this folder.
10. You will spend four class periods working in the MSCALC. You will create your concept map using Inspiration and you will create your web pages to post your concept map using Adobe PageMill.
    
11. Days in the CALC
    • Friday, 4/26/02
    • Tuesday, 4/30/02
      
    • Monday, 4/29/02
    • Wednesday, 5/1/02
      
12. The final step is when you will come to class as your character and present your argument to your classmates. See “You Are Who You Researched” paper as a guide for the presentation.
    
13. Final product is due on Wednesday, May 8, 2002. The final product should include all of the following items:
    On the left side of the folder:
    
    • all of your research notes and source sheet
      
    • library fact sheet
      
    • the original copy of the bibliography

    
    ************Project rubric************
    

    On the right side of your folder:
    

    • your concept web diagram (this may or may not fit into your folder)
      
    • revised and edited copy of the bibliography
      
    • Presentation practice log, filled out and initialed.

Preparation and Research

Concept Web

Presentation

Preparation and Research   ______________      / 30 

Bibliography                         ____________/20                                  

Concept Web                       ____________/60

Final Product                                    ____________/40

Final grade   _____________ /150

Final project folder: (due May 8^th)

This project designed and implemented by Lynne O'Hara, history teacher for students of Germantown Academy Middle School. Web page design and technical assistance furnished by Carol Siwinski, Curricular Technology Specialist.

March. 2002