The Biography Project

For the Biography Project, each student chose a famous person from American history (from Colonial to Civil War times). Students learned about these historical characters by reading books, doing library research, and looking at web sites (Click here to see biography web sites} .

In class students took on the roles of their historical characters and described their childhoods, families, and achievements when they were interviewed by their classmates. Students also wrote reports detailing the lives of the famous people they studied.

During the Biography Breakfast in April, students dressed up and assumed the roles of their historical characters and were interviewed by the parents and teachers who attended.

Interviews	Benjamin Banneker and Benedict Arnold	Abigail Adams and Sojourner Truth
Interviews	Interviews	Harriet Tubman and George Washington
Benjamin Franklin	Governor Berkeley	George Washington
Paul Revere	Harriet Tubman	Martha Washington
Benjamin Banneker	Thomas Jefferson	Abigail Adams
Benedict Arnold	Sojourner Truth	James Oglethorpe
Frederick Douglass	Anne Hutchinson	More interviews