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Biography PowerPoint
                                               Presentation
          Objective: Create a PowerPoint presentation about a famous artist .
Decide whose biography you will do research on. Your person should be someone who has contributed something of
importance to society or history and has become a famous artist because of it.
Create a 12-slide PowerPoint presentation about the person you have chosen to research.
       Slide 1: Introduction Slide
       Person’s Name and nickname or name that is most common and
       Your Name/s as the presenter of this slide show.
       Slide 2: Background Information
       Where/when was this person born? Place and date of birth
       Childhood
       Childhood information or early years in their career
       Slide 3: Becoming Famous
       A highlight of Career/ Accomplishments- Why is he/she famous?
       What did this person do for a living?
       What qualities or traits do you believe made this person famous?
       What did this person do to become famous?
       Slide 4: Impact on Others
       How has this person made an impact on others’ lives?
       In what ways was his/her life remarkable, admirable, or even despicable?
       Was this person a hero? Why or why not?
       Slide 5: One fact about this person that we probably didn’t already know
       Slide 6: His/Her present life/ His/Her death
       Where this person is today and what is he/she doing, OR date and circumstance of death.
       Slide 7:
       When/Why has this person been in the news in the past 5-10 year, OR, what book can we buy today about this person
       Slide 8: Other/Your choice
       Slide 9: Photographs of him /her
       Slide 10: Video, Audio or pictures of his/her works, performances
       Slide 11: Quotes
       Famous quotes from this person
       What do the quotes mean to you?
       Slide 12: Sources
       The End Slide
              You must have pictures ON EACH SLIDE! Pictures must be clear and appropriate. They must add to the
              purpose and design of the slides.
              Slides should be clear, easy to read, and well balanced.
              Correct spelling/grammar
              Present to class:
                      • Speak clearly
                      • Explain each slide thoroughly
                      • Make it easy to understand
RUBRIC
         Creativity    Presentation was engaging, interesting,
                               and created curiosity.             /10
         Content          You brought your topic to life with
                        complete, thorough, and appropriate       /10
                                    information.
          Visual       Your visual was well crafted and helped
                       the class understand your information.     /10
     Presentation       The presentation was well given. You
                      understood the material and spoke clearly   /10
                                  to the audience.
     Use of Tools         You demonstrated proper use of
                      PowerPoint tools. (Formatting, Animation,   /10
                                  Transitions, etc.)
                         Total
                                                                  /50