Name: ____________________________

American Hero Research Project

In this project, you will research about an American Hero who has taken risks to
secure and protect our freedom.
freedom /free-duh m/ n. the power or right to act, speak, or think
as one wants without restraint.
List of American Heroes
1. Anne Hutchinson
2. Benjamin Franklin
3. Thomas Jefferson
4. Abraham Lincoln
5. Frederick Douglass
6. Harriet Tubman
7. Martin Luther King

8. Rosa Parks
9. Susan B. Anthony
10. Cesar Chavez
11. Harriet Beecher Stowe
12. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
13. Clara Barton

Research Components
Use of thinking maps to collect and organize information
List sources
Full name
Birthdate and place of birth
Death date and cause of death, if relevant
Information about their childhood (parents, siblings, education, etc.)
Information about their adult life (marriage, children, jobs, etc.)
Awards and accomplishments
Struggles and hardships
Their personality: traits, temperament, ambition, passions, beliefs
How did they secure/protect our freedom? Describe significant historical
event.
Famous quotes
Other interesting facts

Informative Essay
Your assignment is to write an informational essay about your American hero.
You should include as many facts and details about your hero as you can.
Include details from the sources to support your ideas.
Use of thinking maps to prepare essay
An introduction paragraph
Key detail paragraphs
Examples for each key detail paragraph
A conclusion paragraph

First-Person Oral Presentation

Creative and neat poster of American hero
Makes eye contact with audience
Uses a clear voice with correct pronunciation
Prepared, rarely refers to notes

Related Standards
H-SS 3.4 6 Describe the lives of American heroes who took risks to secure our freedom.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.7 Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.8 Gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort
evidence into provided categories.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and
information clearly.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.4 Report on a topic with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking
clearly at an understandable pace.