Famous Tennesseans Research Project

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Date: _______________________________________________
During these six weeks, you will research a famous Tennessean. Your team should
research the following questions and include the information in your PowerPoint
presentation.
1. What is the complete name of your Tennessee leader? (This will be your title slide)
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2. When and where was your character born?
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3. Describe his/ her family. Brother/sisters?
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4. Describe your characters education.
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5. Discuss a minimum of two significant events in your characters life.
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6. What impact did your character have on our history?
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7. Is your character viewed in a positive or a negative way?
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8. Is there anything that we should know about your character that you found interesting
and had never heard before?
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9. After researching your character, what do you think of him/her?
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