SAVE THE DATE

Answer the questions below to help you introduce yourself to the class.

1. When were you born?

I was born on __________________________________________

2. Using the Internet, find 5 famous people who share your birth date. Who are they? What do

they do?

These are some websites that you can use :

http://www.fun4birthdays.com/birthday/

http://www.who2.com/who-was-born-on-my-birthday/

http://www.famousbirthdays.com/

The five people who share my birthdates are

1)________________________________________

2)_______________________________________

3)________________________________________

4)_______________________________________

5)________________________________________

3. Out of the 5 people, choose the one you think is the most interesting. Give 3 reasons why

you choose him/her. How are you similar/different from each other?

I chose __________________________________________because

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Our similarities are

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Our differences are

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4. Using the links provided, find out what important historical events happened on your birth

date. Choose one of these events and briefly describe why you think this event is the most

important.

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/on-this-day/

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

http://www.historynet.com/today-in-history

http://www.factmonster.com/dayinhistory

One of the important events that happen on my birth date is

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I think this event is important because

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