Revolutionary+War+Project

[|List of important people to choose from] (let Mrs. Ward know the two people you have chosen)

[|Websites for Research]  **__ Revolutionary War Project __** Over the next week you will be conducting research on important people in the American Revolution. You may choose any people you would like to know more about. This is an independent project. Think about the Liberty Kid’s videos and the characters you were interested in. Think about the famous leaders and figures. Above, is a list of important people that you may also choose from. Who do you want to know more about?

Your ultimate goal with this project is to create a slide show that describes each individual and WHY THEY WERE IMPORTANT IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. You will have 5 days in which to complete your research AND slide show. If you desire to do extra research at home you may. However, you will have ample time to complete this project at school. To help you get started, here are some general questions to think about.

1. What two people will you research?

2. What did they do to become famous during the American Revolution?

Use your web to complete your research. You will be researching on the Internet. In order to find information about your person: 1. Go to our wikispace. 2. Open the Social Studies folder. 3. Click on PowerPoint project link. 4. You have been given many places to find information. Click on any of the sites to find information. Search for your individual.

**//__ To find pictures from the Internet __//** 1. Open a Word document and minimize at the bottom of your screen. 2. Find the website with the picture you want. 3. Right click on the picture you would like. 4. When the box pops up, left click on copy. 5. Minimize the website that you got the picture from. 6. Bring up the Word document and paste the picture on it. 7. Remember to save these Word documents into your student folder. Make sure that you give it a good name so you know what it is when you are ready for it. 1. Open Microsoft PowerPoint 2. Select blank presentation then click OK 3. select one of the preset slides then press OK  1. Click on Insert 2. Click on New Slide 3. Select the style you want 4. Press ok 1. Open the Word Document that you have saved pictures on and minimize it on your screen. 2. Copy and paste pictures where you would like them on your slide. 1. Click where you want the words to begin 2. Start typing 1. Click on View 2. Slide sorter 3. Click on the slide you want to add a transition to 4. Find the down arrow that says ,” No Effect” 5. Click that arrow and select the transition you want 1. Click on View 2. Slide sorter 3. Click on the slide you want to add effects to 4. Find the down arrow that says,” No Effect” 5. Click that arrow and select the transition you want 1. Click on Format 2. Click on background 3. Select the color you want
 * //__ To start a slide show __//**
 * //__ To add a new slide __//**
 * //__ To insert a picture into your slide show __//**
 * //__ To Type in your slide show __//**
 * //__ To make a slide transition ( when a slide changes to the next one) __//**
 * //__ To add Effects to your slide __//**
 * //__ To add a background to your slide show __//**