Mrs. Renz's 4th Grade Class  Redmond, Oregon

 

Mrs. Renz's 4th Grade Biography Project Redmond, Oregon

 November 2009 to January 2010

Students read a biography of a famous person and learned about the contributions the person made to the world. Afterwards, students wrote a report, drew a sketch of the person,  created a timeline using Inspiration, and wrote a poem using Microsoft Word.  The printed work was displayed in a file folder format.  In February, students will dress up as the famous person and tell us all about "his" or "her" life.  Enjoy looking through our projects         

George Washington

Timeline

Poem

by Adrian

Princess

Diana

Timeline

Poem

by Aleasha

Helen

Keller

Timeline

Poem

by Anthony

George Washington

Timeline

Poem

by Bailey

Chief

Joseph

Timeline

Poem

by Chris

Walt

Disney

Timeline

Poem

by Colton

Abraham

Lincoln

Timeline

Poem

by Conner

Susan B.

Anthony

Timeline

Poem

by Cyrenna

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Timeline

Poem

by Danielle

Anne

 Frank

Timeline

Poem

by Dessy

John F.

Kennedy

Timeline

Poem

by Eric

Abraham

Lincoln

Timeline

Poem

by Grace

Sacajawea

 

Timeline

Poem

by Hailey

Helen

Keller

Timeline

Poem

by Haley

David

Crockett

Timeline

Poem

by Jack

Helen

Keller

Timeline

Poem

by Jenna

Theodore Roosevelt

Timeline

Poem

by Jessie

Dr. Seuss

 

 

Poem

by Jordi

Helen

Keller

Timeline

Poem

by Jurnee

Anne

Frank

Timeline

Poem

by Lindsay

Meriwether

Lewis

Timeline

Poem

by Logan

Harriet

Tubman

Timeline

Poem

by Madaline

Dr. Seuss

 

Timeline

Poem

by Maliah

Dr. Seuss

 

Timeline

Poem

by Noah

William Shakespeare

 

 

 

 

 

 

Timeline

Poem

by Trevor

Martin Luther

King Jr.

Timeline

Poem

by Tyson

Helen

Keller

Timeline

Poem

by Whitney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Important Poems

Adrian

George Washington

The important thing about George Washington was he was the first president of the United States of America.

He joined the Virginia Army in 1752.

He helped win land for Great Britain.

He married Marta Custis in 1759.

But the important thing about George Washington is people call him The Father of Our Country.

 

Aleasha

Princess Diana

The important thing about Princess Diana is that she loved to help people with problems.

She helped people with their health and helped get people get fake legs and people with diseases.

She put fundraisers together for people that needed it.

She did auctions and sold her dresses. Once a dress sold for $225,500.

But the important thing about Princess Diana is that she held fundraisers for people and sold dresses for the poor people that were in the hospital.

 

Anthony

Helen Keller

The important thing about Helen Keller is she was deaf and blind. 

She helped people around the world who were blind and deaf and couldn't talk.

She met queens, kings, and presidents around the world. 

She spoke using sign language.

But the important thing about Helen Keller is she impressed people by all the things she could do when she was blind and couldn’t hear and talk.  

 

Bailey

George Washington

The important thing about George Washington is that he was our first president. 

He fought in war for the freedom from Great Britain.  

He helped to gain freedom from Great Britain. 

He was our first commanding offer.

But the important thing about George Washington is that he was our first president.

 

Chris

Chief Joseph

The important thing about Chief Joseph is he did not want war.

He cared about his people more than his himself.

He did not want his people to die.

He had dreams to go to Canada and the American Army shattered that dream. 

But the important thing Chief Joseph is he did not want war.

 

Colton

Walt Disney

The important thing about Walt Disney is that he loved to live his life entertaining families.

Walt lived in Chicago Illinois but after the war he moved back to Kansas City, Missouri.  

His first job was drawing farm equipment in catalogs.  

There was no stopping Walt Disney after 'Steamboat' Willie.  He made more Mickey Mouse cartoons and he wanted his animators and his movies to be the best in the world.  

But the important thing about Walt Disney is that he was famous for giving laughter, fun and entertainment to families all over the world.          

 

Conner

Abraham Lincoln

The important thing about Abraham is that he made homework to help schools.

He freed the American slaves.

He won the Civil War.

He was a great lawyer. 

But the important thing about Abraham is that he was a great, honest 16th President of the United States.

 

Cyrenna

Susan B Anthony

The important thing about Susan B Anthony is that she gave women the right to vote.

She told the police officers women should have the right to vote.

She gave women the ability to vote.

She took a prominent role in New York Anti-Slavery.

She spoke out against alcohol abuse.

She would go to conventions and speak about how women deserve the right to vote.

She was arrested for illegally voting.

But the most important thing about Susan B Anthony is that she gave women the right to vote

 

Danielle

Laura Ingalls Wilder

The important thing about Laura Ingalls Wilder is that she is famous for writing book about her childhood life.

She always had a smile on her face.

She never stopped trying.

She moved a lot when she was young.

But the most important thing about Laura Ingalls Wilder is that she wrote the "Little House"  series.

 

Dessy

Anne Frank

The important thing about Anne Frank is she wanted simple things.

Anne had a friend named Hannah Pick Goslar who survived the Nazis.

Anne Frank lived and hid longer than most Jewish people.

Anne also was very young when she died.

Anne was betrayed by an unknown man.

Anne was taken to a boot camp.

Anne and her sister had their hair removed from their heads.

Anne had a growing love for a boy named Peter. Peter lived in the Secret Annex.

She wrote about Peter in her white & red plaid diary.

The most important thing about Anne Frank is she was humble & caring. She stood as high as she could. At least she lived as long as she did.

She stayed away from Hitler as long as she could. Hitler committed suicide, and Anne Frank is in a better place. 

 

Eric

 

John F. Kennedy

The important thing about John F. Kennedy is that he won the Democratic Presidential Nomination in 1960.

He submitted the Civil Rights program in 1963.

He established the Peace Corps in 1961.

He rescued his crew from his sinking PT boat.

But the important thing about John F. Kennedy is that he wanted us to go to the moon by the end of the decade. 

 

Grace

Abraham Lincoln

The important thing about Abraham Lincoln is that he ended slavery and was a president.

He was the first president to be assassinated.  He was assassinated in Ford's Theatre.

He was in the Black Hawk War for a few months but never had to fight because it ended so fast.

He wrote the Gettysburg Address and it is now a very famous speech.

But the important thing about Abraham Lincoln is that he ended slavery and was a president.

 

Hailey G

Sacajawea

The important thing about Sacajawea is that she guided Lewis and Clark to the Pacific Ocean.

She helped Lewis when he got sick.

She talked to the Indians when Lewis and Clark could not.

But the important thing about Sacajawea is that she guided Lewis and Clark to the Pacific Ocean.  

 

Haley

Helen Keller

The important thing about Helen Keller is that she helped the American foundation for blind people.

Helen Keller got into college.

She also helped the blind.

Every morning Anne would take her out to the well she loved it.

But the important thing about Helen Keller is she helped the American foundation for blind people.

 

Jack  

 

Davy Crockett                       

The important thing about Davy Crockett is that he helped a bunch of people by grinding food for them. 

He is famous for his speech and his hunting. 

He went to war for his people. 

He had a family and shot deer for food.  

He died when he was only 50 years old.                 

But the important thing about Davy Crockett is that he helped his people live because he went to war. 

 

Jenna

Helen Keller

The important thing about Helen Keller is she was the first deaf and blind person to go to college.

She helped kids by making a school for them and she taught them how to read and write.

She helped everyone that needed help.

She wrote 19 books and she graduated from college.

But the important thing about Helen Keller is she wanted deaf and blind people to be treated just like regular people.

 

Jessie

Theodore Roosevelt

The important thing about Theodore Roosevelt is that he was the president of the United States.

He defeated Cuba in war and he built Mount Rushmore.

He named the White House and was the Governor of New York.

He made the Panama Canal and he set aside 230 million acres for national parks, wildlife lands, and forests.

But the important thing about Theodore Roosevelt is that he was a great President of the United States.

 

Jordi

Dr. Seuss

The important thing about Dr. Seuss is he is famous for writing books for kids.

He got married in 1927.

He wrote 44 books for children to read.

He won two Academy awards, two Emmy awards, a Peabody award and the Pulitzer Prize.

But the important thing about Dr. Seuss is he has good books.

Jurnee

Helen Keller

The important thing about Helen Keller is that she was the founder of the American foundation for the blind.

She wrote many books.

She went to college.

She graduated from college with honors.

But the important thing about Helen Keller is that she was regarded as one of Americans most inspirational figures.

 

Lindsay

Anne Frank

The important thing about Anne Frank is that all she did was hide so she would not get shot.

She also made a good impact on the other people who were Jewish.

She wrote in her diary that some day she would show the world that it is unfair to kill people just because of their religion.

She had no selfishness in her.

But the most important thing about Anne Frank is that she did show the world that it is unfair to kill people just because of their religion.

 

Logan

Meriwether Lewis

The most important thing about Meriwether Lewis is he discovered the Pacific Ocean.

 The President Thomas Jefferson picked him to be the captain of the expedition.

He was the Governor of Louisiana territory.

He was Thomas Jefferson’s Secretary.

But The most important thing about Meriwether Lewis is he discovered the Pacific Ocean.

 

Madaline

Harriet Tubman

The important thing about Harriet Tubman is that she gave freedom to people.

She raised her life for people.

She wanted to give freedom to people.

She helped them go to the road to freedom.

She was a spy for the Northern army.

She was a nurse for the Civil War.

But the important thing about Harriet Tubman is that she wanted freedom so bad for herself and for others.

 

Maliah

Dr. Seuss

The important thing about Dr. Seuss is that he wrote children's books.

He got to decorate the college he went to.

He had an Irish Setter named Cluny.

He was president of Radom House's Beginner Books Division.

But the important thing about Dr. Seuss is that he wrote many children books that became well known and some were made into games and movies.

 

Noah

Dr. Seuss

The important thing about Dr. Seuss is that he was the most famous and favorite children’s book writer of all time.

He wrote his first book in 1937.  It was called “And to Think I Saw it On Mulberry Street.”

He was the most famous for the creation of “The Cat in the Hat” in 1957.

In 1966 the book “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” aired on national TV for the first time.

But the important thing about Dr. Seuss is that he was also a writer with more real issues.  In 1946 Dr. Seuss won an Academy Award for his first documentary “Hitler Lives.”

 

Trevor

William Shakespeare

The important thing about William Shakespeare is he wanted to put on plays for people from all over the world to enjoy.

He wrote poems.

His life was a real mystery to everyone.

He was one of the world’s greatest writers in the world but no one realized his talent until later.

But the important thing about William Shakespeare is he made a lot of plays and wrote a lot of plays.

 

Tyson

Martin Luther King

The important thing about Martin Luther King is that he freed the slaves. 

He won the Nobel Peace Prize. 

He let black people not be judged. 

He became minister and he was good at his job. 

But the important thing about Martin Luther King is that he helped make black people have the same rights as white people do.  I think he is a very good man.

 

Whitney

Helen Keller

The important thing about Helen Keller is that she helped people that were blind and deaf.

She learned how to teach the blind and deaf with the help of Annie Sullivan.  Annie helped Helen because she was blind and deaf.

She went to Radcliffe College and after 4 years she graduated.

Helen was a teacher for the blind and deaf. Helen was a very good person.

But the important thing about Helen Keller is that she never gave up.

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Projects from the Past

Biography Projects from 2004-2005

Biography Newsletters from 2003-2004

Biography Speech Day from 2002-2003

Biography Slide Shows from 2001-2002

Biography Inspiration Timelines from 2001-2002

Biography Character Sketches from 2001-2002

Biography Newspapers of the Time from 2001-2002