American Revolution Newspaper Biographies
You will write a short biographical profile of a figure from The American Revolution, in a "Who's Who" section. Gather information from:
Working as a reporter loyal to the crown, or as a patriot, research one historical figure from the Colonial/Revolutionary periods. After learning about that person, write a biographical profile, or a basic interview.
It is important that you first research the person, because you want to highlight the historical figures' accomplishments (or failures!), his or her unique role in the Revolution, or whatever makes this person historically important to the American Revolution in your newspaper article, and you also need to figure out how a reporter sympathetic to a specific cause would think about the individual and their role or actions in the war.
For a Who's Who profile, a few ideas:
For a Who's Who profile, a few ideas:
Place and date of birth
Schooling, jobs, other interests
How did she or he get involved in the war?
Is he or she married? Have children?
Notable actions or roles in the war
For an interview, write a few paragraphs pretending you a reporter sitting down for a chat. You'll want to ask questions that will prompt interesting answers, For instance, if you are interviewing Paul Revere, you could wonder about his life and job outside of being a Patriot and the events of April 18 & 19, 1775: how did you become a silversmith? where is your workshop? were you involved in the Boston Tea Party?
- The World Book Encyclopedia (print version)
- Mr. Nussbaum.com
- Online databases:
Working as a reporter loyal to the crown, or as a patriot, research one historical figure from the Colonial/Revolutionary periods. After learning about that person, write a biographical profile, or a basic interview.
It is important that you first research the person, because you want to highlight the historical figures' accomplishments (or failures!), his or her unique role in the Revolution, or whatever makes this person historically important to the American Revolution in your newspaper article, and you also need to figure out how a reporter sympathetic to a specific cause would think about the individual and their role or actions in the war.
For a Who's Who profile, a few ideas:
- Place and date of birth
- Schooling, jobs, other interests
- How did she or he get involved in the war?
- Is he or she married? Have children?
- Notable actions or roles in the war
For a Who's Who profile, a few ideas:
Place and date of birth
Schooling, jobs, other interests
How did she or he get involved in the war?
Is he or she married? Have children?
Notable actions or roles in the war
For an interview, write a few paragraphs pretending you a reporter sitting down for a chat. You'll want to ask questions that will prompt interesting answers, For instance, if you are interviewing Paul Revere, you could wonder about his life and job outside of being a Patriot and the events of April 18 & 19, 1775: how did you become a silversmith? where is your workshop? were you involved in the Boston Tea Party?
Women:
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Other important figures who are not women or from New England:
Loyalists (or Royalty!)
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