Mr. Hochstein

World History

Spring Semester

BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY

You will write a 5-6 paragraph essay about a historical figure.  You may pick any non-American born between 1500 and 1950.  I have provided a list of choices below. 

▪       The objective of this essay is to analyze what is the importance of the person you have chosen in history.  You may write about how they changed the course of history for good or evil.  The man or woman you write about may exemplify a period or movement in history.  They might have affected the lives of ordinary people or participated in the “great” events of history.  You must tell me why the historical figure is important.

▪       The first paragraph will be an introduction beginning with a general statement or “hook.”  Then, the intro. Will summarize the argument you are making for the importance of your historical figure.  You will conclude the intro. With the statement of your thesis that will be that the figure you have chosen is important in history.

▪       Your second paragraph will be a lengthy summary of the life of the person you have selected.  You should pay special attention to the crucial influences, turning points, obstacles, and accomplishments of their life.

▪       The next 2-3 paragraphs will provide your arguments for the importance of your historical figure.  This is the most important part of your essay.

▪       Finally, your concluding paragraph will repeat your thesis, repeat the summary of your arguments and conclude with a general statement.

This is a formal essay; so avoid 1^st person (I, me, my, mine, in my opinion, etc.)  It must be typed and include a bibliography of at least 3 sources.  It must include a picture, map, timeline, or other graphic interpretation of the life of your historical figure.  This assignment is worth 200 points, due March 7.

Martin Luther

Galileo

Elizabeth I

Catherine the Great

Charles Darwin

Shaka Zulu

Maximilien Robespierre

Oliver Cromwell

Louis Pasteur

Catherine de Medicis

Gavrilo Princep

Pope Paul

Otto von Bismarck

Christopher Columbus

Napoleon Bonaparte

Albert Einstein

Winston Churchill

Adolf Hitler

Isaac Newton

Louis the XIV

Florence Nightingale

Joseph Stalin

Admiral Yamamoto

Sun Yat-Sen

King Leopold

Gandhi

Benito Mussolini

Karl Marx

Simon Bolivar

Mao Tse Tung

Jomo Kenyetta

Kwame Nkrumah

Gamel Nasser

Ayatollah Khomeini

Robert Clive

Cecil Rhodes

Edwin Rommel

Mata Hari

Rasputin

Rosa Luxemburg

Kwame Nkrumah