00 - Individuals in History

Objective:

You will be drafting an individual from any time period. Your goal is to find the best person to compete against other individuals in the class and history. Each day we will be competing against another individual on a specific topic. The person with the most overall points is the winner. Each day of competition you will match up against another individual on a specific category.

Scoring:

You will have 2 minutes to present your research on your individual each day of competition. You will go head-to-head with another individual, for a total of 4 minutes. I, the teacher, will give you a total of 5 points based on your presentation (for both individuals), while each individual in the class will get to vote for the better individual anonymously. The individual with the most points will get a win for that day, along with adding their total points from that day to their overall point total. If there is a tie at the end of the competition we will have an overall head-to-head match up between the top competitors.*

Individuals:

Individuals selected must be historically important (NO FICTIONAL CHARACTERS or RELIGIOUS DEITIES).

Julius Caesar                           Ganges Khan                           Mahatma Gandhi                    Mao Zedong

Peter the Great                       Voltaire                                   Vladimir Lenin                         Noshima Murakami Takeyoshi

Nelson Mandela                      Alexander Hamilton                Ho Chi Minh                           George Washington

Abraham Lincoln                     Martin Luther King Jr.             FDR                                          Zheng Yi Sao

Winston Churchill                   Martin Luther                         Joan of Arc                              Alexander the Great

Cleopatra                                Harriet Tubman                      Elizabeth Cady Stanton           Sacajawea

Categories & How to Score the Categories:

Miscellaneous: background information about your individual (brief overview of who they are and what they did) or any interesting facts

Morality:                     which individual showed or made moral choices throughout his/her life?

Ingenuity:                    which individual was the most creative and revolutionary?

Societal/Political Impact:        which individual had the biggest impact on society/people and politics/governments?

Leadership:                 which individual has the best leadership qualities?

*In case of a tie: Overall summary of why your individual is the best.

Grading:

Your grade will be based on the score I give you in the competition round. You have a total of 2 points for each category, 5 categories, for a total of 10 points.  The five points will be based on your research and presentation.