Billionaire Project

Billionaire Research Presentation

Some people spend their time being jealous of and hating rich people – I say, learn from them! That’s exactly what you’ll have the chance to do in this project. You will not actually have to present to the class, just to me.

Deadline: 11:59PM Monday, March 7, 2011. You will have three days in class.

Cover the following topics/questions in your slide show:

1. What is “net worth?” Define it

2. What is your billionaire’s name?

3. How old is your billionaire?

4. What country is your billionaire from? Where do they live now?

5. What “rank” is your billionaire – Is he the richest? Second richest? 900^th richest? Etc.

6. How did your billionaire make his money (how did they get rich)? – be descriptive!

7. Does your billionaire participate in any charitable activities (helping the poor, fighting disease, building schools, etc.)?

8. What does your billionaire do now?

9. What can you learn from your billionaire – or, what do you think of them as a person (ethical/moral)?

10. Anything else you’d like to tell me about your billionaire (education, family, experiences, etc)

Requirements/grading:

1. Readability – can I read the text easily and clearly? – 10 points

2. Grammar/spelling – any typos or errors will cost you. Use spell-check! – 20 points

3. Thoroughness/accuracy – accurately and thoroughly cover all the topics/questions listed above – 30 points

4. Background choice – is it appropriate, attractive, and professional-looking? – 10 points

5. Layout choice – does each slide have an effective layout? – 10 points

6. Uses at least one table imported from OO Calc (make or find the table yourself. The table can cover whatever information you think will be helpful) – 10 points

7. At least one graphic/image/picture on every slide. – 10 points

Use this link to select your billionaire and begin your research: http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/10/billionaires-2010_The-Worlds-Billionaires_Rank.html

General tips:

1. Use Open Office Impress

2. Be sure to use what you’ve learned about creating effective Powerpoints

3. Bullet-points, not paragraphs

4. Pictures/graphics whenever possible

5. Use the layouts and master page templates wisely

6. You will need to do extra research to find all the answers beyond the website I give you.