Each citizenship project you complete will bring your citizenship grade up ONE letter.
You can do multiple reports.
Disclosure: This project is not a guarantee that citizenship will be adjusted. All essays will be read and evaluated. Essays that do not reflect recognition of the poor behavior choice or that the behavior will change in the future may be returned at the teacher’s discretion with the possibility of being resubmitted.
Citizenship Project Guidelines:
Choose 5 individuals from the "Great Minds in Science" selection and read the articles.
In a 7 paragraph essay (A paragraph is 5-7 sentences, a sentence is 7+ words)
cover the following:
Paragraph #1: "Great Minds in Science" Individual #1
~ Who did you choose to read about?
~ What made this individual successful?
~ What obstacles did this individual have to overcome?
~ What contributions did they make to science?
Paragraph #2: "Great Minds in Science" Individual #2
~ Who did you choose to read about?
~ What made this individual successful?
~ What obstacles did this individual have to overcome?
~ What contributions did they make to science?
Paragraph #3: "Great Minds in Science" Individual #3
~ Who did you choose to read about?
~ What made this individual successful?
~ What obstacles did this individual have to overcome?
~ What contributions did they make to science?
Paragraph #4: "Great Minds in Science" Individual #4
~ Who did you choose to read about?
~ What made this individual successful?
~ What obstacles did this individual have to overcome?
~ What contributions did they make to science?
Paragraph #5: "Great Minds in Science" Individual #5
~ Who did you choose to read about?
~ What made this individual successful?
~ What obstacles did this individual have to overcome?
~ What contributions did they make to science?
Paragraph #6: "My Behavior"
Think back on your own behavior and discuss any obstacles or choices that led to the drop in citizenship.
~ Were you tardy too many times?
~ Did you turn in too many late assignments?
~ Did you commit an academic infraction?
~ Was your behavior not what it should have been?
~ What choices led to these infractions?
Paragraph #7: Reflection
In this paragraph reflect back on the decisions you made and how you are going to make better choices. Reflect on what good choices look and act like. Explain why you feel you are ready to have your citizenship restored by ONE letter.
Great Minds in Science Reading Articles:
1. Dmitri Mendeleev
2. Gregor Mendel
3. Charles Darwin
4. Marie Curie
5. Galileo Galilei
6. Albert Einstein
7. Rosalind Franklin
8. Carl Linneus
9. Alexander Fleming
10. Rachel Carson
11. Nikola Tesla
12. Niels Bohr
13. Edwin Hubble
14. Louis Pasteur
15. George Washington Carver
16. Robert Hooke
17. Dian Fossey
18. Sir Isaac Newton
19. Benjamin Franklin
You can do multiple reports.
Disclosure: This project is not a guarantee that citizenship will be adjusted. All essays will be read and evaluated. Essays that do not reflect recognition of the poor behavior choice or that the behavior will change in the future may be returned at the teacher’s discretion with the possibility of being resubmitted.
Citizenship Project Guidelines:
Choose 5 individuals from the "Great Minds in Science" selection and read the articles.
In a 7 paragraph essay (A paragraph is 5-7 sentences, a sentence is 7+ words)
cover the following:
Paragraph #1: "Great Minds in Science" Individual #1
~ Who did you choose to read about?
~ What made this individual successful?
~ What obstacles did this individual have to overcome?
~ What contributions did they make to science?
Paragraph #2: "Great Minds in Science" Individual #2
~ Who did you choose to read about?
~ What made this individual successful?
~ What obstacles did this individual have to overcome?
~ What contributions did they make to science?
Paragraph #3: "Great Minds in Science" Individual #3
~ Who did you choose to read about?
~ What made this individual successful?
~ What obstacles did this individual have to overcome?
~ What contributions did they make to science?
Paragraph #4: "Great Minds in Science" Individual #4
~ Who did you choose to read about?
~ What made this individual successful?
~ What obstacles did this individual have to overcome?
~ What contributions did they make to science?
Paragraph #5: "Great Minds in Science" Individual #5
~ Who did you choose to read about?
~ What made this individual successful?
~ What obstacles did this individual have to overcome?
~ What contributions did they make to science?
Paragraph #6: "My Behavior"
Think back on your own behavior and discuss any obstacles or choices that led to the drop in citizenship.
~ Were you tardy too many times?
~ Did you turn in too many late assignments?
~ Did you commit an academic infraction?
~ Was your behavior not what it should have been?
~ What choices led to these infractions?
Paragraph #7: Reflection
In this paragraph reflect back on the decisions you made and how you are going to make better choices. Reflect on what good choices look and act like. Explain why you feel you are ready to have your citizenship restored by ONE letter.
Great Minds in Science Reading Articles:
1. Dmitri Mendeleev
2. Gregor Mendel
3. Charles Darwin
4. Marie Curie
5. Galileo Galilei
6. Albert Einstein
7. Rosalind Franklin
8. Carl Linneus
9. Alexander Fleming
10. Rachel Carson
11. Nikola Tesla
12. Niels Bohr
13. Edwin Hubble
14. Louis Pasteur
15. George Washington Carver
16. Robert Hooke
17. Dian Fossey
18. Sir Isaac Newton
19. Benjamin Franklin