Just as you did yesterday, go back to Monday's blog to find instructions for the biography and the battle Power Point. Keep in mind, as you gather information, only collect the facts. If you write sentences and paragraphs from other authors, you will find that the ideas and words of those authors will appear in your work.
Look at this example and determine what fact(s) you can gather:
He was born the poor son of a broken down businessman, in a
ramshackle house found in the less than desirable part of town,
in the year 1937.
If you read this statement in a book about a person you are researching, what would you write in your research notes? It should not be a matter of simply re-phrasing what this author has written. The only fact that can be gathered from this statement is that the subject was born in 1937. Does this mean you cannot include opinions about the life of your subject in the biography? Absolutely not. You should include your opinions about the subject after you have researched and examined the facts about this person's life.
Again, collect facts, as many as possible, examine them and write the biography in your own style.
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