Biographical Essay on Barack Obama

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Final Biographical Essay/ A249/A561
Read the instructions carefully.
The person you are reading about now is the same person you will write
about for your nal biographical essay.
Length:
1. A249: 1200 – 1500 words, double-spaced essay
2. A561: 2000 – 2500 words, double-spaced essay
Fonts: 12pts, Times New Roman
Due: Thursday, May 7, 2020, on CANVAS at 2:00 pm
Task:
1. Create a Title page
1. Information on the title page should entail:
1. Book citation
2. Imaginary title of your essay
3. Your name
4. A short note about why you choose this book – 100 words.

2. Format: APA format is required
3. Reference page (Doesn’t count to the number of words)
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Biographical Essay
A Biographical Essay is an essay where you tell a story of a person’s life. It is an opportunity for
you to do research and learn compelling facts and opinions about someone. That person could
be a historical gure and an African American author/writer or scholar. The point of the
biographical essay is to reveal who that person was and what contributions they have made to
the world.
Step one:
Choose your Subject; the person you choose to write about needs to be someone you can find
articles and books about. It has to be someone you are interested in to make it easier for you to get
excited about doing the research.
This assignment requires students to use one book and two articles as their primary sources for
this paper.
Graduate Students in this class will use one book and four articles as their primary sources for this
final paper.
Do Research:
Read about your Subject
Write an Outline
5/7/2020 Final Biographical Essay_May 7 @ 2pm

Your outline will help organize the information you gathered during your research while you
consider which ideas to include in each paragraph.
What kind of contribution did they make to their chosen eld? How are their works relevant
today? What is their legacy? How are they remembered? What or who did they have a
signicant inuence on? Why do they matter?
Are there any parks, museums, monuments, libraries, stamps, memorabilia in their name?
Sample Outline
Paragraph 1 (Introduction)
1. Leading sentence:
2. Summary of main points:
Paragraph 2 (First Supporting Point)
1. Transition sentence:
2. Supporting point:
III. Evidence:
Paragraph 3 (Second Supporting Point)
1. Transition sentence:
2. Supporting point:
Evidence:
Paragraph 4 (Conclusion) –
1. Transition sentence:
2. Reiteration of main points:
3. Taking it one step further:
5/7/2020 Final Biographical Essay
Final Biographical Essay Rubrics
Criteria Ratings Pts
40.0 pts
30.0 pts
20.0 pts
10.0 pts
Most outstanding essays not only explore the person’s life and work
but offer little-known facts about them. Don’t settle for supercial
accounts-dig deeper to discover more about them.
CONTENT
How well do you know your historical figure?
What have you learned about this person? Have
you answered the question: How did this person
roar during his/her time?
40.0 pts
Full Marks
Demonstrates an excellent understanding
of a person’s life and contributions to the
roaring Roaring Twenties. Includes
information that makes the person “come
alive”
0.0 pts
No
Marks
Organization
Is your essay well organized? Does your
beginning paragraph draw the reader in? Does
your final paragraph summarize what is
important to know about your person?
30.0 pts
Full Marks
The introduction and conclusion are
energetic and engaging. Information is
presented in a logical and exciting order.
Ideas flow well.
0.0 pts
No
Marks
Supporting Details
Do you use details and examples from the
person’s life to help the reader get to know this
person?
20.0 pts
Full Marks
Develops ideas entirely using appropriate
and relevant reasons, examples, details,
explanations, and generalizations.
0.0 pts
No
Marks
Mechanics/Usage
Have you proofread your essay?
Did you vary your sentence structure?
Did you choose the most appropriate words to
communicate your ideas?
10.0 pts
Full Marks
It contains a few grammatical errors. Uses
varied sentence structure. Uses strong,
descriptive language.