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Informative Essay Module-Impact Paper

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Informative Essay Module - Impact Research Paper Your task is to choose someone famous who has inspired you or the world. Someone who has had to overcome obstacles they may have had about themselves. Someone who relied on their principles and has achieved some form of success. Below are three (3) links that may provide ideas: http://www.getbusylivingblog.com/famous-people-who-found-success-despite-failures http://www.thoughtcatalog.com/rachel-hodin/2013/10/35-famous-people-who-were-painfully-rejected-before-making-it-big http://www.budbilanich.com/50-famous-people-who-failed-at-their-first-attempt-at-career-success Steps to success: _____ Choose a person and write their name here ________________________________________ Explain breifly …show more content…

Body Paragraph #1 ( 6 - 8): Short biography of their early life; hardships/strengths that helped to lead to their success. - central idea, supporting details, elaboration, appropriate transitions. III. Body Paragraph #2 (6 - 8): Describe their later life; how did they overcome adversity/obstacles to become successful. - central idea, supporting details, elaboration, appropriate transitions. IV. Body Paragraph #3 (6 - 8): Describe how this person has inspired and influenced the world....and you - central idea, supporting details, elaboration, appropriate transitions. V. Conclusion. Restate your thesis in a new way. These will be your central ideas. Leave your reader with something to ponder about your person. Why did this person inspire/inflience the world? _____ Proofread your work. Evaluate it against the rubric. General Guidelines: Type your paper on a computer and send as a PDF to rmancini@sad15.org. Double-space the text of your paper, and use Times New Roman font, size should be 12 pt. Leave only one space after periods or other punctuation marks. Set the margins of your document to 1 inch on all sides.(default setting) Indent the first line of paragraphs one half-inch from the left margin. MLA recommends that you use the Tab key as opposed to pushing the Space Bar five

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