For this project you will choose a person from the list
below whose character and life's work embodies the qualities you most respect.
Take some time to familiarize yourself with a few before making your decision.
Saints & Holy People
St Joan of Arc
Raoul Wallenberg
Lanzo Del Vasto
Moses and Ruth
Mev Puleo
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Mahalia Jackson
Cesar Chavez
Mohandas Gandhi
St Catherine Of Siena
George Rouault
Takashi Nagai
Harriet Tubman
Henry David Thoreau
Baal Shem Tov
Fr. Thomas Berry
Chief Seattle
St Rose of Lima
St Dominic
Black Elk
St Theresa of Calcutta
St Martin de Porres
St Paul
St Francis
Martin Luther
Jelal al-Din Rumi
The Maharal
Krishna
Bhodhidharma
Martin Luther King
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Irena Sendler
You are researching these holy people on websites of your choice. Here are some links to website to get you started - HOLY PERSON WEBSITES
You are researching these holy people on websites of your choice. Here are some links to website to get you started - HOLY PERSON WEBSITES
Each of these holy people has a different personality
quality. For example: Joan of Arc was courageous. Jelal al-Din Rumi was
passionate. Bhodhidharma was meditative.
Decide what personality quality your holy person had.
Your report will be six paragraphs:
1.
Your thesis
2.
Biographical information
3.
An example of your holy person living out their
quality
4.
Another example of your holy person living out
their quality
5.
Another example of your person living out their
quality
6.
How could you live out this quality in your own life?
Grading Rubric
Notes & Graphic Organizer (10 possible points) – You
have found good sources and taken complete notes. You have filled in the
graphic organizer with complete information about the different parts of your
paper.
Rough Draft and Editing (10 possible points) – You present a
draft of your paper to peers, get feedback, and make changes.
Final Draft Basics (10 possible points) – Your final draft
should be 500-1000 words long and in 6 paragraphs. It is typed in 12 point
Times New Roman font, double spaced, printed on paper, and turned in on time.
Final Draft Accuracy (10 possible points) – Your final draft
has correct information about your subject and includes correct sentence
structure, spelling, and punctuation.
Final Draft Theme (10 possible points) – Your final draft
demonstrates how your saint represented their saintly quality with relevant
examples and arguments.
