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**Evening of Eminence Calendar**
When specific parts of our project are due or when specific things will happen.  
 * March 17** Draft of your letter due to Amy. Please mail it ASAP once it is approved by Amy and Annette. Please keep a copy for your own records. Begin working on the biographical summary if you haven’t already.
 * March 31** Biographical summary. Begin working on the Display Board if you haven’t already. Be sure to look at the “Require Elements” so you know what you will need to research and gather within the next two weeks.


 * April 14 Begin researching your costume if you haven’t already. What were people of your person’s social class wearing at that time in history?** **In class we began role playing. (Aidan was given the specifications for the invitation design. Chaya was given the same when she returned to school this week.)**


 * April 21** THREE WEEKS UNTIL EVENING OF EMINENCE. Share your Display Board. (Role playing if there's time.)


 * April 21** Share your costume design. (Role plays if there's time.) (Invitations will be mailed to guests outside of the school and delivered to the RMS community)


 * April 28** TWO WEEKS UNTIL EVENING OF EMINENCE. We will talk about costume design. Bring in a drawing (or any kind of picture) and tell us about your costume design and props. If you need help, don’t worry but do ask us for help. We’ll help you!


 * May 1** Our first Dress Rehearsal with video, BRING YOUR COSTUME TO SCHOOL.


 * May 5** THE WEEK OF EVENING OF EMINENCE. We will focus on our role plays today. We'll watch the video from the dress rehearsal. FINAL BIO POEM and DISPLAY BOARD DUE.


 * May 8** Second dress rehearsal with video review


 * May 9** 6:30- 8 pm EVENING OF EMINENCE


 * RESEARCH PAPER WILL BE DUE FOLLOWING THE PERFORMANCE. EXACT DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED.**


 * May 27** CELEBRATE OUR HARD WORK!

Please keep in mind that even when there is not a due date, you can be adding to your research. Here are some things you could be doing when you’re not working towards a specific due date:

Seek to understand: **//__How was geography or culture or upbringing an influence on your person of eminence?__//**

 * Internet research
 * Library research
 * Reading books or articles you have found online or at the library.
 * Research the time period in history when the person lived- what was daily life like? What were the challenges of that time period?
 * Research the place (the city or country) where he or she lived.
 * Email, phone, or write to people who might have interesting information about your person.
 * Watch movies or documentaries about your person.
 * Read or watch interviews of your person.
 * Be prepared to answer other people’s questions about your person.
 * Think about some snacks or food you could bring to An Evening of Eminence that relates to your eminent person. For example, Christopher Columbus might bring beef jerky since he had to store food for a long time on his ships.

= = =Evening of Eminence May 2008=

Traits of Gifted People (let's list more!) Learn quickly in //some// areas, but not necessarily in all areas- asynchrony can be confusing Sensitivity- can lead to a richer life experience but feeling lots of highs and lows can take a lot of energy Intense- lots of passion about things can help you conquer things you care about but intensity can also scare others and ourselves Care a lot about fairness- the gifted are good advocates for what's right but it can feel discouraging to be so aware of what's not fair in the world

Define Eminence
Accomplishing a task that people will later remember or doing a deed that helps living organisims.

Some Traits of Some Eminent People (let's list more!)
Persistent Willing to break tradition, do what is different from the norm Intelligent in at least one important area, Gifted Adventurous Creativity Writes or communicates Leadership skills Strategic (i.e military) Start doing things when they're young Follow an interest Many interests Productive Willing to take risks Confidence Believe in themselves Educated (some of the time)

Questions about a life of eminence and life in general
What makes one's life happy?

What makes one's life meaningful?

Does being gifted automatically lead to a happy and/or meaningful life? Not always

Does being eminent automatically lead to a happy and/or meaningful life?

What are some typical struggles you might notice in the lives of gifted people? Sometimes told by other people they're too sensitive, getting carried away

Are those challenges internal (from inside of them) or external (from their environment or other people)?

For a gifted person to become eminent, how might he or she overcome those struggles?

Questions about researching our eminent person
How do you think an autobiography and a biography might differ in what they say about a person's life? Why do you suppose that is?

Suggestions for researching your eminent person
Don't just seek to find facts about WHAT they did. Seek to //understand// WHY they did it and HOW they overcame difficulties that could have stopped them.

[|Sample Web Style Notes of an Eminent Person's Life]

Sample Role Playing Questions

Invitations

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