There are many places in your local community that are named after people who played an important role in the past.
Make a list of local sites Press Enter or Space key to reveal or hide content following this heading.
With your teacher make a list of sites named after people from the past who have played an important
role in your community. Consider names of:
streets
monuments
buildings
sporting facilities
parks.
Construct ‘Who?’ ‘What?’ ‘When?’ ‘Where?’ ‘Why?’ questions Press Enter or Space key to reveal or hide content following this heading.
Choose one of the sites from the list. Make a list of research questions related to the person from
the past that the site is named after. Consider:
Who was this person?
When did they live?
Where did they grow up?
What job did they do?
Why were they important?
What did they contribute to the community?
Find out about the person Press Enter or Space key to reveal or hide content following this heading.
Use your questions as a guide to find out about the person you have chosen. You could:
conduct an internet search
speak to senior members of the community
visit a local museum
search old newspapers and magazines
study old photographs and/or letters
read books.
Organise your information under headings Press Enter or Space key to reveal or hide content following this heading.
Look at your questions and answers and organise your information under headings such as:
Background
Achievements
Community influence.
Write a narrative about your chosen person Press Enter or Space key to reveal or hide content following this heading.
Use the headings to help you organise your information to write a narrative. Edit your writing, check
your spelling and make any changes that will improve your narrative.
