Freshman Research Paper

Theme: In the Face of Adversity: From Tragedy to Triumph

Topic: Students are to find a famous person from sports, the arts, or entertainment who has overcome a disability to lead a successful life.

What to research:

1. Information on the disability

2. Biography of the famous person

Sections:

1. Cover page

2. Table of Contents

3. The disability itself (the celebrity will not be mentioned in this section) (2 pages minimum)

4. Biographical narrative (2 pages minimum)

5. How the disability affected the person and how he or she overcame it. (1 page minimum)

6. How this famous person has positively impacted the world. (1 page minimum)

7. Your reflection (1 page minimum)

8. Works Cited

This research paper will be a minimum of 10 pages

Note: This paper must adhere to all MLA rules and conventions of formal writing.

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Click here for a sample table of contents page

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Sources-

You must have a minimum of 6 sources- 3 on the disability and 3 on the celebrity. At least 3 of your sources must be hard sources (books or magazine articles for example). Be creative with your sources; you may:

-use videos

-interview someone with the disability

-whatever else you can think of

You must also have source information notes sheet on each source

Click here for help finding a famous person with a disease