WANTED
WILD WEST SPEED DATING
"We are rough men and used to
rough ways."
– Bob Younger to a newspaper reporter
following the 1876
Northfield, Minnesota raid.
Assignment
As a class we are
going to journey into the myths and legends of the past. Everyone will have a
Wild West “character” that he/she will be, and we will speed date for about an
hour meeting and greeting many infamous names from the past. Your task is to
come in character! Know who you are: why are you famous, when did you live
and die, what is your background, where did you live, what are your views on
politics or the west or entertainment or the government, what makes you tick.
Requirements
- One full and complete paragraph detailing
information about your character
- Citations for at least two different sources
you used in your research
- A prop for speed dating à this must be school appropriate, related to
your particular character, creative, and not be poorly crafted (ie: drawn with
pencil on loose-leaf paper)
Grade
Your grade will be
determined based on your written component (50%), your knowledge demonstrated
during the speed dating (40%), and your prop (10%).
Due: Friday, January 29
