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Choose an Athlete
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Research
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Biography
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This week you are going to choose an Olympic athlete to research, and write a paragraph about them using the information that you gathered. This athlete can be from any country around the world, but it would be pretty neat if you chose a Canadian athlete. They can also be currently competing, or retired. The link below has all of the current Canadian athletes listed, if you are looking for ideas.
When researching the life of the athlete that you chose, try to answer these questions:
1. What is the full name of the athlete?
2. When and where were they born?
3. Who are their parents? Do they have siblings?
4. Which sports do they play/do?
5. How did they first become interested in that sport?
6. Which Olympics did they compete in?
7 .How many medals have they won?(bronze? silver? gold?)
8. Other than the Olympics, what other accomplishments have they made in their sport?
9. Do they have any other interests or hobbies?
10. Do they have a family of their own now?
11. What is one more interesting fact about this athlete.
1. What is the full name of the athlete?
2. When and where were they born?
3. Who are their parents? Do they have siblings?
4. Which sports do they play/do?
5. How did they first become interested in that sport?
6. Which Olympics did they compete in?
7 .How many medals have they won?(bronze? silver? gold?)
8. Other than the Olympics, what other accomplishments have they made in their sport?
9. Do they have any other interests or hobbies?
10. Do they have a family of their own now?
11. What is one more interesting fact about this athlete.
Here are the instructions for how you will structure your three paragraphs as you write the biography (which means life story), of the athlete you chose. Remember, don't just copy the information you find word-for-word. That is called plagiarism, and in a way, it is sort of like stealing (because you are stealing someone else's work). You can take the information from websites, but write it in your own words.
Paragraph 1 - Early Life
In this paragraph, include the following information. Remember, don't make it a "shopping list" of just one big long sentence listing the information - include separate ideas into separate sentences!
- What their full name is
- When and where they were born.
- Who their family is (parents, siblings)
- What led them to pursue an Olympic career (how did they get interested in their sport).
Paragraph 2 - Olympic Career
In this paragraph, please include the following:
- Which Olympic games they participated in (city(s) and year(s))
- Medals they have won (bronze, silver, gold)
- Other accomplishments in their sport (or a different sport) that was not in the Olympics.
Paragraph 3 - Personal Life
In this paragraph, write separate sentences for each of the following:
- Family of their own (are they married and do they have kids?)
- Other interests do they have besides their sports
- Interesting fact(s).
Paragraph 1 - Early Life
In this paragraph, include the following information. Remember, don't make it a "shopping list" of just one big long sentence listing the information - include separate ideas into separate sentences!
- What their full name is
- When and where they were born.
- Who their family is (parents, siblings)
- What led them to pursue an Olympic career (how did they get interested in their sport).
Paragraph 2 - Olympic Career
In this paragraph, please include the following:
- Which Olympic games they participated in (city(s) and year(s))
- Medals they have won (bronze, silver, gold)
- Other accomplishments in their sport (or a different sport) that was not in the Olympics.
Paragraph 3 - Personal Life
In this paragraph, write separate sentences for each of the following:
- Family of their own (are they married and do they have kids?)
- Other interests do they have besides their sports
- Interesting fact(s).
This project can be done typed on the computer, or written out on paper. Make sure to start on a new line and indent when you start a new paragraph!
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