who am i? 2 nd grade biographies

Who Am I?

2nd Grade Biographies

By

Linda Trossbach

Fairfax County Public Schools

Overview

Understanding Goal:Discoveries can be supported by primary source evidence representing multiple perspectives.

Investigation Question:What do these primary sources tell us about a person’s life?

Contents• Person A

• Person B

• Person C

• Person D

• Person E

• Person F

Person A

•Clue 1•Clue 2•Clue 3•Clue 4•Clue 5•Who Am I?

Person A: Clue 1http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trr005.html

Person A: Clue 2http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/suffrg:@field(NUMBER+@band(cph+3a13267))

Person A: Clue 3http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/nawbib:@field(NUMBER+@band(rbnawsa+n6027))

Person A: Clue 4http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trr005.html

Person A: Clue 5http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/nawbib:@field(NUMBER+@band(rbnawsa+n3060))

Person B

•Clue 1•Clue 2•Clue 3•Clue 4•Clue 5•Who Am I?

Person B: Clue 1http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bellhtml/004048.html

Person B: Clue 2http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?pp/ils:@filreq(@field(NUMBER+@band(cph+3b25844))+@field(COLLID+cph))

Person B: Clue 3http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?pp/ils:@filreq(@field(NUMBER+@band(cph+3a00637))+@field(COLLID+cph))

Person B: Clue 4http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?pp/ils:@filreq(@field(NUMBER+@band(cph+3b15767))+@field(COLLID+cph))

Person B: Clue 5http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?pp/ils:@filreq(@field(NUMBER+@band(cph+3b15766))+@field(COLLID+cph))

Person C

•Clue 1•Clue 2•Clue 3•Clue 4•Clue 5•Who Am I?

Person C: Clue 1http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.03119

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?pp/fsaall:@field(NUMBER+@band(cph+3c00414))

Person C: Clue 2

Person C: Clue 3http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.03129

Person C: Clue 4http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c19165

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c22992

Person C: Clue 5

Person D

•Clue 1•Clue 2•Clue 3•Clue 4•Clue 5•Who Am I?

Person D: Clue 1http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?pp/app:@field(NUMBER+@band(cph+3b35986))

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?pp/ils:@filreq(@field(NUMBER+@band(cph+3a08747))+@field(COLLID+cph))

Person D: Clue 2

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?pp/ils:@filreq(@field(NUMBER+@band(cph+3a12242))+@field(COLLID+pga))

Person D: Clue 3

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/amss:@field(DOCID+@lit(cw105410))

Person D: Clue 4

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?pp/ils:@filreq(@field(NUMBER+@band(cph+3b49830))+@field(COLLID+pga))

Person D: Clue 5

Person E

•Clue 1•Clue 2•Clue 3•Clue 4•Clue 5•Who Am I?

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/bbpix:@field(NUMBER+@band(cph+3c19883))

Person E: Clue 1

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/bbpix:@field(NUMBER+@band(ppmsc+00046))

Person E: Clue 2

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/robinson/music.html

Person E: Clue 3

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/bbpix:@field(NUMBER+@band(cph+3c20275))

Person E: Clue 4

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/bbpix:@field(NUMBER+@band(cph+3g06144))

Person E: Clue 5

Person F

•Clue 1•Clue 2•Clue 3•Clue 4•Clue 5•Who Am I?

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?pp/horyd:@field(NUMBER+@band(thc+5a39605))

Person F: Clue 1

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?pp/ils:@filreq(@field(NUMBER+@band(cph+3b08358))+@field(COLLID+pga))

Person F: Clue 2

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?pp/ils:@filreq(@field(NUMBER+@band(cph+3j00184))+@field(COLLID+pga))

Person F: Clue 3

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?pp/ils:@filreq(@field(NUMBER+@band(cph+3a24868))+@field(COLLID+cph))

Person F: Clue 4

Person F: Clue 5http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?pp/ils:@filreq(@field(NUMBER+@band(cph+3a05560))+@field(COLLID+pga))

Susan B. Anthony

She led the struggle to give women equal

rights, including the right to vote.

Helen Keller

She overcame disabilities and worked to help others who were blind and deaf.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

He was an African American minister who worked so that all people would be treated fairly. He led peaceful marches and gave speeches.

Abraham Lincoln

He was the president of the United States who helped free African American slaves.

Jackie Robinson

He was the first African American player in the major leagues of baseball. His actions helped to bring about other opportunities for African Americans.

George Washington

He led the fight for freedom from England and helped establish a

new country.