Mary Mcleod Bethune
Mary McLeod Bethune A World Class Educator
By:
Tabias Wimby
Submitted to
Dr. Nancy L. Milledge
For
Full Credit for First Semester
B.E.S.T. Academy
December 18, 2009
Research Method for
English/Language Arts
Dr. Nancy Milledge, Instructor/Facilitator
Outline
I. Introduction: briefly describe who the person was and what notable thing they did.
II. Personal Information 1. Birthdates and birthplace 2. Family life 3. Education 4. Occupation(s) 5. Death date and location
III. Accomplishments 1. What did the person accomplish that makes him/her memorable 2. What contributions did they make to society
IV. Qualities that made the person interesting 1. What are qualities that made the person worth reading about?
V. Your choice 1. Choose something about your person to write about
VI. Bibliography
Mary McLeod Bethune, an African American teacher, was one of the great educators in United States history. She was a leader of women, an adviser to several American presidents, and a powerful champion of equality among races. Mary McLeod was born on July 10, 1875 in Mayesville, South Carolina. She died on May 18, 1995 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Her parents, Samuel and Patsy McLeod, were former slaves, as were most of her brothers and sisters. (Mary was the fifteenth of seventeen children.) After her parents were freed, they saved up and bought a small farm of their own. Mary helped her parents on the family farm. When she was eleven years old, she entered a school established by a missionary from the Presbyterian Church. She walked five miles to and from school each day, then spent her evenings teaching everything she had learned to the rest of her family. (Halasa, Malu)
Later Mary received a
By:
Tabias Wimby
Submitted to
Dr. Nancy L. Milledge
For
Full Credit for First Semester
B.E.S.T. Academy
December 18, 2009
Research Method for
English/Language Arts
Dr. Nancy Milledge, Instructor/Facilitator
Outline
I. Introduction: briefly describe who the person was and what notable thing they did.
II. Personal Information 1. Birthdates and birthplace 2. Family life 3. Education 4. Occupation(s) 5. Death date and location
III. Accomplishments 1. What did the person accomplish that makes him/her memorable 2. What contributions did they make to society
IV. Qualities that made the person interesting 1. What are qualities that made the person worth reading about?
V. Your choice 1. Choose something about your person to write about
VI. Bibliography
Mary McLeod Bethune, an African American teacher, was one of the great educators in United States history. She was a leader of women, an adviser to several American presidents, and a powerful champion of equality among races. Mary McLeod was born on July 10, 1875 in Mayesville, South Carolina. She died on May 18, 1995 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Her parents, Samuel and Patsy McLeod, were former slaves, as were most of her brothers and sisters. (Mary was the fifteenth of seventeen children.) After her parents were freed, they saved up and bought a small farm of their own. Mary helped her parents on the family farm. When she was eleven years old, she entered a school established by a missionary from the Presbyterian Church. She walked five miles to and from school each day, then spent her evenings teaching everything she had learned to the rest of her family. (Halasa, Malu)
Later Mary received a
Bibliography: Poole, Bernice Anderson. Mary McLeod Bethune. Los Angeles: Melrose Square, 1994 www.notablebiographies.com