Famous Scots Homework - due Fri 20th Feb 2009

Your homework for the first part of term 3 is to complete a mini project on a Famous Scot of your choice. Your project should include information about the person, what they are famous for and how they have influenced Scotland or the World today.
You should include text, pictures, photos, diagrams, etc as appropriate.

Your project should be well planned out, carefully researched and neatly presented. It must have a cover page, a contents page, at least 6 pages of information and a bibliography listing your references.
Your project can be written, typed or produced on PowerPoint. If you choose to use PowerPoint you should produce slides and notes pages (you should hand in a disk with your presentation and a printed copy of your notes pages and list your references as a slide in PowerPoint).

By Friday 16th January, please have decided on who you are going to study and say why you have chosen them. You may hand this in on paper or post this information on the blog.

This project work will be your main homework along with spelling and a maths activity or worksheet. You should spend at least 2 hours a week on your project, although I'm sure many of you will do more. Do not leave it all to the last minute - there will be a prize for the 6 people (3 from each class) we feel have put the most effort into their project. They will be on view at Parents' Night for all to see - make sure you are proud of yours!

Here are some suggestions for people you might want to find out about, although there are many more:

Adam - Robert (1728-1792) - Architect of Culzean Castle and many other fine buildings.

Baird - John Logie (1888-1946) - Started the first TV station in the world.

Bell - Alexander Graham (1847-1922) - Inventor of the telephone and involved in genetics and phonetics.

Burns - Robert (1759-1796) - Scotland's most celebrated poet.

Burrell - Sir William (1861-1958) - A wealthy shipping magnate who gave his art collection to Glasgow.

Byron - George Gordon (Lord Byron) (1788-1824) - His Scottish childhood doubtless had an impact on the poet.

Carlyle - Thomas (1795-1881) - An influential philosopher and historian of the Victorian age.

Carnegie - Andrew (1835-1919) - The railway, iron and steel tycoon who gave all his wealth away.

Charles I - King (1600-1649) - Conflict with Parliament and the people led to Civil War - and his execution.

Charles II - King (1630-1685) - Charles II was determined to hold on to his throne - and succeeded.

Connery - Sir Sean (1930- ) - Regarded by some as the greatest president Scotland never had.

Dale - David (1739-1806) - His mills in New Lanark were the largest cotton-spinning mills in Britain.

Dewar - Donald (1937-2000) - Architect of the new Scottish Parliament and its first First Minister.

Doyle - Sir Arthur Conan (1859-1930) - Based his famous detective Sherlock Holmes on a forensic scientist.

Fleming - Sir Alexander (1881-1955) - Won the Nobel prize as discoverer of penicillin.

Hume - David (1711-1776) - Voted recently as the Scot who had made the greatest impact in the last 1,000 years.

Inglis - Elsie (1864-1917) - Winston Churchill wrote that Inglis and her nurses "would shine in history".

James VI - King (1566-1625) - The first king of both Scotland and England.

Knox - John (1513-1572) - Leader of the Reformation of the church in Scotland.

Livingstone - Dr David (1813-1873) - African missionary and explorer.

McAdam - John Loudon (1756-1836) - Improved a tar-based road surface which became known as "tarmac".

Macbeth - King (1005- 1057) - Shakespeare based his tragedy on selected facts about this Scottish king.

MacDonald - Flora (1725-1790) - Her bravery helped save Bonnie Prince Charlie after the defeat at Culloden.

MacDonald - James Ramsay (1866-1937) - Became the first Labour Prime Minister in Britain in 1924.

MacGregor - Rob Roy (1671-1734) - The larger than life Highland Rogue.

Mary - Queen of Scots (1542-1587) - Her life was full of tragedy, violence and love.

Raeburn - Sir Henry (1756-1823) - One of Scotland's most famous portrait painters.

Ramensky - Johnny (1905-1972) - Criminal and a war hero, this master of escape became a legendary folk hero.

Scott - Sir Walter (1771-1832) - Author of novels such as "Ivanhoe" who also "invented" modern tartans.

Stein - Jock (1922 - 1985) - One of the most successful football managers ever produced in Scotland.

Stevenson - Robert Louis (1850-1894) - Author of such classics as "Treasure Island" and "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde".

Stewart - Sir Jackie (1939 - ?) - Formula 1 Racing World Champion in 1969, 1971 and 1973.

Stuart - Prince Charles Edward (1720-1788) - Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobite Uprising of 1745/46.

Telford - Thomas (1757-1834) - The "Colossus of Roads" earned a reputation as the finest civil engineer of his day.

Thomson - Alexander "Greek" (1817-1875) - Architect whose admiration for Grecian forms bcame a trademark.

Wallace - Sir William (?- 1305) - The freedom fighter who inspired a nation to fight back.

Watson-Watt - Sir Robert (1892-1973) - Developed radar which helped to win the Battle of Britain in 1940.

Watt - James (1736-1819) - His development of the steam engine was the springboard for the Industrial Revolution.