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= Welcome to Your Person of Peace Research Project Wiki! =

INTRODUCTION
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the most famous and respected awards in the world. It is given to a person or group who "shall have done the most or the best work for faternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding of peace congresses." The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded since 1901, and the recipents have been individuals or groups, both men and women, from all parts of the world. Your assignments is to learn about the life and accomplishments of a particular Nobel Peace prize winner. The details of your assignment are listed below. Upon completion of the assigned tasks, you will present your Person of Peace to the class using Voicethread presentation and a Timetoast timeline.

** GETTING STARTED **
 Complete each of the four steps listed below in order.

**Step 1: Gather Information:**
 Use Noodle Tools to cite your sources. (see RESOURCES section below for link to Noodle Tools)

**Step 2: Upload Information to Wiki:**
On your person of peace wiki page include:


 * your person's name
 * Include a large picture of your person.
 * Include a quotation that gives insight into the person's mission.
 * Transfer all of your information from written form to typed and upload to the Wiki
 * On the bottom of this page include a link to your bobliography on Noodle Tools

Step 3: Pictures
Search for pictures that will be used for your Voicethread presentation, you should have around 20 images.

Step 4: Voicethread:
Combine the information and pictures you have gathered to creat a Voicethread which you will present to the class.

Step 5: Timetoast:
You will need to select 9 important dates from your persons life to be highlited in your timeline. You may also use images to go along with these dates.

RESEARCH:
**Biographical Information:**
 * Include your person's personal background: his/her family life, education, and primary occupation(s).
 * Include what obstacles your person had to overcome in his/her role of peacemaker.
 * How did your person influence the conflict? What qualities about your person made him/her a peacemaker?

**CONFLICT**

 * Describe the issue or conflict the peacemaker is(was) working to resolve.
 * Give the historical events that led up to the conflict. What was going on in the state/country/world at the time?
 * What are the conflicting points of view on this conflict/issue? If there are countries involved, what is each country's viewpoint?
 * What prevents the issue from being resolved? Why can't people/sides agree? If there is a country involved, what is the country protecting?
 * Where do you stand on this issue? How do you think it could be resolved?

**TIMELINE**

 * Include a time-line of your person that includes and highlights 9 important events in your person's life.
 * Use the following website to create your time-line:@http://www.timetoast.com/

**INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES**

 * Include 4 inspirational quotes, either said by your person or about your person by someone else. Include the name of the speaker.
 * Explain the context in which the quotation was said.

**PICTURES**

 * You will need to gather around 20 images for your Voicethread. (Some of your pictures may relate to the issue/conflict in which your person is involved)
 * Make sure your pictures go along with what the person is saysing at that point of the Voicethread... i.e. if you are talking about your Person of Peace as a child find a picture of that person when they were young.
 * Each picture needs to be properly cited.

**RESOURCES**

 * There are print resources available in the library to begin your research.
 * Noodle Tools: We will create a Noodle Tools account in class and you will use [|Noodle Tools] to create your on-line bibliography.

EXEMPLAR
​Take a look at this [|voicethread]