� book
� encyclopedia
� Internet

II. Note taking

� Headings and subheadings
� keywords, synonyms
� logical order, sequencing

III. Bibliography

� all sources listed
� proper bibliographic format followed (MLA)

B. REQUIRED ELEMENTS

LETTER

� Create personal letterhead, insert address of Nobel Foundation, use appropriate salutation
� Establish your authority (Why should they listen to you)
� Demonstrate knowledge of the Nobel Foundation and its criteria
� Say whom you are nominating
� Outline the person's contribution -- BE clear and concise
� State how their contribution benefited French society at the time (State clearly)
� State the value or importance of this contribution to the world today in the United States and France
� Use appropriate closing

POSTER OR POWER POINT

I. THE PERSON

� date and place of birth/death
� family circumstances
� economic circumstances
� education
� age when contribution made
� other?

II. THE CONTRIBUTION

� Identify the contribution.
� How did it benefit French society (and the world) at the time?
� Of what value or importance is this contribution to the world today?

III. VISUAL APPEAL

� images (people, map, flag, sites)
� grammar & spelling (are there a lot of mistakes-- Proof read)
� organization
� use of color and graphics