Task 1
Every year the older students in your school invite adults to come and talk about why they are
successful in their careers. You decide to write a letter to a well-known personality (for example,
from television or business) to persuade him or her to come and speak to the students.
Write your letter. You must include the following:
an invitation to speak to the students and the date and venue for the meeting
what you admire about the personality and his or her work
how the students benefit from these visits.

To celebrate black history month, we will be learning about the lives of some african americans. your assignment is to find biographical (life story) information about one famous african american historical figure. be sure that you find the following information about the person you select: date of birth, country of origin, how he or she (or his/her family) came to the united states, why he/she is famous, and how the person died (if applicable). we will use the information that you gather in the research on an in-class project. be sure to keep track of your sources; your final project will require a works cited page. in an internet search engine, which group of keywords is most appropriate for this assignment? a) black history month, date of birth b) african, american, people, biographies c) famous people, africa, america, project d) african american, people, countries, famous