Eighth Grade Research Project

You will write and research on the artist/band you chose in class.




You must have 1 picture of your artist /band.



Your report: Must be at least 5 paragraphs and must contain –

Biography of Artist (personal details)

History of Artist (musical information)

Influences (Those who influenced the artist and vice versa)

Update (If still living, where is the artist today?)

Any other interesting information about your artist/band

The report MUST be in PARAGRAPH FORM!!!! I do not want bullets or fragments. This MUST be in your own words!!! If you copy and paste from the internet you will get a zero and be reported for plagiarism.

Back Page –

Artist’s “Greatest Hits” this can be bulleted/list form – this can be a copy/paste from the internet and does not need to be in paragraph form.

BIBLIOGRAPHY of all Work Cited (at least 2) – all references must be in bibliography for proper credit! www.google.com is not a bibliography – that is a search engine!

DUE Tuesday, February, 26, 2013

Picture – 10pts

5x5 – 50 pts

Greatest Hits – 10 pts

Bibliography – 20 pts

Presentation – 60 pts