Group research - Leaders

This week the Grade 4 students will be using the skills they have learned about taking jot notes of important information. The students have all read one of the leader biographies and selected the leader they were interested in researching further.

Each of the 4 leaders has information on Brainpop and on Destiny.
The groups will read and watch clips, take notes and organize their ideas in their own words.
They will try to find informations about attributes the leader demonstrates, challenges they face and changes they made.

Here are the groups for this first research exercise..

This is the example we created in class. 

This is about William Kamkamba. We have watched you tube clips, TED talks, interviews and read information from his website.

Shape of a Leader Research Document   Ms Alison and ….. (write group names)

Name of Leader	William Kamkwamba
Date / Place of Birth	William was born on August 5, 1987 in Malawi at his family farm in Masitala Village.
Interesting facts Early Life Education	William has 6 sisters. Williams family were very poor and there was a famine in Malawi.      (Famine - shortage of food - caused by drought) William went to school until Grade 8 - then could not go. His family could not pay $80 school fees for the year. William still wanted an education so borrowed books from his old primary school. library When William was 14 he borrowed a book (in English) called ‘Using Energy’. He saw a picture of a windmill and decided to try to build one.
Why did the leader make changes?	William wanted to try to get power for his house. They were using kerosene to light lamp but it was smokey, not very bright and expensive.    Once his first windmill worked he tried another one to see if he could get more power so he could make more power for his village His third windmill was for irrigation (pumping up get water for crops)
What changes did the leader make?	William wanted to help his family and his village William succeeded. Williams village now has many windmills They use the windmills for light, charging mobile phones, irrigation. Since those first windmills William has been invited to speak at TED talk in USA and met donors who have supported more projects. Projects include - solar power and lighting for the village, a deep water well for clean water, maleria protection, a drip irrigation system
Roles and Responsibilities during and following the change	Designer - planning windmills Engineer - Creating new styles for more power Communicator - sharing ideas to news reporters and at TED talk. Role model in Village and in Malawi. William has shown poor children that if they work hard and keep learning they can succeed and improve their lives. Student - Since his fame William has also gone back to school. He Graduated from Dartmouth College in the USA Working for a company called WIDER NET - on projects helping communities all around the world
Attitudes/Attributes displayed by leader (give an example)	Risk taker: William tried to make a windmill using scrap materials to try to improve his life and the lives of others in his family / village. Thinker : William had to think of ways to adapt the design in the picture so it could create more power. Communicator: William shared what he did with reporters, his community and at a TED talk (speaking English) - which has been watched by millions. Creative: William looked at a picture in a book and saw a better life for his village. He changed plans and used scrap materials and rubbish to create his windmills. Determined: William wanted a better life and was disappointed when he could not go to school. He did not give up - instead he kept borrowing books and thinking about what he could do to help his very poor family. Principled: William has made all his decisions based on the goal -  make life better for himself, his family, his village, his country and poor people everywhere. William is not trying to make money and be rich. He wants to improve the lives of other people.
Influences of leader (or changes they made) on the community /nation/world	Williams family now have power / electricity. They can run many lights, radio. They irrigation for their crops and can grow food even though the land is very dry. They pump water from a well for their crops and clean water for drinking. William has also helped his village with Malaria prevention. Williams Village also has power and access to wells. The village is not as poor. They can grow crops and have food and clean water. William is a great example to young people in Malawi and poor countries. He shows what you can achieve by being a risktaker, committed and hardworking. William has changed his life. He was a 14 year old boy who could not afford to go to school. Now he has a College degree a great job and an exciting future.
An interesting fact	William wrote a play with 6 of his best friends from his village. He performed in the play for 500 people. The play was about HIV (Aids) prevention. It was comedy and helped the spread the message about staying safe from the disease Aids It was called ‘You can’t judge a book by its cover’.
I wonder?	I wonder what OTHER PROJECTS William will become involved in? I wonder what other great things he will do? How he will help people with projects in Countries around the world
Sources:	https://www.ted.com/speakers/william_kamkwamba http://williamkamkwamba.typepad.com/ http://www.williamkamkwamba.com/ http://movingwindmills.org/ William K - Windmills - you tube Book : The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope By William Kamkwamba; Bryan Mealer William Morrow, 288pp. Publication Date: October 1, 2009