Students need to post their thoughts on what is a "self-made man". Several websites and links have been provided below. Students will grade themselves and others based on the following:
1. Find or create one unique link related to a "self-made man" and include in post. Could be a URL, video, article, or any other document.
2. List at least 3 characteristics of a "self-made man"
3. Identification of a person who is considered to be a "self-made man"
4. What made this person a "self-made man"?
5. Do you consider yourself a "self-made man"? Why or why not?
LINKS
25 Self-Made Men
Frederick Douglass (The African-American Perspective)
Additional Examples from Wikispace
Frederick M. Jacobs Self-Made Man
Thomas Henry Lomax Self-Made Man
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