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I PICKED WILLIAM TRAVIS

Unit 4 “Fakebook” Online Profile Portfolio
Type Your Name: ______________ _________________
Fill in Last Page & Turn in the U4 Lesson 7 Dropbox as the Portfolio

RECORDING: How to Do this Portfolio Passcode: TCAH7!2024
Another Recording: LL Portfolio
Create a “Facebook type” page for one of these individuals: George Childress, David Burnet, Lorenzo de Zavala, James Fannin, Sam Houston, Antonio López de Santa Anna, Juan N. Seguín, or William Travis. Inside the box you must include a photo.

EXPLANATION OF EACH CATEGORY
Name: Type the name of the Leader you chose for this portfolio
Born: Type the date of birth for the person you chose
From: Put the place where the person you chose was born/from
Spouse and Family: List names and relationships of family members of the leader you chose.
Education and Jobs: What kind of education and jobs did the person have? (List colleges if he attended one.)
About me: Write in 1st Person, 2-3 complete sentences about one unique or interesting fact or story about the person you chose. Don’t copy word-for-word from internet. Write in your own words.
What’s on your mind: write at least one post using at least three complete sentences that your person might have written at that time. Write in 1st person and how your person would have spoken. Write about an event they experienced during the Texas Revolution. Include the person’s feelings & contributions to the Texas Revolution. See the example for an idea of how this should look.
Photo: You must include a picture of the person from a given website, shown below.
Be sure you review the rubric to see how the portfolio will be graded before you turn it in.
Click to see an Example: Note this is a Different time period, so you can’t do the person in the Portfolio.
Rubric - This is How you are Graded:

***Fill in the last page & turn in as Portfolio
FAKEBOOK
Name of Leader:

Born: Be sure to include a picture.
From:
Family and Spouse:
Education:
Jobs:

About me (one unique/interesting thing
about you):

What’s on your mind? (Use at least 3 complete sentences to write a social media post - write in FIRST PERSON - that your person would have written while he was alive. Be sure to include the person’s feelings about the Texas Revolution and their contributions to the Texas Revolution.)

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
3 days ago

Here's a completed "Fakebook" profile for William Travis, following the guidelines provided.

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**FAKEBOOK**

**Name of Leader:** William B. Travis

**Born:** August 1, 1809

**From:** Saluda County, South Carolina

**Family and Spouse:**
- Jane (first wife)
- Enid (second wife)
- Children: Sarah, Charles, and others

**Education:**
- Attended local schools in South Carolina
- No college education noted, self-taught in law and military strategy

**Jobs:**
- Lawyer
- Soldier
- Co-Commander of the Texian forces at the Battle of the Alamo

**About me (one unique/interesting thing about you):**
I am most known for my leadership during the Battle of the Alamo. A unique fact about me is that I wrote a famous letter on February 24, 1836, urging for reinforcements to assist in our fight for Texas independence, demonstrating my unwavering commitment to the cause of freedom.

**What’s on your mind? (Use at least 3 complete sentences to write a social media post that your person might have written while he was alive.):**
Today, as I sit within these crumbling walls of the Alamo, I feel a surge of both fear and determination. Every man here understands that our fight may cost us our lives, yet we stand ready to defend Texas against the invaders. I have faith in our cause and our God-given right to be free! Remember, fellow Texans, "Victory or death!"

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Make sure to add a photo of William B. Travis in the designated space in your final portfolio submission. Good luck!