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Nobel Prize Heroes: Home

English 10 Hero Unit Final Project

Project Overview

Nobel Hero Project Overview
This link will take you to the explanation of the project, the recommended timeline, and the student expectations for the work time in the library,

What is the Nobel Prize?

What is the Nobel Prize?

When was it developed?

Why does the international community need such a recognition?

Consider these questions and, using the document linked below, learn more about the Nobel Prizes and what recipient you would like to explore in the coming days.

Explore the Nobel Prize - Student Document
This document should be completed and submitted on the corresponding Schoology assignment.
The Offical Site of the Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize Article
This article was pulled from World History-in-Context.

The Nobel Prize - Acceptance Speech #1 - Malala Yousafzai

Malala makes emotional return to Pakistan
An article about Malala Yousafzai's first trip home to Pakistan after she was shot by the Taliban.

The Nobel Prize - Acceptance Speech #2 - Tomas Lindahl

DNA detectives win Nobel Prize for cancer cure breakthrough; British based Tomas Lindahl was awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry for discovering that DNA must be able to repair itself when damaged
A news article about Tomas Lindahl and his two colleagues and what they learned of DNA to earn the prestigious Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

The Nobel Prize - Lecture from Mo Yan

AWARD SPOTLIGHTS NOBEL GROUP'S TROUBLED PAST WITH CHINA
This article highlights Mo Yan's works and why he won the Nobel Prize in Literature, and it also explains the relationship between the Nobel committee and China.