In a lesson that combines English, history and a little bit of drama, Franklin High School's sophomore honors students last past month met and questioned such historical figures as Rasputin, Ronald Reagan, Galileo, Malcolm X and Anne Frank. At least they have met and questioned their classmates acting as the leaders. This is a way to make the research paper more palatable.
Students are prepared for the project on the first day of school.
It begins when students pick a historical figure each would like to write a research paper about addressing that person's historical influence. But the project does not end with research and writing. Meet the Press . Students are questioned by classmates about their subject's biographical information and historical influence. In character and costume, the students answer, sometimes with accents, questions thrown at them from the well-prepared audience.