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| Assigned: October 29, 2002 Due Date: November 12, 2002 Objective: Each student will learn about a famous place in the world by creating a poster according to the directions. Each student will do a short presentation explaining his or her poster. Preparation: The Cullen Memorial Library and the Peabody Institute library have received an assignment alert and understand that the children will be looking for information. Procedure: Each student will be assigned a famous place to research. Each student will create a poster which includes the following: 1. Completed world map neatly labeled and colored Star or icon on the map to show where in the world the place is. (The map was supplied to students in class.) 2. "Why is This Place Famous?" paper attached to the poster. Written words muse by the student's work. 3. Drawing of the place (no photos, photocopies, computer print outs.) 4, Be prepared to speak about your place. 5. Teacher will grade poster and presentation using the following rubric: 1. What is one thin you really li ked about the story and poster you are evaluating? 2. There are always ways to improve our work. What is one thing that would make the project you are evaluating even better? 3. Along with content, projects are also assessed for other factors. Give the project you are evaluating points for the following things according to this scale: 5 = best it could possibly be
-written piece is in final draft form4 = very good 3 = meets the requirements 2 = needs much improvement 1 = poor. neatness
-overall, looks organized and put together with thought ____x 4 ____ ____x 4____ - drawings/pictures are neatly done and eyecatching ____x 4____ - project is complete, all pieces fone with equal quality ____x 4 ____ deadline - project is done and turned in on time ____x 4 ____ Total Ten points will be deducted for each date late.
November 27, 2001 AFRICA: ONE CONTINENT. MANY WORLDS | AFRICAN STORIES - This guided tour explores the continent of Africa and its peoples through hands-on activities, multimedia presentations and one of the world's finest collections of African artifacts. Date Due: November 15, 2001 Assignment: Student must complete the two fact pages provided by the teacher. Write neatly in pen. No crossed out words. If necessary, use white out sparingly. Use reference materials but remember you MUST use your own words to express a thought. Do not pass in any printed material from the computer. Space is limited so you may use descriptive phrases instead of sentences. Words must fit on the two lines provided. Vary your facts. If you write about the animals in one country, select another topic for the next country. Not acceptable - Monkeys, iguanas, parrots
Boring - The capital of _ is _.
Staple the two pages in the top left-hand corner.
MCAS criteria will be used as the grading criteria.
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Why is This Place Famous?
Hotlist prepared by C. Weekley, Graduate Student in the Master of Education Library Media Studies program at Salem State College, Salem. Mass.
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