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Mount Olive Township Public Schools Grade 8 ELA Research Project 6/15 Page 1 of 29
8TH GRADE RESEARCH PROJECT
D.C.’s Fabulous Five
Without a doubt, the crown on our eighth grade year is our trip to Washington, D.C. in June. To best
prepare you for this excursion, you and a partner will be researching monuments, memorials, and sites in our
capital city. Your ultimate goal is to decide upon the top five tourist sites we should visit.
Student Expectations
Topics □ Use your “Final Project Must Include” list to guide you in completing this project.
Research □ Gather print and electronic resources from reliable sources. □ Use a self-created graphic organizer to gather and organize your research in your own words. □ Refer to the “Research Questions” handout to help select your top five D.C. sites.
Technology-Infused Research Project □ Design a technology-based research project to educate your classmates about the top five D.C.
sites we should visit. □ Choose one of the following technology components to present your research information:
TV Commercial Prezi Newsletter □ Refer to the “Student Resources” handout as you approach different stages of this project. □ Use the “MLA Format for a Works Cited Page” reference handout to properly create your
Bibliography page.
Presentation □ Present your information in a clear, organized way using appropriate expression and eye-
contact. □ Answer all questions asked by the audience.
You will have about four weeks to research D.C. sites, write a letter to our vice principal in charge of the
trip, plan and map your itinerary, and incorporate a technology aspect of presentation (newsletter,
commercial or a Prezi). You and your partner will present your top five.
HAPPY TRAILS, STUDENTS.
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Graphic Organizer
Your graphic organizer will answer this question:
What are the top five tourist sites to visit on your itinerary?
It will list your five sites down the left hand side, and will answer the following questions:
1. Why are these five sites the most important sites to visit and why are they interesting to students?
2. Where are the sites located and is it feasible to visit all five over the length of your trip?
3. What is the historical significance of the each site?
4. What is the connection of each site to the curriculum (Math, Science, Social Studies)?
5. What does each site look like aesthetically?
6. What is the cost of visiting each site?
7. Are there any customer testimonials that would help support visiting each site?
A graphic organizer should be neat and organized.
Use google docs to create a table that is 6 x 8.
As you answer each question, the boxes will EXPAND.
Question
1
Question
2
Question
3
Question
4
Question
5
Question
6
Question
7
Site #1
Site #2
Site #3
Site #4
Site #5
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Student Resources
Organizing Research:
o Online flashcards - http://www.flashcardmachine.com/
o You can google ‘free research graphic organizers’ to find some templates
MLA Formatting/ Works Cited:
o Purdue Owl- https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
o Easybib - http://www.easybib.com/
o Citation Machine - http://citationmachine.net/index2.php
o For information on how to cite sources, watch this video: http://www.screenr.com/akR7
Customer Testimonials:
o TripAdvisor - http://www.tripadvisor.com/
o Frommers - http://www.frommers.com/
o Any websites specific to the site you are researching may have a customer testimonial link
Creating your map:
o Google lit trips - http://www.googlelittrips.com/GoogleLit/Home.html
o Zee Maps – zeemaps.com
Creating a Prezi:
You have an account with your GoogleDrive username and password.
o http://prezi.com
o Tutorials can be found: http://prezi.com/learn (Basic, Advanced, and Expert lessons)
Online Research Sources:
o World Book
o Facts on File
o MOMS database webpage -
http://www.mtoliveboe.org/moms/departments/mediaCenter.php?Internet-Databases-11
Print Resources:
A cart of print resources will be available for you to use. You must have a minimum of 2 print
resources.
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Choose your “Fab Five” from these
Monuments, Memorials, Museums & More…
930 Club (Music) African American Civil War Memorial & Museum African American history & Culture African Art Museum Air Force Memorial Air & Space Museum American Art Museum American Indian Museum American University Anacostia Community Museum Arlington National Cemetery Botanical Gardens Bureau of Engraving & Printing Capitol Building Capitol River Cruises Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park Constitution Gardens Congressional Cemetery DAR Museum Dumbarton House Eisenhower Memorial East Potomac Park Eastern Market FBI Building FDR Memorial Ford’s Theatre Georgetown University Great Falls Park Holocaust Museum International Spy Museum Iwo Jima Memorial Jefferson Memorial
The Kennedy Center Korean War Memorial Library of Congress Lincoln Memorial Madame Tussauds Martin Luther King Memorial Mt. Vernon Museum of American History Museum of Natural History National Aquarium National Archives National Cathedral The National Gallery of Art National Museum of Crime & Punishment National Museum of Women in the Arts The National Zoo Navy Memorial The Newseum Old Town Alexandria Pentagon Reflecting Pool Shakespeare Theatre Company Smithsonian Institution/The Castle Supreme Court Theodore Roosevelt Island Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial Watergate Complex The White House Wolftrap Farm Park World War II Memorial
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Name: ____________________________ Date: __________ Period: _______
Final Product MUST Include:
1. Letter to Vice Principal Due: _____
2. Itinerary Due: _____
3. Map Due: _____
4. Technology Piece Due: _____
Letter to Vice Principal Requirements
Business letter- cohesive and properly formatted
Top five sites to visit, justified with facts from research
Persuasive vocabulary and power words
Explain cost and time frame for visiting the five sites
Connections to our curriculum (Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Arts)
Itinerary Requirements
Timeline format- either bulleted or in a table
o Make sure order of itinerary is LOGICAL according to site locations
Include times- allow for travel time between sites and meal times
o Fit within travel guidelines-
Day 1: 12:00 P.M. - 8:00-P.M
Day 2: 8:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
o Duration of visit at each site
o Arrival and departure times
Include hours of operation for each site
Include location for each site
Include cost of admittance for each site and calculate total daily expenses
Include hotel cost
Include bus mileage from MOMS to D.C., around D.C., and back.
Map Requirements
Create a visual of your itinerary either by computer or hand
MUST be neat in appearance
8.5” x 11” (hard copy) OR online (include link in technology piece)
MUST track and mark route along roadways with locations clearly labeled
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Technology Requirements- Choose ONE
Commercial No more than 2 minutes in length
Include pictures or video clips of all five sites- included in order of importance/rank
Include background music to create the tone
Voice-over and on-camera presentation by all participants
Describe aesthetic beauty of all five sites
Include historical significance of each site
Customer Testimonials (Trip Advisor, AAA, Frommers, etc.)
Student Interest- Where would your classmates like to go?
Type script of commercial- submitted the week before filming
Must convince the viewer to attend your top five locations
Works Cited
Prezi
Include pictures and video clips of all five sites (must include at least 2 video clips)
o Video clips may not be longer than 2 minutes
Sites must be included in order of importance/rank
o Complete sentences
Slide Requirement:
o 1 cover page
o 5 slides for each site
Site name/picture
Aesthetic Beauty
Historical Significance
Customer Testimonials (Trip Advisor, AAA, Frommers, etc.)
Student Interest - Where would your classmates like to go?
o Works Cited (Total = 27 slides)
Must convince the viewer to attend your top five locations
Newsletter
Microsoft Publisher-at least 2 pages
At least one picture for each site
Descriptions of: (for each site)
o Aesthetic Beauty
o Historical Significance
o Customer Testimonials (Trip Advisor, AAA, Frommers, etc.)
o Student Interest - Where would your classmates like to go?
Sites must be ranked in order of importance
Links to at least 2 video clips
Works Cited
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MLA Format for a Works Cited Page
At the top of your Works Cited page, you will label it “Works Cited” (with no quotes). Times New Roman font size 12- no bold- no underline
The information you’ll need:
Author and/or editor names (if available)
Article name in quotation marks (if applicable)
Title of the Website, project, or book in italics
Any version numbers available, including revisions, posting dates, volumes, or issue numbers
Publisher information, including the publisher name and publishing date
Take note of any page numbers (if available)
Medium of publication. (Print or Web)
Date you accessed the material
How to Cite Internet Sources:
How to set it up:
Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number. Name of
institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation
(if available). Medium of publication. Date of access.
What it will look like:
Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003. Web. 10 May 2006.
How to Cite Book Sources:
How to set it up:
Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
What it will look like:
Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin, 1987. Print.
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Works Cited
While you are filling out your graphic organizer with information from websites, you must cite your
sources.
Underneath your graphic organizer, simply copy/paste the websites you are using as you go along.
Finally, copy and paste those websites into easybib.com, and create a Works Cited page.
Don’t forget MLA:
Works Cited at the top- no bold, no underline
Hanging indent
Alphabetical order
http://library.laguardia.edu/files/pdf/mlaquickonline.pdf
^Type in the above website
Scroll down until you find the type of source
Use the format!!
Works Cited
“Blueprint Lays out Clear Path for Climate Action.” Environmental Defense
Fund. Environmental Defense Fund, 8 May 2007. Web. 24 May 2009.
Dean, Cornelia. “Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet.” New York Times.
New York Times, 22 May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009.
Dolby, Nadine. “Research in Youth Culture and Policy: Current Conditions and
Future Directions.” Social Work and Society: The International Online-
Only Jouranl 6.2 (2008): n. page. Web. 20 May 2009.
Gowdy, John. “Avoiding Self-organized Extinction: Toward a Co-evolutionary
Economics of Sustainability.” International Journal of Sustainable
Development and World Ecology 14.1 (2007): 27-36. Print.
Shulte, Bret. “Putting a Price on Pollution.” Usnews.com. US News & World
Rept., 6 May 2007. Web. 24 May 2009.
Jeter 2
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Name: ____________________ Date: ______ Period: ____
Script for TV Commercial
Your commercial must include you and your partner pitching your Fabulous Five D.C. sites on camera. In addition, you will also be required to do a standard “voice over” spot. This means that an announcer reads the copy accompanied by a synchronized video. So, you will write a script consisting of two elements: the audio (announcer’s voice over) and the video. Your script will include all of the speaking in your commercial, your voice overs, and the corresponding images to your words. Please use the template provided.
Here are some rules of thumb for writing your commercial script for television:
1. State your thesis in a creative way which quickly states your Fabulous Five (in decreasing ranking order).
2. Explain your reasoning behind your choices using the “Final Product Must Include” handout as your guide.
3. Repeat it.
4. The use of music and literary devices will greatly enhance your commercial. Consider using alliteration, similes, metaphors, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, and repetition for effect.
Who: (Who is represented in each of your sites? Who is a good audience for each site and why?
Who has gone to this site and what have they said? These are testimonials.)
What: (What information does your site include? What will we gain from experiencing your site?
What are the purposes of your sites? What are some of the sights, smells, and exhibits that will
capture the viewers’ attention?)
Use sensory details and make your sites come to life!
When: (When was your site created and for what purpose? When is it open?)
Where: (Where exactly in D.C. is your site? Where are some pivotal spots at that site? Where can
readers go to find more information?)
Why: (Why are these sites important? Why are they your top five?
How: (Consider how this site educates your audience. Consider how the video clips and pictures enhance our understanding of your selected sites.)
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Names: ____________________________________ Date: _________ Period: _______
TV SCRIPT
Shooting Location:
Director(s):
Actor(s):
Editor(s):
Company:
Audio Video
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Names: ____________________________________ Date: _________ Period: _______
Example TV SCRIPT
Shooting Location: Football Field Tunnel
Director(s): Ron Winderman
Actor(s): Joe Greene, Kid, Background fans
Editor(s): Sally Theis
Company:
Audio Video Kid [sound on film (SOF)]: Mr. Greene! Mr. Greene! Greene [SOF]: Yeah? Kid [SOF]: You need some help? Greene [SOF]: Uh-uh. Kid [SOF]: I just want you to know: I think--you're the greatest. Greene [SOF]: Yeah, sure. Kid [SOF]: Want my Coke? It's Okay. You can have it. Greene [SOF]: Okay. Thanks. As much swells under dialogue, lyric is heard: A Coke and a smile/makes me feel good/makes me feel nice Kid [SOF]: See ya, Joe. Greene [SOF]: Hey kid! Greene [SOF]: Catch Kid [SOF]: Wow! Thanks, Mean Joe! Music Swells.
Camera up on grim Greene, limping slowly down tunnel from field toward locker room; words "Mean Joe Greene" superimposed on picture. Because he is alone, game must still be going on with Greene out of it, due to injury. Cut to kid ( white, about age nine) standing in tunnel, bottle of Coke in hand. Cut to Greene, scowling. Cut to kid. Cut to Greene. Cut to kid. Cut to Greene, grimacing. Cut to kid, offering bottle. Cut to Greene, sighing, He takes it, drinks, greedily. Cut to kid, who hesitates, waiting for autograph or sign of recognition from his hero. Finally kid turns to leave, reluctantly. Cut to Greene, suddenly animated and smiling. Greene grabs his game jersey and tosses it. Cut to kid, beaming, catching shirt. Supers fill screen: "Have a Coke and a Smile" (centered) "Coke Adds Life" (in right corner)
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Name: _____________________________ Date: ________ Period: ____
Newsletter (Using Microsoft Publisher)
For completing the newsletter, you must first find a Microsoft template on Microsoft
Publisher that matches your needs (Try the “Summer” template). Each of your
Fabulous Five requires a persuasive article explaining why you have selected these
sites. News articles generally answer the following questions:
Who: (Who is represented in each of your sites? Who is a good audience for each
site and why? Who has gone to this site and what have they said? These are
testimonials.)
What: (What information does your site include? What will we gain from
experiencing your site? What are the purposes of your sites? What are some of the
sights, smells, and exhibits that will capture the viewers’ attention?)
Use sensory details and make your sites come to life!
When: (When was your site created and for what purpose? When is it open?)
Where: (Where exactly in D.C. is your site? Where are some pivotal spots at that
site? Where can readers go to find more information?)
Why: (Why are these sites important? Why are they your top five?)
How: (Consider how this site educates your audience. Consider how the video clips
and pictures enhance our understanding of your selected sites.)
Remember to incorporate literary elements including alliteration, similes,
metaphors, repetition for effect, hyphenated modifiers and onomatopoeia.
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Name: ____________________ Date: ______ Period: ____
Prezi
The Prezi is a captivating way to use images, text, video, pdf files, and links. The Prezi allows you to
zoom out, see an entire picture, and zoom in for details.
Research your five sites.
Create five graphic organizers that include all of your information that you are including.
Your graphic organizer and bibliography are due _________________.
Once all of these points are completed and okayed, you are ready to begin the Prezi.
Visit http://prezi.com/learn for tutorials on how to create your Prezi. This site offers a digital manual in
addition to basic, advanced, and expert lessons.
Here are the questions you will answer as you research and create your Prezi:
Who: (Who is represented in each of your sites? Who is a good audience for each site and why?
Who has gone to this site and what have they said? These are testimonials.)
What: (What information does your site include? What will we gain from experiencing your site?
What are the purposes of your sites? What are some of the sights, smells, and exhibits that will
capture the viewers’ attention?)
Use sensory details and make your sites come to life!
When: (When was your site created and for what purpose? When is it open?)
Where: (Where exactly in D.C. is your site? Where are some pivotal spots at that site? Where can
readers go to find more information?)
Why: (Why are these sites important? Why are they your top five?
How: (Consider how this site educates your audience. Consider how the video clips and pictures
enhance our understanding of your selected sites.)
_____________________________________________________________________________
Remember to incorporate literary elements including alliteration, similes, metaphors, repetition
for effect, hyphenated modifiers and onomatopoeia.
Include pictures and video clips of all five sites. You need at least two video clips.
Sites must be completed in order of importance/rank and written in complete sentences.
Include one cover page.
You need five slides for each site.
Don’t forget your Works Cited page! Twenty-seven slides total!
http://prezi.com/zkkben_r3p2x/introduction-to-characterization-steal/ [Sample Prezi on Characterization]
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Director
Consultant Tour Guide Sales Agent
Content Knowledge (Facts and Ideas)
(Letter & Itinerary)
__Contains factual details that support the research questions __Letter & Itinerary include all the major components __ Letter includes creative persuasive tactics __Itinerary extremely well organized and follows map __At least one citation per location(5+)
__Contains factual details that mostly support the research questions __ Letter & Itinerary include all the major components __Letter includes persuasive elements __One citation per location(5)
__ Research topic is unfocused and vague __ Contains factual details that somewhat support the research questions __ Letter includes some persuasive elements __Some itinerary requirements missing __ 1-2 locations missing citations
__ Research lacks a clear topic __ Contains details that do not support the research topic __ Persuasive elements not clear __Itinerary cannot be followed __Letter missing persuasive tactics __3 or more locations missing citations
Organization/ Conventions
__ Writing is clearly organized __ Effective transitions __ No conventional errors __ Literary devices used __Proper MLA citations
__ Writing is organized __ Supportive transitions __ Few conventional errors __ Some literary devices used __mostly used proper MLA citations
__ Writing is somewhat organized. __ Weak transitions __ Some mistakes in conventions __ infrequent use of MLA
__ Writing is not organized __ Missing transitions __ Many conventional mistakes __MLA citations not used
Pre-Writing/ Planning/
Note-Taking
__ Effectively created and used pre-writing organizer to record information __ Wrote all notes using own words and key facts __ All notes are clearly legible
__ Created and used pre-writing organizer to record information __Wrote all notes using own words and key facts __All notes are legible
__ Partially used pre-writing organizers to record information __Wrote all notes using own words and key facts __Notes are somewhat legible
__ Ineffectively used pre-writing organizers to record information __ Copied notes verbatim from internet without citation/ plagiarized __ Notes are not legible
Sources
__ 5-6 relevant sources were cited (At least 2 print sources) __ Sources formatted properly (MLA)- no errors
__ 3-4 relevant sources were cited (At least 2 print sources) __Sources formatted properly (MLA)- some errors
__ 1-2 relevant sources were cited (At least 1 print) __Some sources formatted properly (MLA) __ Many errors
__ 1-2 sources – no print source used __MLA formatting not evident
Technology
(Prezi, Commercial, Newsletter)
__ All components of technology requirement met __Visually appealing, exciting, neat, persuasive, organized
__ All components of technology requirement met __ Mostly visually appealing, exciting, neat, persuasive, organized
__ Most of the components of the technology requirements are met __Somewhat visually appealing, neat, persuasive, and organized
__ Many of the components of technology requirement are missing __ Not appealing or organized
Sharing and Presenting Information
(Map)
__ Presented all information in a clear, organized way __ Spoke clearly with appropriate expression; effective eye-contact ___ Can answer all questions asked by the audience __ All map requirements met; visually appealing; additional creativity added
__ Presented most of the information in a clear, organized way __ Spoke clearly with some expression; good eye-contact __ Answered most questions asked by the audience __ All map requirements met; visually appealing
__ Presented information in a disorganized way; difficult to understand some of the time __ Spoke softly with little expression; fair eye-contact __ Answered some questions asked by the audience __ Some map requirements
__ Presented information that was poorly organized; overall, very difficult to understand __ Presenter was unclear with no expression; little to no eye-contact __ Unable to answer questions asked by the audience __Map requirements not met
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Fill in the information below before you format your citation:
BOOK: My Example:
Format like this:
Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
My Example:
Green, John. The Fault in Our Stars. New York: Dutton Books, 2012. Print.
Your Example:
Author last name
Author first name
Title of book
City of publication
Publisher
Year of publication
Medium of publication
Author last name
Green
Author first name
John
Title of book
The Fault in Our Stars
City of publication
New York
Publisher Dutton Books
Year of publication
2012
Medium of publication
Author last name
Author first name
Title of book
City of publication
Publisher
Year of publication
Medium of publication
Author last name
Author first name
Title of book
City of publication
Publisher
Year of publication
Medium of publication
Author last name
Author first name
Title of book
City of publication
Publisher
Year of publication
Medium of publication
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Format Like this:
Editor or author. “Title of the Work.” Name of Site. Name of publisher/organization affiliated, date of
creation. Medium of publication. Date of access.
My Example:
Bradsher, Keith. “New Satellite Images said to be ‘Credible Lead’ in Malaysia Jet Hunt.” The New York
Times. The New York Times Company, 26 Mar 2014. Web. 12 Apr 2014.
Your Example:
Website: My Example: (Online Newspaper)
Editor/ Author Bradsher, Keith
Article Name New Satellite Images said to be ‘Credible Lead’ in Malaysia Jet Hunt
Title of website The New York Times
Publisher The New York Times Company
Year of publication
2014
Medium of publication
Web
Date you accessed
14 Apr 2014
Editor/ Author
Article Name
Title of website
Publisher
Year of publication
Medium of publication
Date you accessed
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Source: Page number:
Title: Author: Date:
Para- phrase notes:
Who
What
When
Where
Why
Citation
Source: Page number:
Title: Author: Date:
Para- phrase notes:
Who
What
When
Where
Why
Citation
Source: Page number:
Title: Author: Date:
Para- phrase notes:
Who
What
When
Where
Why
Citation
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Created by Liz Peterson and Karen Stagg
Benchmark Lessons: Bibliography
Paraphrasing
Valid/Invalid Sources
Completing advanced internet searches
Mini-Lessons Business Letter
MLA Citations
How to write a commercial
How to make a newsletter
How to organize an itinerary
Public speaking
Create a map
Presenting & Sharing Each person should speak and
participate in the presentation.
Presentations will be done in a
‘station’ format.
Presentations must be ten minutes
in length.
Technology Create commercial, Prezi, newsletter
Online research via cell phones, laptops,
and tablets: different sites (history,
location, aesthetics, etc.), business letter
format, types of graphic organizers
Type letter
Powerpoints for lessons
Individual Tasks Division of tasks should be
determined by group so that there
is an equal division of labor.
Each person should speak and
participate in the presentation.
Group Tasks Research
Choosing five sites
Preparing presentation
Organizing research into a letter
format
Research Planning Create own graphic organizers
for notes
Graphic organizer templates
provided as an option
Determining reliable sources
Completing MLA citations
Paraphrasing
How-To Sheets Make a commercial
Make a Prezi
Make a newsletter
Make a work-cited page
Make a graphic organizer
Organize research sources
Scaffold for Learning
D.C.’s Fabulous Five!
Sign-up Sheet
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Map Mini Lesson
Date: _______________
What will happen during this session?
Google Lit Trips Tutorial
Answer any questions you have about your map
1st Session Meeting Time: _____
1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
4. _______________________
5. _______________________
6. _______________________
7. _______________________
8. _______________________
2nd Session Meeting Time: ____
1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
4. _______________________
5. _______________________
6. _______________________
7. _______________________
8. _______________________
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Bibliography Mini Lesson
5/13/14
What will happen during this session?
Further instruction of how to write a Works Cited page
You must come prepared with your sources in order to receive support
**THIS SESSION IS NOT FOR ME TO CHECK YOUR WORK**
1st Session Meeting Time: _____
1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
4. _______________________
5. _______________________
6. _______________________
7. _______________________
8. _______________________
2nd Session Meeting Time: ____
1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
4. _______________________
5. _______________________
6. _______________________
7. _______________________
8. _______________________
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Itinerary Mini Lesson
Date: ___________________
What will happen during this session?
Sample itinerary will be shown and explained
Come prepared with questions about or a draft of your itinerary
**THIS SESSION IS NOT FOR ME TO CHECK YOUR WORK**
1st Session Meeting Time: _____
1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
4. _______________________
5. _______________________
6. _______________________
7. _______________________
8. _______________________
2nd Session Meeting Time: ____
1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
4. _______________________
5. _______________________
6. _______________________
7. _______________________
8. _______________________
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Time Frame Activity/Location Description Total Cost = $4524
7:00-8:00 Get ready & eat breakfast - - - - - - - -
8:00 – 9:30 Drive to Newark Airport (3 Brewster Rd, Newark, NJ) (car loaded the night before) $10 gas
9:30-11:00 Check luggage & go through security at airport - - - - - - - -
11:30 – 1:30 Flight to Florida (1 Jeff Fuqua Blvd, Orlando, FL) (eat packed lunch on plane) $270/ ea. = $1620 total
1:30 -1:45 Get luggage, go to car rental kiosk - - - - -
1:45-2:15 Rent car $260
2:15-2:45 Drive to hotel $40 gas (fill tank)
2:45 – 3:00 Check in hotel (WorldQuest Orlando Resort, 8849 Worldquest Blvd, Orlando, FL) $370
3:00 – 3:30 Take shuttle to Epcot Center (200 Epcot Center Drive, Lake Buena Vista, FL)
Hours of Operation: 9am – 9pm
3-day park-hopper
tickets = $2024.00
3:30 – 6:00 Epcot Center
Hours of Operation: 9am – 9pm
- - - - -
6:00 – 7:00 Dinner at Epcot $200.00
7:00 – 9:00 Continue Epcot Center - - - - -
9:00 – 9:30 Take shuttle back to hotel - - - - -
Time Frame Activity/Location Description Total Cost = $400
7:00-8:00 Get ready & eat continental breakfast - - - - - - -
8:00 – 8:30 Shuttle to Hollywood Studios - - - - - - -
8:30-12:30 Hollywood Studios (351 S Studio Drive, Lake Buena Vista, FL)
Hours of Operation: 8:00am – 9:30 pm
- - - - - - -
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch at Hollywood Studios $200.00
1:30 -1:45 Shuttle to Typhoon Lagoon Water Park - - - - - - -
1:45-4:00 Typhoon Lagoon Water Park (1145 Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista, FL)
Hours of Operation: 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
- - - - - - -
4:00-4:15 Shuttle to Animal Kingdom
4:15 – 6:00 Animal Kingdom (2901 Osceola Pkwy, Lake Buena Vista, FL)
Hours of Operation: 8:00am – 9:00 pm
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6:00 – 7:00 Dinner at Animal Kingdom
$200
7:00 – 9:00 Animal Kingdom
Hours of Operation: 8:00am – 9:00 pm
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9:00 – 9:30 Take shuttle back to hotel - - - - -
Time Frame Activity/Location Description Total Cost = $400
7:00-8:00 Get ready & eat continental breakfast - - - - - - -
8:00 – 9:30 Swim in hotel pool - - - - - - -
9:30 to 10:30 Change, Pack & load rental car; Check out - - - - - - -
10:30 – 11:00 Drive to Magic Kingdom - - - - - - -
11:00 – 12:00 Lunch at Magic Kingdom $200.00
12:00 – 5:15 Magic Kingdom (1180 Seven Seas Drive, Lake Buena Vista, FL)
Hours of Operation: 8:00am – 1:00 am
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5:15 – 5:30 Shuttle to Downtown Disney
5:30 – 6:30 Dinner at Downtown Disney (1780 N Buena Vista Drive, Orlando, FL) $200.00
6:30 – 6:45 Shuttle back to Magic Kingdom
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6:45 – 7:45 Magic Kingdom
Hours of Operation: 8:00am – 1:00 am
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7:45 – 8:15 Drive to Orlando airport (1 Jeff Fuqua Blvd, Orlando, FL) - - - - - -
8:15 – 8:30 Drop off rental car - - - - - -
8:30 – 9:30 Check luggage & go through security - - - - - -
9:30 – 10:00 Board plane - - - - - -
10:00 – 12:00 Flight to Newark (3 Brewster Rd, Newark, NJ) - - - - - -
12:00 – 12:30 Get luggage and car - - - - - -
12:30 – 1:30 Drive home - - - - - -
Total Trip Cost $5324
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Map Mini Lesson
Date: _______________
What will happen during this session?
LAST MINUTE QUESTIONS (MUST BE SPECIFIC)
Come prepared with your created map and questions that you have
**THIS SESSION IS NOT FOR ME TO CHECK YOUR WORK**
1st Session Meeting Time: _____
1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
4. _______________________
5. _______________________
6. _______________________
7. _______________________
8. _______________________
2nd Session Meeting Time: ____
1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
4. _______________________
5. _______________________
6. _______________________
7. _______________________
8. _______________________
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Business Letter Mini Lesson
Date: _____________________
What will happen during this session?
How-to properly write a Business Letter
Prezi will be shown
**THIS SESSION IS NOT FOR ME TO CHECK YOUR WORK**
1st Session Meeting Time: _____
1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
4. _______________________
5. _______________________
6. _______________________
7. _______________________
8. _______________________
2nd Session Meeting Time: ____
1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
4. _______________________
5. _______________________
6. _______________________
7. _______________________
8. _______________________
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Name: ______________________________ Date: _______ Period: _______
D.C. Fabulous Five Reflection Sheet
1. My D.C. fabulous five included:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
2. Which of your D.C. Fabulous Five were included in the Washington, D.C. trip?
3. How did the visit to this site meet your expectations and research on it?
4. How did your expectations about visiting this site (or these sites) differ from actually seeing it (them)?
5. Why do you think the D.C. trip did not include the sites above that were not visited?
6. If you were to explore D.C. again sometime in the near future, what would you see?
What would you exclude? What would you explore again? Why?
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Names: ________________________ and _________________________ Period: ________
ELA Research Project Rubric
Due Date Points Possible Points Received Graphic Organizer The organizer itself must
be typed MUST be organized Print out TWO--One for me
and one for your folder
25
Works Cited Page MUST be typed MUST be in MLA format MUST use hanging indent MUST be properly cited
25
Map MUST follow guidelines MUST be neat or computer
generated MUST “connect the dots”
using appropriate streets
15
Itinerary MUST be typed MUST follow all guidelines
10
Letter MUST be a business letter-
NOT a friendly letter MUST be persuasive MUST be professionally
written
25
FINAL PRESENTATION Technology aspect
100
Total 200
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Name: _____________________________ Date: ________
Rubric for Graphic Organizer and Bibliography – both due _______
Graphic Organizer
Possible Earned
Handed in on time 2
Typed 2
Organized/Easy to read 5
Conventions 4
All questions answered 12
Total 25
Bibliography
Possible Earned
Handed in on time 2
Typed 2
Organized/MLA format 5
Conventions (hanging indent) 4
All sites included/properly cited 12
Total 25
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Name: _________________________ Date: ____________ Period: _____
Rubric for Map and Itinerary
Map
Possible Earned Additional Comments Handed in on time 2
Neat 2
All locations
indicated 2
All locations
connected and in
order
6
Labeled 3
Total 15
Itinerary
Possible Earned Additional Comments
Handed in on time 1
Neat 1
All locations and
times accounted for 8
Total 10