Essential Questions: What are
some of the major monuments and historical sites in and around
Objectives:
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To identify the major
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To explain why the sites and monuments
were built
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To explain the significance of the
monuments/historical sites on the lives of Americans today.
Learning standards:
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History and Social Science Curriculum
Framework
Standard 4.13:
To identify major monuments and historical sites in and around
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Instructional Technology Standards:
Standard 1:
Demonstrate proficiency in the use of computers and applications as well as an understanding
of concepts underlying hardware, software, and connectivity.
Standard 3:
Demonstrate ability to use technology for research, problem-solving, and
communication. Students locate, evaluate, collect, and process information from
a variety of electronic sources. Students use telecommunications and other
media to interact or collaborate with peers, experts, and other audiences.
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English
Language Arts Curriculum Framework
Standard 3: Oral Presentation Students will make oral presentations
that demonstrate appropriate consideration of audience, purpose, and the
information to be conveyed
Standard 20: Consideration of
Audience and Purpose Students
will write for different audiences and purposes.
Standard 24: Research Students will gather information from
a variety of sources, analyze and evaluate the quality of the information they
obtain, and use it to answer their own questions.
Standard 27: Media Production Students will design and create
coherent media productions (audio, video, television, multimedia, Internet,
emerging technologies) with a clear controlling idea, adequate detail, and
appropriate consideration of audience, purpose, and medium.
The Jefferson
Memorial The World War
II Memorial National World
War II Memorial Franklin
Delano Korean War
Memorial |
Arts and National Zoological Park
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The
Project: Your job is to teach us
about one major monument or historical site found in
The final project is due on Wednesday, May
28, 2008.
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I have read
this project with my child and understand that it is due on
Wednesday,
May 28, 2008.
Parent
__________________________ Student
__________________________
Return this
portion of the directions to school by Friday, May 9, 2008.
To carry out this assignment you will
select one of the following projects:
1. Create a PowerPoint Slideshow
Your slideshow should be a minimum of 4
slides long.
·
For
your site you should have at least one slide containing a picture of the site
and its name. A second and third slide should explain why it was built and why
people continue to visit it today.
·
Your
last slide should be a list (bibliography) of the sources that you used in
researching each site (a list of where you found your information will do).
·
You
should be prepared to present your information orally from notes, not from
reading your slides.
2. Create a Sculpture or Portrait Museum
·
Use clay, paint, Cray-pas, or colored pencils
to re-create the monument or site you have selected.
·
Type
up an explanation of the significance of each monument or site to accompany
your artwork. (Why was it built and how it affects the lives of Americans today?)
·
You
will present your information orally as people visit your museum. You should be
prepared to present from notes, not from reading your explanations.
- Type up a
bibliography of the sources you used in investigating your site (a list
of where you found your information will do).
3. Interview the monument/site
·
Research
the monument or site you have chosen.
·
Type
up and perform an interview with the site explaining why it was built and how
it affects the lives of Americans today.
·
Have
a visual of the sites as well. You can have pictures, posters, or slides to
display during your interview.
·
You
will need to hand in a list (bibliography) of the sources you used in your
research.
4. Create a Travel Brochure
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The
goal of a travel brochure is to highlight the most significant features of the
monument or site to encourage someone to want to visit it.
·
Your
information should be a combination of photographs, drawings, paragraphs and
bulleted information. It should explain why it was built and how it affects the
lives of Americans today.
·
You
will present your information orally, from notes to the class in an effort to
interest them enough to visit your site.
·
The
last page of your travel brochure should include a list (bibliography) of the
sources you used in your research.
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Accordion-fold
a large piece of art paper to create a travel brochure.
