State Report Update

Hello All,

I have received a few requests for a more detailed due date itinerary for the State Project Report.  Students each filled in the "Major Due Dates" area of the packet and below, find the detailed information as requested. Thank you for all of your support!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Lennon

P.S.  Please find complete report information by clicking this LINK.
P.P.S.  I have emailed the report information to all the parents, if you did not receive a copy and would like one, please email me, LennonSJS@me.com.

The following are the various parts of this project (check off when completed).

1.       Email the state tourism office to request information, brochures and a map of the state.

• Rough draft due 11/4
• Email office 11/7

2.      Gather your resources for your research paper (5 paragraph report). You must have a minimum of 4 varied resources of the following: 1+ books, 1 encyclopedia excerpt, 1 internet source. (school and home)

• Internet - at school - 11/8 and 11/10
• 1 Book - at school and home - School library 11/8
• Encyclopedia - home - 11/8

3.      Fill in the "facts at a glance" table with the most up-to-date information possible (check http://state.1keydata.com/california.php or http://www.50states.com/ or www.infoplease.com, or http://www.postcardsfrom.com/t1/971013.html ). (homework)

• Facts at a glance - 11/18

4.      Submit a bibliography (include in final report).

• Due with written portion 12/16

5.      Complete an outline for the report (use outline template-include in final report). Make note-cards.

• Outline due 11/30
• Note-cards due 11/30

 6.      Written 5 paragraph report (rough draft at school –final draft copy to be done at home). Use teacher outline provided as model

• Rough Draft - 12/9
• Final Draft - 12/16

 7.      At least two different types of hand-drawn maps (#1 political, #2 physical, product/manufacturing, population density, etc). check http://www.50states.com/maps/ for blank maps (homework)

• Maps due - 1/4

8.      A Power Point Presentation following teacher template that covers major sections of your written report. (school) State song MIDI files can be found on www.50states.com

• Power Point Presentation due - 1/10

9.      State float* displaying symbols of the state. (homework)

                        *Alternate Plan: A state paper quilt that includes the same content criteria as the float.

• State Float of quilt due - 1/31

 10.  Oral presentation of your state with the Power Point (3-5 minutes in length).

• Oral presentations due 1/17-20
• Parents invited to come to the class to view presentations!

Major Due Dates:

______12/16___1. Written 5 paragraph report final copy including the:

Ø      Cover with hand-drawn state flag, student name, state name

Ø      bibliography

Ø      report outline, note cards and rough draft

_____1/31____2. State float or quilt

____1/10_____3. Power Point Presentation

___1/17-20___4. Oral presentation with PPT (3-5 minutes)

**late work will be marked down by 10%

Student signature ______________________

Parent Signature                                        

**The entirety of the report information can be found on LennonSJS.blogspot.com

lennonsjs@me.com