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Footprints in History Project Dear Parent(s), Your child will be working on a final project for our IB unit, Where We Are in Place and Time. The unit is an inquiry into the life and times of people who left their marks on our state’s history. Students will identify a person from early North Carolina history and take on their persona. It can be a Native American, English settler, or pirate, a real person, or fictitious. Regardless of the character, they must be from North Carolina. Listed below are the steps your child should follow to complete his/her project successfully. The model/structure needs to be completed AT HOME! The journal entries and oral presentation will be completed in school.
In addition to the structure, students must also create a label for their structure that states the structure’s name (i.e. Longhouse, Log Cabin etc.), the occupant’s name, and the approximate year. The students actual name should also be on the label. Reminder to students:
In class students will:
Project Due Date: Structures are due Wednesday, November 29th. On tshis day, we will have an open house from 3:00-3:30. Parents are invited to see the structures and hear the presentations across the grade level. Grading: Students will receive four grades for this project: the structure, one journal entries, oral presentation, and reflection. You will find the rubrics and checklists for each component attached in this packet. Your child should read these over so that they understand what will earn an “A”. **Only Projects turned in ON TIME will be graded!! If it is turned in late, it will drop a letter grade each day! Grading Scale: 90-100 points = A 80-89 points = B 70-79 points = C 60-69 points = D Below 60 = F Pacing of In-Class Portion of Project: Monday, November 13, 2017: The teacher will introduce the project in detail and answer any questions. Students will begin to brainstorm who they want to be and the details for that person. Tuesday, November 14, 2017 and Wednesday, November 15, 2017: Students will fill out the sheet detailing their character. We will also look at some Primary Sources of famous journals to give students an idea of how their journals should look. Students will map out their 5 days of journal entries using graphic organizers. November 15-27, 2017: On these days, students will complete one journal entry a day in class. They will need to practice the journal entry for their presentation at home on these days. Tuesday, November 28, 2017: Students will finalize all parts of their journal and practice their oral presentation in class. Wednesday, November 29, 2017: Structures are due and students will give presentations. Please be aware that due to limited space in classrooms, a majority of projects will go home this day as well. Thursday, November 30, 2017: Reflections will be completed in class.
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