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1 Gr. 5 Mount Olive Township Schools May/June 2014 5 th Grade Mount Olive Research Project Welcome to the 1770s, The Revolutionary War Mount Olive would like to create a reenactment of the Revolutionary War at Turkey Brook Park. The town requested the assistance of the school district’s 5 th grade students to help educate the community about the causes, events and outcomes of the Revolutionary War. You will present information through a technology-based research project that will help the community understand this important time period in American History. Student Expectations Topics Use your “Topic Sheet” to select your top three choices Select whether you want to work individually or with a teacher selected partner Research Using the approved websites document attached, gather print and electronic resources Use Note “Research Stage 1” page to gather and organize your research in your own words Using the “Research Stage 2” graphic organizer, create additional research questions to develop the final research project Technology Infused Research Project Design a technology-based research project to educate the community about what your group has learned Address the causes of your event using the “Research Stage 1” graphic organizer Choose one of the following formats to present your research information: Jeopardy Game Hyperlink Report Use approved website, www.citationmachine.net, to generate a bibliography (see how-to sheets) Presentation Present to the 4 th Grade and parents/guardians on selected day Present your information in a clear, organized way using appropriate expression and eye-contact Answer all questions asked by the audience

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5th Grade Mount Olive Research Project

Welcome to the 1770s, The Revolutionary War Mount Olive would like to create a reenactment of the Revolutionary War at Turkey Brook Park. The town requested the assistance of the school district’s 5th grade students to help educate the community about the causes, events and outcomes of the Revolutionary War. You will present information through a technology-based research project that will help the community understand this important time period in American History.

Student Expectations Topics

□ Use your “Topic Sheet” to select your top three choices □ Select whether you want to work individually or with a teacher selected partner

Research □ Using the approved websites document attached, gather print and electronic

resources □ Use Note “Research Stage 1” page to gather and organize your research in your

own words □ Using the “Research Stage 2” graphic organizer, create additional research

questions to develop the final research project

Technology Infused Research Project □ Design a technology-based research project to educate the community about

what your group has learned □ Address the causes of your event using the “Research Stage 1” graphic organizer □ Choose one of the following formats to present your research information:

Jeopardy Game Hyperlink Report

□ Use approved website, www.citationmachine.net, to generate a bibliography (see how-to sheets)

Presentation □ Present to the 4th Grade and parents/guardians on selected day □ Present your information in a clear, organized way using appropriate expression

and eye-contact □ Answer all questions asked by the audience

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Topics for The American Revolution

Number your top three choices:

Before:

Sugar Act (1764), Stamp Act (1765), Townshend Acts (1767)

Boston Massacre (1770)

Boston Tea Party (1773)

First Continental Congress (1774)

During:

Rides of Paul Revere and William Dawes (1775)

Battles of Lexington and Concord (1775)

Battles of Ticonderoga (1775)

Battle of Bunker Hill (1775)

Second Continental Congress (1775)

Battle of Long Island (1776)

Winter at Valley Forge (1776)

Battle of Trenton (1776)

Declaration of Independence (1776)

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense (1776)

Articles of Confederation (1777)

Battle of Princeton (1777)

Battles of Saratoga (1777)

France’s Role in American Revolution (1777)

Battle of Camden (1780)

After:

Articles of Peace-Treaty of Paris (1782)

U.S. Constitution (1787)

Bill of Rights (1791)

I would like to work (circle one):

independently or with a teacher selected partner

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Hyperlink Report What is a Hyperlink Report?

Take your standard essay written in Microsoft Word but add in websites,

definitions, videos, music, and images through the use of hyperlinks. A

hyperlink is a word, phrase, video or image that you can click on to jump to a

different website. Here you will get to put your writing skills, research

abilities and creativity to use to develop an interactive presentation.

Click here to learn how to create hyperlinks

Check out this sample paragraph from a Hyperlink Report (Press

ctrl+click on the underlined words…the hyperlinks):

World War Two in Europe began in September 1939, when the Prime

Minister of Britain, Neville Chamberlain, declared war on Germany. It involved

many of the world's countries. The Second World War was started by

Germany in an unprovoked attack on Poland. Britain and France declared war

on Germany after Hitler had refused to stop his invasion of Poland.

What you need to do:

First, write your research report by going through all of the steps of the

writing process. Then select important words and phrases that you feel

should be hyperlinked.

Keep in mind:

Video clips should not be more than 3 minutes long

You need to have a variety of images, videos, websites, definitions, etc.

You will need to present your report to an audience…so practice!

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Jeopardy Game

Challenge your classmates to a Jeopardy Game! If you choose this product you

will develop and present a quiz show style game using Microsoft PowerPoint.

Here is a sample Jeopardy game:

Sample Jeopardy Game

Your Jeopardy game will be based on one of the subjects from the Topics for

the American Revolution list. After you have selected your topic, you will

need to thoroughly research it while taking notes. While researching, select

five main categories within your topic (examples: important people,

important landmarks, battles, dates and clothing). Then you will create five

questions/answers for each category. Your Jeopardy game should include

questions leveled from easy to difficult (remember that the questions get

harder as the dollar amounts increase). You can also include sound effects,

moving images, and/or short video clips. Be creative!

Click below to watch a video that will teach you how to create the game:

How to create a Jeopardy Game

(Note: your Jeopardy game might look different than this one but it

must have five columns with five questions/answers in each column)

On the next page is a Jeopardy planning form for you to fill in with your

questions and answers

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Jeopardy Planning Form

1. Remember that the questions need to be organized from easiest to hardest 2. You can choose to use the original Jeopardy style where statement appears first

and the answer given by the participant is in the form of a question OR you can choose to have the question appear first and the participant gives the answer

*The format below is set up in the original Jeopardy style but you can adjust as needed

3. If the boxes on the page are too small for you, create a planning form that works for you.

Category 1:_______________________

(clue in the form of a statement)

(form of a question)

1-1a 1-1q

1-2a 1-2q

1-3a 1-3q

1-4a 1-4q

1-5a 1-4q

Category 2:_______________________

(clue in the form of a statement)

(form of a question)

2-1a 2-1q

2-2a 2-2q

2-3a 2-3q

2-4a 2-4q

2-5a 2-5q

Category 3:_______________________

(clue in the form of a statement)

(form of a question)

3-1a 3-1q

3-2a 3-2q

3-3a 3-3q

3-4a 3-4q

3-5a 3-5q

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Category 4:_______________________

(clue in the form of a statement)

(form of a question)

4-1a 4-1q

4-2a 4-2q

4-3a 4-3q

4-4a 4-4q

4-5a 4-5q

Category 5:_______________________

(clue in the form of a statement)

(form of a question)

5-1a 5-1q

5-2a 5-2q

5-3a 5-3q

5-4a 5-4q

5-5a 5-5q

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Bibliography-How to A Bibliography:

is a list of resources you used to create you research project

teachers will use your bibliography to cross-reference your research

Looking for a sample? Here is a sample Bibliography

What online tool can I use to help me? Check out this site:

www.citationmachine.net

How to use Citation Machine.net

1. Type Citationmachine.net in the browser 2. Click MLA style on the left hand side of the screen 3. Select the type of source you need to site 4. Paste in website or ISBN number in search

YOU MUST WRITE DOWN EVERY SOURCE YOU USE!

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Bibliography Notes

Print Source

Title: ___________________________________________

Author: _________________________________________

Publisher: _______________________________________

Publisher City/State: ______________________________

Copyright Date: __________________________________

Reference Source

Reference Book Title:

________________________________________________

Author (if any): __________________________________

Article Title: _____________________________________

Edition Year: ____________________________________

Non-Print Source (Website)

Title (if any): ____________________________________

Author (if any): __________________________________

Name of Organization: _____________________________

URL: __________________________________________

Date accessed: ___________________________________

Print Source

Title: ___________________________________________

Author: _________________________________________

Publisher: _______________________________________

Publisher City/State: ______________________________

Copyright Date: __________________________________

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Approved Websites

(You can select other websites but they must be approved by your

teacher)

http://www.pbs.org/

http://www.history.com/

http://www.brainpop.com/ (Username: moms; Password: mtolive)

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3yA8nDwraeOfnYfBWun83g

http://worldbookonline.com/wb/Login?ed=wb (Schools Sign-In varies by

school)

http://www.kidskonnect.com/subjectindex/16-educational/history/251-

american-revolution.html

http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/default.aspx

http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/women_american_revolution/

http://citationmachine.net/index2.php

http://mrnussbaum.com/amflash/

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Research Stage 1

Name:_______________________ Topic:

Cause of the event:

Events:

Effects on the War and/or on the Nation:

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Research Stage 2

Dig deeper! Now that you have compiled some research, review your notes and find three areas that

you want to investigate further. Consider: What are some topics you can investigate in more depth?

Write these questions in the boxes below and use them to help guide your research. You can keep your

research notes in the boxes or you can keep additional notes in your notebook.

Research Questions:

1.

2.

3...

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Created by Liz Peterson and Karen Stagg

Benchmark Lessons History of Revolutionary War: Discovery Education video

clip (American Revolution K-2,3-5 Video Segment 4:42)

Teacher may choose other video clips/resources as well

Journeys Interactive Smart Board Research Lessons

(screens 1-11)

Zaner-Bloser Strategies for Writers

Show Rubric

Mini-Lessons Stage 1 and Stage 2 Note Taking Sheets

Explained

Zaner-Bloser Informational Essay Review

(online)

Journeys Interactive Smart Board Lessons

(screens12-18)

Technology final “How To” projects explained

Review purpose for MLA Bibliography

Journeys Bibliography section (screen 19-26)

Note sheet for Bibliography Sources

Presenting & Sharing Turn in completed printed

Hyperlink or Jeopardy Game

Individually/Partners present

final technology project to

class/parents

Technology

Hyperlink Report

Jeopardy Game

Bibliography Website

Journeys Interactive White Board

Zaner-Bloser Strategies for

Writers

Individual Tasks Complete organizers for

research

If doing Hyperlink report: write

own report

Complete Bibliography

Group Tasks Partners choose three topics

then research to pick 1st

choice

Partners choose technology

piece

Partners research topic prior to

completing published product

Combined Bibliographies

Research Planning Complete Stage 1 and Stage 2

note-taking organizers (note-

taking can be completed in

writing notebooks)

Jeopardy - Complete Planning

Form

Use Boxes and Bullets for Essay

Planning

How-To Sheets

Review all “How to” sheets:

Hyperlink, Jeopardy, and Bibliography

website

Scaffold for Learning

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Research Rubric (Grades K-5)

Expert Wow!

Practitioner You made it!

Apprentice Almost there…

Novice You’re on Your Way…

Content Knowledge (Facts and Ideas)

__Research is clearly focused on one topic. __Contains factual details that support the research questions.

__ Research is focused on one topic. __Contains factual details that mostly support the research questions.

__ Research topic is unfocused and vague. __ Contains factual details that somewhat support the research questions.

__ Research lacks a clear topic. __ Contains details that do not support the research topic.

Organization/ Conventions

__ Writing is clearly organized. __ Effective transitions. __ No mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, grammar, or spelling.

__ Writing is organized. __ Supportive transitions. __ Few mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, grammar, or spelling.

__ Writing is somewhat organized. __ Weak transitions. __ Some mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, grammar, or spelling.

__ Writing is not organized. __ Missing transitions. __ Many mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and/or spelling that interfere with meaning.

Pre-writing/ Planning/

Note-taking

__ Effectively used pre-writing organizers to record information. __ Wrote all notes using own words and key facts.

__ Used pre-writing organizers to record information. __ Wrote most notes using own words and key facts.

__ Partially used pre-writing organizers to record information. __ Wrote some notes that were copied word-for-word from the source.

__ Ineffectively used pre-writing organizers to record information. __ Copied most or all of the notes word-for-word from the source.

Sources

__ Many relevant sources were cited. (Print and online sources)

__ Relevant sources were cited. (Print and online sources)

__ Some relevant sources were cited. (Print and online sources)

__ Few relevant sources were cited. (Print and online sources)

Technology

__ Student independently utilized technology to effectively communicate ideas.

__ Student independently utilized technology to communicate ideas.

__ Student demonstrates little understanding of how to use technology to communicate ideas.

__ Student lacks understanding of how to use the technology to communicate ideas.

Sharing and Presenting

Information

__ Presented all information in a clear, organized way. __ Spoke clearly with appropriate expression; effective eye-contact. ___ Can answer all questions asked by the audience.

__ 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.

__ 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.

__ 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.

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