1. Historical Change Project

2. Project Guidelines and Rules  Project will be completed in class.  You must bring all supplies needed. If you are unprepared for class you will sign your data folder and I will find work for you to do.  Do not information off the internet. You have a worksheet to write information down. If you need to print come see me. DO NOT PRINT STUFF OFF OF THE INTERNET AND GLUE IT ON YOUR POSTER (UNLESS IT IS A PICTURE).  You must work hard everyday and be ready to present when the projects are due!

3. Guidelines and Rules Continued  NO GLITTER!  All supplies must be here by Monday, December 12 th !  You may complete some research on your own.  You must complete research.  You will received 3 minor grades and 1 major.  Minor grades  Computer research  Classroom research  Acrostic Poem  Major grade  Poster

4. How to make a 100!  Your poster needs to include ORIGINAL information about your topic.  Images related to your topic.  The poem must be glued on your poster board.  The rubric needs to be glued on the back of the poster board.  The topic title needs to be on your poster board.  The poster board needs to be well organized and neat.

5. Poster Rubric Category10152025 Content – Details about topic, images related to topic, poem No content present. Minimal content present with little detail. Majority of content present with some detail. All content present in detailed manner. Organization – Information is organized, poster is easy to read Poster is not organized and information is hard to follow. Poster is somewhat organized and the information is somewhat clear. One of the following components is missing: Information is organized and poster is easy to read Poster board is organized in an easy to read manner. Neatness/Quality of Work – Information and design/layout is easy to read and understand, work is neat and displayed well The information is not clear, the poster is not neat, and the design/layout is hard to read. 2 of the following components are missing: information and design/layout is easy to read and understand, work is neat and displayed well 1 of the following components are missing: information and design/layout is easy to read and understand, work is neat and displayed well The information is easy to read and understand and the design/layout is unique and the poster in neat. Acrostic Poem creative, all components present, pertains to subject, grammar/spelling Poem is not completed. Poem is not creative, some components missing, does not pertain to subject, and multiple grammar/spelling errors. Poem is creative, some components missing, pertains to subject, and with few grammar/spelling errors. Poem is creative, all components present, pertains to subject, and grammar/spelling are correct.

6. Acrostic Poem

7. Due Dates and Lab Dates  RESEARCH DAYS  Classroom Research Days  Tuesday, December 6 th and Wednesday, December 7 th  Computer Research lab time  Thursday, December 8 th and Friday December 9 th  Poster Completion Days  Monday, December 12 th, Tuesday, December 13 th  Presentation Days  Wednesday, December 14 th, Thursday, December 15 th, and Friday, December 16 th.

8. Topics We will be choosing topics today. You will need to write the information about your topic on the green paper. Please copy down all of the information on the card to the paper (information about my topic).