ProjectTemplate

Name JamieCole
Date May29,2014
ProjectTitle OurTown
GradeLevel/SubjectArea(s) Grade3/WritingSocialStudies
Purpose Studentswillpersuadeotherstomovetotheirtown
throughresearchandcollaboration.
CCLS/ISTEStandards ISTE:
1.Creativity&Innovation
2.Communication&Collaboration
3.Research&Informationfluency
4.Criticalthinking,Problemsolving&Decision
making
CCLS:
W.3.1W.3.4W.3.5W.3.6W.3.7W.3.8
DesiredOutcomeKnowledge Studentswillbecomefamiliarwiththeirtownbydescribing
3historicalfactsand3littleknownfacts,describingat
least3placesand3organizations,aswellaslist5
recreationalthingstodowithinthetownofKendall.
DesiredOutcomeSkills Studentswill:
determineinformationneededtopersuade.
writeapersuasiveletterthatincludes3paragraphs(a
introductoryparagraph,bodyparagraph,andconclusion
paragraph).
createabrochurethatincludes5sections(historyof
town,places,organizations,thingstodo,andlittleknown
facts).
learnhowtoworkcollaboratively.
EssentialQuestion(s) Howcanweconvinceotherstomovetoourtown/cometo
loveourtown?

ProjectPlan
Phase1:Activity(ies)tosetthe
stagefortheproject
Studentswillbrainstormwhattheyalreadyknowabout
theirtownusingaKWLchart,aswellasdevelop
questionstheywanttoresearchabouttheirtown.
Phase2:Activity(ies)thatengage
studentsinlearning(including
Studentswillinterviewtownofficials,usethe
townofkendall.comwebsiteandTownofKendallbooklet
fieldtrips,otherexplorations,
visitingexperts,etc.)
toresearchtheirtown,andtakeafieldtriptotownhallto
learnmoreaboutKendall.Studentswillalsointerview
membersofthecommunitytogaininsightintowhatthey
likeaboutourtown,aswellassomethingsthatwecan
dotoimproveourtown.research/brainstormwaysto
attractmoreresidents.
Phase3:Activity(ies)inwhich
studentssharetheirknowledgein
aculminatingevent,aswellas
reflectontheprojectandtheir
learnings
Studentswillwriteapersuasivelettertoafriendusingthe
informationgatheredtotryandconvincethemtomoveto
Kendall.Theywillalsoworkcollaborativelytocreatean
informationalbrochureaboutthetownofKendallusing
GoogleDocsthatwillbeplacedinthetownhallasaguide
forvisitors.Studentswillreflectuponinformationgained
fromcommunitymembersabouthowtoimproveourtown
inordertocreateandpitchanewideatotownofficialsto
helpmakeourtownmoreappealing.

ProjectSchedule
TimeFrame Objective Task
Day1 Studentswillrecallinformationfrom
priorexperiencesabouttheirtown,
aswellasdevelopquestionsabout
theirtownthattheywouldliketo
researchadditionally.
Studentswillbrainstormwhatthey
alreadyknowaboutKendallinorderto
completetheKoftheKWLchart
andfillintheWportionofthechart
byaskingquestionsaboutKendall.
Days26 Studentswillconductresearch,
usingdigital,print,andprimary
resources,inordertogainmore
knowledgeabouttheirtown.
Studentswillinterviewtownofficials
andcommunitymembers,useonline
andprintresources,aswellastakea
fieldtriptothetownhall.Studentswill
takenotestocollecttheirfindings
fromtheseactivities.
Days79 Studentwillwritean
opinion/persuasivepiecethat
introducestheirtopic,statestheir
opinion,providesreasonsthat
supporttheiropinion,andprovidesa
concludingsection.

Studentswillwriteapersuasiveletter
toafriendconvincinghim/hertomove
toKendall.Thelettermustincludean
introduction,body,andconcluding
paragraph.

Days1012 Studentswillcollaboratewithpeers
inordertocreateaninformational
brochureabouttheirtown.
StudentswilluseGoogleDocsin
ordertocollaboratedigitallywithone
anotherintheprocessofcreatingan
informationalbrochureaboutKendall
usingtheircollectedinformation.
Studentswillworkingroupsof34
andeachgroupwillbeassigneda
specificsectionofthebrochurethat
theywillberesponsiblefor
completing.
Day1315 Studentswillanalyzedatainorderto
developapotentialsolution.
Studentswillexaminethedatathey
collectedfromcommunitymembers
inordertodetermineareasof
improvementwithinourtown.
Studentswillusethisdatatodevelop
apossiblesolutioninimproving
Kendallwiththeirgroupandthen
pitchtheideatotownofficials.

Monitoring/AssessingtheProject
Benchmarks/Formative
Assessments
Theteachershouldconferencewithstudentsdailytosee
wheretheyareandwhattheymayneedhelpwith.The
teacherwillalsotakenoteofstudentprogresseachday,
tomakesuretheyareworkingontheirproject.
AssessingtheProject Theteacherwillcollectandgradethefollowing:
persuasiveletter(seerubric)
informationalbrochure(seerubric)
Theteacherwillusearubrictoassessstudents
presentationaboutimprovingthetownandwilluse
feedbackprovidedbytownofficialstoassesseach
groupssolutiontoimprovethetown.
EvaluatingtheExperience Studentswillcompletebothaselfevaluationanda
groupevaluation.Theteacherwillalsotakenoteof
studentbehaviorsandengagementduringallaspectsof
theproject.

CommonCorePersuasiveWritingRubric
StudentName_________________________________________
Date________________________________

CommonCorePersuasiveWriting
RubricThirdGrade

Standard LearningTarget Performance
Writing3.1
Writeopinionpieceson
topicsortexts,supportinga
pointofviewwithreasons.

432 1

Writing3.1a
Introducethetopicortext
theyarewritingabout,state
anopinion,andcreatean
organizationalstructurethat
listsreasons.

432 1

Writing3.1b
Providereasonsthat
supporttheopinion.

432 1

Writing3.1c
Uselinkingwordsand
phrases(e.g.,because,
therefore,since,forexample)
toconnectopinionand
reasons.

432 1

Writing3.1d
Provideaconcluding
statementorsection

432 1

Writing3.4
Withguidanceandsupport
fromadults,producewriting
inwhichthedevelopment
andorganizationare

432 1

appropriatetotaskand
purpose.

Standard LearningTarget Performance

Language3.2
Demonstratecommandof
theconventionsofstandard
Englishcapitalization,
punctuation,andspelling
whenwriting.

432 1

Writing3.5
Withguidanceandsupport
frompeersandadults,
developandstrengthen
writingasneededby
planning,revising,and
editing.

432 1

Language3.3,3.3a
3.3 Useknowledgeof
languageandits
conventionswhenwriting,
speaking,reading,or
listening.
o 3.3aChoosewords
andphrasesforeffect.

432 1

Writing3.6
Withguidanceandsupport
fromadults,usetechnology
toproduceandpublish
writing(usingkeyboarding
skills)aswellastointeract
andcollaboratewithothers.

432 1

**foundonwww.teacherspayteachers.com**

Rubric:InformationalBrochure

Thinkaboutwhatyoulearnedaboutyourtown.Createan
informationalbrochure.Pickaspecifictopicaboutyourtownto
writeaboutandincludeinyourclassbrochure.

SocialStudies
ThirdGrade
PointsAvailable PointsEarned
ACreativeTitle 5points
Includes5sections 10points
Atleast3historical
factsarelisted.A
pictureisincluded.
10points
Atleast3placesare
listed.Apictureof
atleastplaceis
included.
10points
3ormore
organizations
withinthetownare
listed.Apictureis
included.
10points
Atleast3thingsto
doareincluded,
withapictureofat
leastone.
10points
3ormore
littleknownfacts
10points
areincluded,witha
picture.
Complete
Sentencesare
used.
10points
Brochureisneat,
colored,and
Creative.
15points
Mapoftownis
included
10points
Total100 Grade

Eachstudentwillreceiveagradeoutof100aspartofthe
collaborativeproject,aswellasagradeoutof20basedontheir
sectionoftheprojectandtheiruseofcompletesentences.

**Adaptedfromrubricfoundonwww.teacherspayteachers.com**

Name___________________________________
ImprovingOurTownPresentationRubric
Criteria
(10pointseach)

Notes Score
Presentationconciselycovers
information(choosesawayto
improveourtownthatiseither
importantorinteresting
rememberthatitshouldbe
basedonfeedbackprovided
bycommunitymembers)

Presentationisvisually
engaging
(Includeillustrationsand
shouldnotbetoocluttered
withtext)

Oralpresentationis
informativeandaddsto
understandingofthematerial
(Elaborateonyoursubject
donotsimplyreadoffofthe
slides/poster)

GroupParticipation
(basedonselfevaluationand
groupevaluation)

Total

/40

*Adaptedfromrubricfoundonwww.teacherspayteachers.com**