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Part 1 of 4 Applicant Information

Teacher Applying for Grant
(First and Last Name)
Erin Shultz
Title of Proposed Grant Project Biography Fair
Team Members, if any,
School Where Teacher Works
School Mailing Address
School Street Address
School City, State, Zip Richmond Hill, GA 31324
School Phone Number
School Fax Number
Applicants Home Phone Number
Applicants Home Mailing Address
Applicants Home City, State, Zip Richmond Hill, GA 31324
Applicants E-Mail Address
Applicant Agreement: I am a certified teacher in a Georgia K-12 public school in south
Bryan, Liberty, Long and cIntosh counties! "his is the only application I ha#e submitted!
$either I nor any of my team members are part of another grant application! I %ill use this
grant, if a%arded, for students in grades K-12! I agree, if I %in, to submit a report about the
grant&s outcome! I also agree that my name, photo and information about the grant may be
used in publications by 'oastal (lectric 'ooperati#e or the 'oastal (lectric 'ooperati#e
)oundation %ithout compensation to me or my team members! Applicants %ill be considered to
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Part 2 of 4 Project Overview (Please do not name your school or county.)
Project Name
Biography Fair
Curriculum areas
Reading, Language Arts, Social Studies
Amount requested
$1000.00
Minimum needed to do project
$800.00
Number of students to benefit from project
330 students
Will items purchased be used for more than one school year?
yes
Does project involve teamwork ?
yes
If so, how many team members ?
15 teachers
Part 3 of 4 Project Overview (Please do not name your school or county.)
Project summary Give an overview of project. (Limit 50 words.)
Students will read a biography book, prepare a report, and participate in a Biography Fair. During
the fair, students will dress up as their character, share their reports and participate in a Biography
Museum. For the museum, students will be standing like statues to be toured like a wax museum.
Explain the roles each of your team members will play in this project. (Limit 250
words.)
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Media Specialist will introduce to students what biographies are and lead a tour of the biography
section of the media center. She will begin the research process by having the students choose a
person they want to investigate. Students will check out a biography book on that person from
the media center. After the students read their biography, she will help them find other
biography books and reference materials on their biography character.
The twelve fourth grade classroom teachers will have been briefed on the activity by media
assistants. The classroom teachers will continue the biography research process in their rooms.
They will guide the students through their research to create a report covering the details of their
chosen character. The classroom teachers and parents will help the students create costumes
which would be appropriate to what their character would have worn.
Media Center staff will coordinate classes for the Biography Fair. A schedule will be devised for
classes to showcase themselves in their character costumes. Characters will be positioned as
statues around the multi-purpose room like a wax museum. The other classes will tour the
room. As people walk up to a statue the character will start reciting the research report on the
information of their characters life.
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Part 3 of 4 Continued (Please do not name your school or county.)
Innovation Describe the innovative, creative elements of project. (Limit 100 words.)
The creative element of this project is the use of student characters as wax statues in a museum.
The touring students will learn information about several important people through the talents
of students in character. The touring students will get to see what the important person may
have looked like as well as learning some informational tidbits about them.
Goals What are your goals for this project? (Limit 100 words.)
There are several goals for this project. First, the students producing the character report begin
learning the research process by researching information on the life of their character. Second,
students will engage in the writing process of writing, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing
their character reports. Third, students will learn about the life of an important person and what
made them important. Lastly, the touring students will learn information about several
important people that have made an influence.
Implementation How will you implement this project? (Limit 100 words.)
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Students will be introduced to biographies. They will read at least one biography book on their
character and take an Accelerated Reader quiz to assess their reading comprehension of the book.
The students will gather research information on their character. Students will organize their data
into an oral report by using the writing process. Parents and teachers will help create a costume
similar to what the character would have worn. On Biography Fair Day, students will dress in
their costumes. Classes will be scheduled for their exhibition in the wax museum where
students will give their oral reports.
What benefits will this provide students? (Limit 100 words.)
Students will be introduced to a new genre of childrens literature by reading at least one
biography book. They will also learn the research process by deciding on their topic character,
formulating questions that need to be answered, finding the information they need, and organizing
it to begin the writing process. Students will practice the writing process by putting their research
into an oral report. These lessons are fundamental skills which will be needed as students enter
the upper grades.
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Part 4 of 4 - Budget
Itemized Project Budget (Required)
Item needed Quantity
needed
Unit Cost Total Cost Required?
(Yes/No)
Biography books for the media center 80 $10.00 $800.00 Yes
Accelerated Reader Quizzes for the
biography books
80 $2.50 $200.00 No
Total project cost (Please estimate total cost to nearest whole five dollar.) $1000.00
Will you accept partial funding? Yes How much? $800.00
If you receive partial funding, how will you fund the rest of your project? (Limit 50 words.)
We would ask our PTSO to buy the AR quizzes for the biography books.
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