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Welcome to a Journey through
Illinois!!! Come join us for a fun
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Join
our travel committee as we journey through Illinois. You will visit Illinois to collect unique
information that you will use to produce a travel brochure for visitors to
Illinois. Following the completion of your travel brochure you will present
the brochure to the Illinois Brochure Committee. (The Class) |
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In a
group of 2-3 choose an area of Illinois that you are going to visit and
research through some of the provided links. http://www.museum.state.il.us/ http://www.museum.state.il.us/ http://www.agr.state.il.us/kidspage/index.html http://www.agintheclassroom.org/ http://www.riverboattwilight.com/ You may also wish to use the classroom
encyclopedia. (16.A.1b, 16.B.1a, 16.D.1)
With your group produce a travel brochure for your area. You may use materials that are provided or your own materials. Please remember that the Brochure Committee will be viewing this brochure, so make sure it contains factual information, but also has eye appeal. (1.C.1b, 3.A.1, 3.B.1b, 3.C.1b, 5.A.1b, 5.C.1b)
After the completion
of your brochure, you will prepare an oral presentation to “sell” your
brochure to the committee. Refer to the provided rubric for criteria needed
in your oral presentation. (3.A.1, 3.B.1a, 4.B.1a, 5.A.1b, 5.C.1b) |
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Your
performance will be evaluated based on the following two elements: your
brochure and your oral presentation to the committee. You will work with a partner to generate
your brochure and oral presentation, but you will each receive a grade
individually. Click Here to view grading criteria for
brochure. Click Here to view grading
criteria for oral presentation. |
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Your
brochure was accepted!!! Congratulations!!! Just
think, without your brochure some visitors to Illinois might have missed some
of our most interesting sites. Now
it’s our turn. Where do you want to go?
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State
Standards: English1.C.1b Identify important
themes and topics. 3.A.1 Construct complete sentences
which demonstrate subject/verb agreement; appropriate capitalization and
punctuation; correct spelling of appropriate, high-frequency words; and
appropriate use of the eight parts of speech. 3.B.1a Use prewriting
strategies to generate and organize ideas (e.g., focus on one topic; organize
writing to include a beginning, middle and end; use descriptive words when
writing about people, places, things, events). 3.B.1b Demonstrate focus, organization, elaboration and integration in written compositions (e.g., short stories, letters, essays, reports). 3.C.1b Create media compositions or productions which convey meaning visually for a variety of purposes. 4.B.1a Present brief oral
reports, using language and vocabulary appropriate to the message and audience
(e.g., show and tell). 5.A.1b Locate information using a variety of resources. 5.C.1b Use print, nonprint,
human and technological resources to acquire and use information Social Studies 16.A.1b Ask historical questions and seek out answers from historical sources (e.g., myths, biographies, stories, old photographs, artwork, other visual or electronic sources). 16.B.1a
(US)
Identify key individuals and events in the development of the local community
(e.g., Founders days, names of parks, streets, public buildings). 16.D.1
(US)
Describe key figures and organizations (e.g., fraternal/civic organizations,
public service groups, community leaders) in the social history of the local
community. Time Limit: This Web Quest can be used one of
two ways 1) as a class assignment or 2) computer lab assignment. Assignment time may vary, but a minimum of
two weeks should be appropriate. Materials: Computers must be available to groups. Art materials need to be
available for the construction of the brochure. Background Knowledge:
Students need to be familiar with giving oral presentations. Students may
need to view a variety of travel brochures. |
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