Learning+Activities

Students will meet in the computer lab and conduct an I-Search. Students will research a certain region or place that serves as a meaningful symbol to a society/culture. They will write a summary of the place/location, what time period it is from, why it was built, why is it important to the society, and what the place represents to the society. Examples include Jerusalem, the Vietnam War Memorial, Ellis Island, the Appalachain region, the Grand Canyon, the Taj Mahal, etc. They then type the information in a bookmark template and this will go on the back of their posterboard. Students will also create an illustration collage/photo montage of their landmark. Collages can include pictures, words, numbers, statistics, and the such. Students will share their collage with the class upon completion of the I-Search.
 * __I-SEARCH WORLD LANDMARKS__**

Bookmark Template (Publisher or Word) Color Printer (If color printer is not available, print in black and white, then hand color with crayons or markers.) Posterboard Glue Sticks Scissors Laminating machine (optional)
 * __MATERIALS__**

Computer Lab w/ Internet access for each computer LCD Projector Microsoft Paint
 * __TECHNOLOGY TOOL(S)__**

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 * __WEB RESOURCES__**
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__**LESSON ACTIVITIES**__ 1. Discussion/"Think-Aloud" about regions/places that are meaningful symbols to a society/culture. Students select a region/place they wish to investigate by using tools such as brainstorming, interest inventories/maps, and journaling or discussion questions or both. Powerpoint included about examples. 2. Using print and Internet resources, students research facts about their region/place. Prior to beginning their research, assist students by modeling how to collect, organize, and find useful the information they find. In addition, share rubrics and other tools that will be used to evaluate students' final products. 3. Students create a bookmark-sized summary of the key points of their region/place and place it on the back of their posterboard. 4. Students create an illustration collage/photo montage of their landmark using Posterboard, pictures from the internet/Paint, glue sticks, scissors, and any creative materials they may want to include.

1. Create graphic of region/place in Microsoft Paint, Kid Pix, or other graphic program. 2. Type summary or highilghts into bookmark template. 3. Insert graphic into template. Print and assemble. Laminate if desired.
 * __TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITY OPTIONS__**


 * __DIFFERENTIATION/EXTENSION__**
 * More capable students can create longer and more detailed artifacts or products.
 * Less capable students may create shorter and less detailed artifacts, and may need scaffolding.

1. Use rubrics to evaluate students on research, writing, and technology components. See rubric below. 2. Use a journal or other product for student self-reflection.
 * __EVALUATION__**

[[Rubric: Illustration/Photo Montage|[|Rubric: Illustration/Photo Montage]]]
 * __RUBRIC__**