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Research Project: 4th Grade

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Objective: To collect valid information from the Internet over the course of 8 class periods and report on what you have found so others may learn from your research.

Collect Information:

Class Period 1

Decide whether you are going to work by yourself or with a partner.
Choose a topic. (see topics below)
Think of 3 things you want to know about your topic.

Topics

African American Women Writers

African American Musicians

Notable African Americans

Famous African Americans

Class Period 2

Come up with a list of keywords.
Start collecting websites (at least 3!) about your topic using the links below.
Put your links in your Diigo Library by bookmarking them.
Take notes from each site with your Diigo highlighter.

How to Bookmark and Highlight a Site Using Your Diigo Toolbar

Class Period 3:

Once you have chosen someone above, use the links below to find 2 more sites.
If you choose Google, don't forget to try Wonder Wheel: Make a search-->click "Show options"-->choose "Wonder Wheel"
Bookmark the sites using your Diigo toolbar.
Take notes from each site using your Diigo highlighter.

Show What You've Learned

Class Period 4:

What is Copyright?
Copyright Quiz
Watch this video on Fair Use.
Find 3 copyright free images to use in your project and put them in your Diigo Library.

Class Period 5:

Choose how you will "Show What You Know:"

-Video (iMovie, Animoto)

-PowerPoint

-Comic Life

-Essay (MS Word)

-Drawing (Tux Paint, Sumo Paint)

-Website (iWeb)

-Song (GarageBand)

Class Periods 6-8:

Work on your project.
Remember to include: all of your facts, images (copyright free and/or attributed!)
Check your spelling and grammar. Reread or watch your project to make sure it makes sense and is easy to read!
Attribute any images or video or quotes to the website they came from by including the URLs in your project!
Share your work with the class!

How you will be graded:

Rubric

	4	3	2	1
Sources	Research has more than 3 valid sources.	Research has 3 valid sources.	Research has 2 valid sources.	Research has one or fewer valid resources.
Information	Research has more than 3 facts.	Research has 3 facts.	Research has 2 facts.	Research has 1 or fewer facts.
Project Organization	Project is easy to read and includes more than 3 facts.	Project is mostly easy to read and/or include 3 facts.	Project is sometimes difficult to read and/or has 2 facts.	Project is difficult to read and/or has 1 or fewer facts.
Project Spelling & Grammar	Project has no spelling or grammar mistakes.	Project has 1-2 spelling or grammar mistakes.	Project has 3-4 spelling or grammar mistakes.	Project has more than 4 spelling or grammar mistakes.
Attribution	Project gives attribution to all images or copyrighted work.	Project gives attribution to most images or copyrighted work.	Project does not give attribution to most images or copyrighted work.	Project does not give attribution to any images or copyrighted work.