For the last lesson, I will be introducing students to their final project for the unit. They each will be assigned to write an individual research paper on a specific tribe of indigenous people from the rainforest. The paper will require them to incorporate knowledge from the previous lessons on this unit. It will focus on such aspects as the culture, population, history,leisure activities, etc.of the tribe of choice. The research paper will be completed in small stages. Each stage will be turned in and graded. This grade will contribute to the overall grade of the paper. This paper will be counting as the final assessment for this unit. I will be posting a grading rubric soon so you can better understand the expectations for the paper. Also, I will be handing out the guideline and outline of the paper for students to follow. We will review these and I will answer any questions they have about the project. These are posted on Blackboard so feel free to look over them to familiarize yourself with the paper. The majority of the writing and researching process will be taking place in school. I have scheduled time each week to utilize the computer lab.
After reviewing all of this information with them I will explain how to log onto the class wiki so they can download Stage One worksheet. I will be making a tutorial to walk them through the process of retrieving the worksheet. We will be working through the wiki during this entire process to try to reduce paper in order to save trees. These last few lessons we have focused on the environment so this is one way we determined as a class to help green the planet.The students will then complete the worksheet and send it to me via email. I will review their topic choices and approve one through email. If, they do not complete the assignment during our computer lab time they will be expected to finish it for homework.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions. This is a large assignment so I will constantly be updating you with new information as it becomes available. Thanks for your support!
