We will have at least two projects this year. Please refer to this section for details once the projects are assigned.
April 30 - May 1 - Students will individually, you will create your own children’s book about Flowers for Algernon. They may use the Internet to research children’s books, but I would suggest a trip (or a virtual trip) to the local library or to a book store to get ideas for how you will write theirs. They will follow the assigned rubric for this assignment, which contains all of the details related to the project. Students may reference the teacher's sample children's book (about To Kill a Mockingbird. They were shown sample children's books from previous students during class, but the following PDFs of children's books are also offered as references about what a children's book might look like. These samples are a little "light" on text - I would expect more story than these show. But the basic idea and format are solid examples of what I'm looking for. Students may complete this either as a digital project or as an actual, printed, physical book. If they print and assemble their book, they must mail it to the school (noting attention to Mr. DeBolt, who will collect them at that point). Depending on the level of effort shown, extra credit may be awarded. This is a 100-point assignment. (Due Date: May 20, A-Day; May 21, B-Day)
August 20-21 - Students will write a news article based on the events in Fever 1793. They are to follow the instructions found on the handout received in class. The finished article should be turned in two different ways. The first is as a typed document created in a program like Microsoft Word. The second is as a newspaper clipping created at www.fodey.com. The students should cut and paste their Word document into Fodey to create the clipping. This can be downloaded and printed. The rubric for how the project will be graded can be found here. Mr. DeBolt's sample article can be found here. Mr. DeBolt's sample newspaper clipping can be found here.
April 30 - May 1 - Students will individually, you will create your own children’s book about Flowers for Algernon. They may use the Internet to research children’s books, but I would suggest a trip (or a virtual trip) to the local library or to a book store to get ideas for how you will write theirs. They will follow the assigned rubric for this assignment, which contains all of the details related to the project. Students may reference the teacher's sample children's book (about To Kill a Mockingbird. They were shown sample children's books from previous students during class, but the following PDFs of children's books are also offered as references about what a children's book might look like. These samples are a little "light" on text - I would expect more story than these show. But the basic idea and format are solid examples of what I'm looking for. Students may complete this either as a digital project or as an actual, printed, physical book. If they print and assemble their book, they must mail it to the school (noting attention to Mr. DeBolt, who will collect them at that point). Depending on the level of effort shown, extra credit may be awarded. This is a 100-point assignment. (Due Date: May 20, A-Day; May 21, B-Day)
August 20-21 - Students will write a news article based on the events in Fever 1793. They are to follow the instructions found on the handout received in class. The finished article should be turned in two different ways. The first is as a typed document created in a program like Microsoft Word. The second is as a newspaper clipping created at www.fodey.com. The students should cut and paste their Word document into Fodey to create the clipping. This can be downloaded and printed. The rubric for how the project will be graded can be found here. Mr. DeBolt's sample article can be found here. Mr. DeBolt's sample newspaper clipping can be found here.