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**Grade 7 **
 * English/Technology Interdisciplinary Project **

**English Class .- ** (highlighted points overlap between the two content areas) Students will be able to… · Provide an objective summary based on written text. · Determine the central ideas in a piece of writing. · Analyze how authors present information about the same topic differently. · Write informative texts to present information about a topic. · Conduct a short research project to answer a question. · Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources. · Use the internet to produce and publish writing. · Use the internet to collaborate with others. · Present claims and findings orally in an organized manner. · Utilize multimedia components to clarify findings. · Gather vocabulary knowledge that is important to comprehension of the research topic. || || **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Technology Class. - **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Students will be able to… · <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Practice ethical decisions by respecting copyrighted material. · <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Use web 2.0 tools for communication by collaborating through a wiki. · <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Practice basic publicity knowledge (scan, skim, and scour) by creatively publish pre-selected information in a variety of formats.
 * **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Objectives: **

**<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Overall Project Requirements: ** <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Each **GROUP** will be required to: <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1. Design and create a wiki page that introduces their **general topic**. <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. Link the topic page to the individual pages. <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3. Design and create a **resources** page that includes links and print resources for learning more about the topic. <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">4. Present their findings during English class. <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Each **INDIVIDUAL** will be required to: <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1. Design and create a wiki page that gives information about his/her **specific topic**. <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. Present all information from his/her research essay on the wiki page. <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3. Incorporate a relevant combination of text, images, video, podcasts, music/sound, Inspiration graphics, graphs, and/or tables. Be sure of including [|MLA citations]for copyrighted material. <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">4. Organize all elements so that information is clear and accessible. <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">5. Present his/her findings during English class.
 * **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Timeline: ** ||  || <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">[[image:http://lunar.littlestar.jp/stardust/PhotoImpact/PItut/PI-8_Sands_of_Time_Tutorial.files/acadietimer.gif width="95" height="78"]] ||

<span style="color: #002060; display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Adding information. || <span style="color: #002060; display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">April 4th final details and discussion board ||
 * = **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Class **  ||=  **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">March **  **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">7th- 11th ** ||=  **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">March **  **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">14th-18th ** ||=  **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">March **   **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">23rd-25th **  ||=  **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">March28th- **  **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">April 1st ** ||=  **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">April 4th – 15th **  ||
 * **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">English ** || <span style="color: #002060; display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Research and notes taking || <span style="color: #002060; display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Preparing information  |||| <span style="color: #002060; display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Corrections and suggestions  || <span style="color: #002060; display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Oral Presentations April 11th – 15th  ||
 * **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Technology ** || <span style="color: #002060; display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">No activity || <span style="color: #002060; display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Introduction to wikis.Initial Essential Questions  |||| <span style="color: #002060; display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Developing the Wiki.

**<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Technology Class Individual Checklist **


 * **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Criteria ** ||  **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Points **  ||
 * · <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">I presented my information using a combination of at least five of the following formats: Text, images, video, podcasts, music/sound, Inspiration graphics, graphs, and/or tables. ||  **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">5 **  ||
 * · <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">I distributed all my information left to right and up to down according with our culture uses. ||  **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">2 **  ||
 * · <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">I organized all my information in a logical and/or chronological order. ||  **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">2 **  ||
 * · <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">I leave space around text, images and other elements to create a clear and organized area. ||  **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">2 **  ||
 * · <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">I used good quality images, pictures or illustration to enhance information. //(medium size on google)// ||  **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">2 **  ||
 * · <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">I used different font type, size and colors to enhance titles, subtitles and important information. ||  **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">2 **  ||
 * · <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">I collaborated with a minimum of three resources. ||  **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">2 **  ||
 * · <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">I included MLA citation for copyrighted material. ||  **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">2 **  ||
 * · <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">I answered all essential questions by giving complete ideas and justifying my opinion throug this wiki discussion board. ||  **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">4 **  ||
 * **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Total ** ||  **<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">23 points **  ||

= English Class __Group Page__ Requirements: =