Winter Project 2008 – Calendar
* Students are asked to find a topic of interest in the area of human history and culture, within the time range of 3,000 BC to 600 AD, approximately. Written reports will be composed individually, but students may research collaboratively. Students are encouraged to present collaboratively at the Multicultural Fair on Wednesday, March 26th.
* For example, a group of students might be interested in the Greek Theater. Individually they might research and write on an individual playwright or play, or the architecture of theaters, or the dress and masks worn by actors. Collectively they might present a scene from a play, or construct a model of a theater with actor-puppets. Ideally, reports representing a common culture will be presented collaboratively, so that students can design displays together in small groups. Each student will also be responsible for some typed information to hand out to visitors at the Fair. Table display groups might choose to collect their individual information together in a shared brochure to hand out.
* Please note that this calendar is divided into Parts A (written report) and B (hands-on display), which run concurrently, NOT consecutively.
Part A: Written Report Calendar:
Monday, January 14th: Topic ideas due from all students (group or individual projects)
Tuesday, January 22nd: Three resources for written report due from all students. Typed, as follows:
* Two print resources, listed by author last name, title, publisher, and date.
[e.g. Adler, M.J., Aristotle For Everybody; Simon & Schuster: 1997
* One educationally credible internet resource, listed by URL (web address). [e.g, http://www.seedsofcompassion.net/]
To find most credible sites, include “edu” and “K12” in your search, as they will lead to school district or university sites.
* Reading and note-taking should begin as soon as resources have been decided upon. Notes can be handwritten or typed, but all notes should be in student’s own words. Cutting and pasting directly from internet sites is not an acceptable research practice.
Monday and Tuesday, January 28th and 29th: All students should have their notes-in-progress available at school these two days--Andy will be checking in with students’ progress on these days.
Wednesday, February 6th: Completed notes and outline for written report due from all students.
Wednesday, February 27th: First draft of written report due, typed and double-spaced.
Wednesday, March 19th: Second draft of written report due, reflecting Andy’s comments and editorial suggestions on first draft. Typed and double-spaced. Typed handouts to display visitors will be due this day as well.
Monday and Tuesday, March 24th and 25th: Practicing presentations and setting up table displays.
Wednesday, March 26th: Multicultural Fair. More information on how this will be arranged is forthcoming.
Part B: Hands-On Presentation and Display Materials Calendar:
Monday and Tuesday, January 28th and 29th: Students meet in common culture groups to begin designing shared displays for the Multicultural Fair.
Tuesday and Wednesday, February 12th and 13th: Andy will check in with culture project groups on their progress.
Tuesday and Wednesday, March 4th and 5th: Andy will check in with culture project groups on their progress.
Wednesday, March 19th: Completed hand-out materials and presentation displays are due from all students / culture groups.
Monday and Tuesday, March 24th and 25th: Practicing presentations and setting up table displays.
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