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INDEPENDENTWORKPROJECTCHOOSEATOPIC

Whencompletingindependentwork,Iagreeto:
1.Listentoteachersinstruction.
2.Stayontask.
3.Workquietly,withoutdisturbingothers.
4.Completeallgoals.
5.Producequalitywork.
6.Cleanup,andreturnmaterialsandresources.

DidIdowhatIagreedtodo?

TeacherAssessment

Iagreetofollowallsixguidelines.STUDENTSIGNATURE:___________________________________________
TEACHER:

DATE:_________________________________
GOALS

1.Chooseabook(orbooks)fromthelibraryabout
somethingyouwouldliketoknowmoreabout.

AFTERCOMPLETINGGOAL...
Whatdidyouthinkofthebook(orbooks)?Why?

Whatisthetitleofyourbook(orbooks)?

HowdidyouscoreonyourARtest?
2.TakeanAcceleratedReadertestonthebookyou
chose,ifthereisatest.
3.Exploreinformationavailableintheareayouare
Youwillchoose,atalatertime,howyousharethis
interestedin.Chooseatopic.Youwillusethistopicto informationwiththeclass.Possibleproductswill
createthree(3)productstosharewiththeclass.
include:
writingapaper
Search________________________kidsfor
makingaPowerPoint
sites.Explorewhatisavailableaboutyour
makingaposter
topic.Usethesesitesforyoursearch:
makingamodel
http://www.google.comor
usinganideaofyourown,iftheteacher
http://www.bing.comor
approves
otherreputablesearchengine

Duringschoolhours(until5:00pm)youcango Whattopicdoyouwanttotelltheclassabout?
to:www.facts4me.com
(Subscriptionrequired.)

USERNAME:_________________
PASSWORD:_________________

TOPIC:____________________________

YOUSHOULDSPENDSEVERALDAYSEXPLORINGYOURTOPIC.DATEFINISHED:________________________

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INDEPENDENTWORKPROJECTRESEARCH
Whencompletingindependentwork,Iagreeto:
1.Listentoteachersinstruction.
2.Stayontask.
3.Workquietly,withoutdisturbingothers.
4.Completeallgoals.
5.Producequalitywork.
6.Cleanup,andreturnmaterialsandresources.

DidIdowhatIagreedtodo?

TeacherAssessment

Iagreetofollowallsixguidelines.STUDENTSIGNATURE:___________________________________________
DATE:_________________________________

TEACHER:
GOALS
1.Beginresearchonthetopicyouselected.

Use____________________________
(YOURTOPIC)

Takenotesasyouresearchyourtopic.Usethe
websitenotepagetohelp.Youcanalsoprintpictures
orwebsitenoteswithpermissionfromyourparents
oryourteacher.Youwillneedtoincludecitation
information.Askyourteacherforhelp.
1.Beginresearchonthetopicyouselected.

Use____________________________
(YOURTOPIC)

Takenotesasyouresearchyourtopic.Usethe
websitenotepagetohelp.Youcanalsoprintpictures
orwebsitenoteswithpermissionfromyourparents
oryourteacher.Youwillneedtoincludecitation
information.Askyourteacherforhelp.
1.Beginresearchonthetopicyouselected.

Use____________________________
(YOURTOPIC)

Takenotesasyouresearchyourtopic.Usethe
websitenotepagetohelp.Youcanalsoprintpictures
orwebsitenoteswithpermissionfromyourparents
oryourteacher.Youwillneedtoincludecitation
information.Askyourteacherforhelp.

AFTERCOMPLETINGGOAL...

Todaysdateis:_____________________________

Whatisthemostimportant/interestingthingI
learnedtoday?

WhatwillIdonext?

Todaysdateis:_____________________________

Whatisthemostimportant/interestingthingI
learnedtoday?

WhatwillIdonext?

Todaysdateis:_____________________________

Whatisthemostimportant/interestingthingI
learnedtoday?

WhatwillIdonext?

PLEASEATTACHYOURRESEARCHNOTES/PICTURESTOTHISPAGEANDTURNITINON_________________

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INDEPENDENTWORKPROJECTPLANPRODUCT
Whencompletingindependentwork,Iagreeto:
1.Listentoteachersinstruction.
2.Stayontask.
3.Workquietly,withoutdisturbingothers.
4.Completeallgoals.
5.Producequalitywork.
6.Cleanup,andreturnmaterialsandresources.

DidIdowhatIagreedtodo?

TeacherAssessment

Iagreetofollowallsixguidelines.STUDENTSIGNATURE:___________________________________________
DATE:_________________________________

TEACHER:
GOALS
1.Decidewhichproductsyouwilldo.

writeapaper

makeaPowerPoint

makeaposter

AFTERCOMPLETINGGOAL...

Tellaboutwhichproductsyouwilldo.Howwillyou
usethistoteachtheclassaboutyourtopic?

makeamodel

useanideaofyourown,iftheteacher
approves

Whatgroupsofideasdidyoufindinyourresearch
notes?
2.Lookatyournotesandgroupideasthataresimilar.

Thinkaboutyourproductandhowyournotescan

helpyoucompleteyourproduct.
Whatadditionalinformation/researchdoyouneed

todo?

Whatmaterialswillyouneedforyourproduct?

3.Talktotheteacheraboutyourideas.Discusswhat
youneedtodoinordertostartworkonyour
product.

Whatdidtheteachertellmetodonext?

PLEASEATTACHANYNEWRESEARCHNOTES/PICTURESTOTHISPAGEANDTURNITINON______________

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INDEPENDENTWORKPROJECTOUTLINE
Whencompletingindependentwork,Iagreeto:
1.Listentoteachersinstruction.
2.Stayontask.
3.Workquietly,withoutdisturbingothers.
4.Completeallgoals.
5.Producequalitywork.
6.Cleanup,andreturnmaterialsandresources.

DidIdowhatIagreedtodo?

TeacherAssessment

Iagreetofollowallsixguidelines.STUDENTSIGNATURE:___________________________________________
DATE:_________________________________

TEACHER:
GOALS

AFTERCOMPLETINGGOAL...

Whatarethemainheadingsinyouroutline?
I.
1.Lookatyournotesandcreateanoutlinetoshow
whatinformationyouwanttopresent.Askthe
teachertohelpyouwiththisstep,ifneeded.

II.

III

WhatarethemainideasinRomannumeralI?
A.
2.Lookatyourfirstgroupofnotes.Whatarethe
mainideasinthisgroup?Asktheteachertohelpyou
withthisstep,ifneeded.

B.

C.

WhatarethemainideasinRomannumeralII?
A.
3.Lookatyoursecondgroupofnotes.Whatarethe
mainideasinthisgroup?Dothesamethingforany
othergroupsthatyouhave.Youcandotheseonthe
backofthispage.

B.

C.

CONTINUEONNEXTPAGE______________

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INDEPENDENTWORKPROJECTOUTLINE(Continued)
GOALS

AFTERCOMPLETINGGOAL...

WhatarethemainideasinRomannumeralIII?

A.

4.Lookatyourthirdgroupofnotes.Whatarethe
mainideasinthisgroup?Dothesamethingforany
othergroupsthatyouhave.

B.

C.

WhatarethemainideasinRomannumeralIV?

A.

5.Lookatyournextgroupofnotes.Whatarethe
mainideasinthisgroup?Dothesamethingforany
othergroupsthatyouhave.Ifyouhaverecordedthe
mainideasofallyourgroups,leavethisblank.

B.

C.

WhatarethemainideasinRomannumeralV?

A.

6.Lookatyournextgroupofnotes.Whatarethe
mainideasinthisgroup?Dothesamethingforany
othergroupsthatyouhave.Ifyouhaverecordedthe
mainideasofallyourgroups,leavethisblank.

B.

C.

PLEASEATTACHYOUROUTLINETOTHISPAGEANDTURNITINON______________

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INDEPENDENTWORKPROJECTCREATEPRODUCT
Whencompletingindependentwork,Iagreeto:
1.Listentoteachersinstruction.
2.Stayontask.
3.Workquietly,withoutdisturbingothers.
4.Completeallgoals.
5.Producequalitywork.
6.Cleanup,andreturnmaterialsandresources.

DidIdowhatIagreedtodo?

TeacherAssessment

Iagreetofollowallsixguidelines.STUDENTSIGNATURE:___________________________________________
DATE:_________________________________

TEACHER:
GOALS

AFTERCOMPLETINGGOAL...

Whatmaterialsdoyouneed?
1.Makeacompletelistofthematerialsyouwillneed
tocompleteyourproducts.

Tellaboutwhatyouaredoingeachday.

2.Createyourproducts.Discusswhatyouaredoing
withyourparentsand/orteacher.

PLEASECOMPLETETHEGOALSANDTURNTHISPAGEINON______________

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INDEPENDENTWORKPROJECTPRESENTPRODUCT
GOALS

AFTERCOMPLETINGGOAL...

1.Createthefinaldraftofyourproducts.

2.Presentyourproducttotheclass.

3.Evaluateyouproject.

DidIrememberthatmygoalistoproducequality
work?

HowdoIfeelaboutmyproducts

WasIabletospeakclearlyandloudlyenoughfor
everyonetounderstandwhenIpresentedmy
product?

DidthestudentsshowinterestinwhatIsharedwith
them?

Didthestudentsaskgoodquestionsaboutthe
informationIsharedwiththem?

Whatpartdidthestudentslikebest?

WhatdidIlearnfrommyproject?

WhatdidIdobest?

Howcouldtheteachermakethisprojectbetter?

PLEASECOMPLETETHEGOALSANDTURNTHISPAGEINON______________

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WEBSITENOTESfacts4me.com

Citationinformationfortextandforpicturesisveryimportant.Itistheguidetolocateorgobacktosomeone
elsesinformationthatyouusedinyourproject.Please,recordtheinformationcarefully.

Theaddressofthewebsiteis:http://www.facts4me.com
Thekeywordusedtosearchthewebsite:_________________________________________
Thewebsitesauthorandcitationinformation:Morgan,SandraK.(ed.).(20062012).Facts4Me.
Datethewebsitewasaccessed:_____________________________________________________________

Mytopicis________________________________________________________________________________.

ThreeinterestingthingsIlearnedaboutmytopic:
1.____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
2.____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
3.____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________

IfoundapictureonthiswebsitethatIwanttouseinmypresentation.Youcanprintitandsaveitwiththis
page,oryoucansaveittoyourpicturefolderatschool.Askyourparentorteacherforhelp.

Describethepicture:_________________________________________________________

Tellhowyouwillfindthepicturewhenyouneedit:__________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

IfoundapictureonthiswebsitethatIwanttouseinmypresentation.Youcanprintitandsaveitwiththis
page,oryoucansaveittoyourpicturefolderatschool.Askyourparentorteacherforhelp.

Describethepicture:_________________________________________________________

Tellhowyouwillfindthepicturewhenyouneedit:__________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

Pleaseattachanywebsitenotesorpicturestothispageandplaceitinyourfolder.

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WEBSITENOTES

Citationinformationfortextandforpicturesisveryimportant.Itistheguidetolocateorgobacktosomeone
elsesinformationthatyouusedinyourproject.Please,recordtheinformationcarefully.

Theaddressofthewebsiteis:http://www.___________________________________________________
Thekeywordusedtosearchthewebsite:_____________________________________________________
Thewebsitesauthor,ifgiven:______________________________________________________________
Datethewebsitewasaccessed:_____________________________________________________________

Mytopicis________________________________________________________________________________.

ThreeinterestingthingsIlearnedaboutmytopic:
1.____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
2.____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
3.____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________

IfoundapictureonthiswebsitethatIwanttouseinmypresentation.Youcanprintitandsaveitwiththis
page,oryoucansaveittoyourpicturefolderatschool.Askyourparentorteacherforhelp.

Describethepicture:_________________________________________________________

Tellhowyouwillfindthepicturewhenyouneedit:__________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

IfoundapictureonthiswebsitethatIwanttouseinmypresentation.Youcanprintitandsaveitwiththis
page,oryoucansaveittoyourpicturefolderatschool.Askyourparentorteacherforhelp.

Describethepicture:_________________________________________________________

Tellhowyouwillfindthepicturewhenyouneedit:__________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

Pleaseattachanywebsitenotesorpicturestothispageandplaceitinyourfolder.

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RESEARCHNOTESBOOK

Citationinformationfortextandpicturesisveryimportant.Itistheguidetolocateorgobacktosomeone
elsesinformationthatyouusedinyourproject.Please,recordtheinformationcarefully.

Theauthorsname:_______________________________________________________________________
Thenameofthebook:_____________________________________________________________________
Thedatethebookwascopyrighted:________________________________________________________________
Thecompanythatpublishedthebook:________________________________________________________

Mytopicis________________________________________________________________________________.

ThreeinterestingthingsIlearnedaboutmytopic:
1.____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
2.____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
3.____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________

IfoundapictureinthisbookthatIwanttouseinmypresentation.Youcancopyitandsaveitwiththispage,
oryoucanscanitandsaveittoyourpicturefolderatschool.Askyourparentorteacherforhelp.

Describethepicture:_________________________________________________________

Tellhowyouwillfindthepicturewhenyouneedit:__________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

IfoundapictureinthisbookthatIwanttouseinmypresentation.Youcancopyitandsaveitwiththispage,
oryoucanscanitandsaveittoyourpicturefolderatschool.Askyourparentorteacherforhelp.

Describethepicture:_________________________________________________________

Tellhowyouwillfindthepicturewhenyouneedit:__________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

Pleaseattachanywebsitenotesorpicturestothispageandplaceitinyourfolder.