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Teacher Tips for This Project
The
following suggestions will help you and your students complete
this research project. You may find additional teacher information by clicking
on “View General Teacher Tips” above.
Using
the Module:
- This
research module will take approximately 2-3 weeks. Plan
on spending at least two weeks in the computer lab gathering,
sifting, and sorting information.
- Students
should complete this project in groups of 2-3.
- All
research information is contained in the files linked on the
module pages. It
has been thoroughly researched and written in language that
3rd grade teachers can present to their students
with assurance. DO NOT assign students
to search the Internet for additional background information.
Introducing
the Task:
- Share
the introductory letters from Uncle Cyrus and the Booth children
with the class as a whole in order to develop an understanding
of the project goals.
- Geneva
Teachers recommend that students work together to make inferences
about Uncle Cyrus and what kind of person he is. This will help
students when making a decision about a job for him.
Using
Support Documents:
- Print
out copies of the Notes Sheet
for students to use in recording their guiding questions and
gathering information.
- To
guide and instruct students in this project use the Research
Cycle. It is not
a linear process. Students
will need to revisit steps many times.
- Print
copies of the Decision Sheet
for teams to complete when they reach the Synthesizing step.
Presentations
& Reporting:
- Be
thinking about a method for student presentations that would
work in your classroom.
(Skits, read their letters aloud, videotape teams presenting
their conclusions) Teams should have an opportunity to present
their conclusions to their classmates.
- Geneva Teachers suggest
a format similar to what you might see in "Amelia's Notebook"
by Marissa Moss. It could be a journal with the letter to Uncle
Cyrus as the first thing you see when you open it up. The following
pages have pictures, preferably hand drawn by the students,
that support the reasons for the recommendation to Uncle Cyrus.
Teachers can also make a link to Text Forms and Features by
adding captions to these illustrations. These pictures could
support students by giving them a visual for what the text will
say in the letter. Example: Student draws a picture of a tool
Uncle Cyrus would use as a logger. A caption could go underneath
stating what the tool is and how it is used. In the letter,
students might write that Uncle Cyrus might like using different
kinds of tools like this so they suggest he become a logger.
- Print out copies of the Reflection Sheet for teams to complete
as a group at the end of the experience.
Extension:
- Compare life 100 years
ago with current day, job opportunities, are the same jobs being
done, etc.
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