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Courage Uncovered Research Project
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This is a multi-layered research project that will require you to apply critical thinking skills and research skills. Your JOB is to research a real person and report on your findings in several ways.
This project is divided into FOUR parts:
(1) The WRITTEN portion will require you to tell how your REAL person showed courage or was courageous through his/her work or actions.
(2) The VISUAL part will require you to create a visual representing your person and his/her courageous act.
(3) The PRESENTATION part is a 2-3 minute speech that you will have to give in front of the class explaining in your opinion why your person is courageous.
(4) The ONLINE part will require you to submit your final written portion on a secure web site and then read and respond to your classmates’ projects.
This is an individual project; you MAY NOT work in groups or pairs.
Below are the specific details for each component of this project.
PART I: RESEARCH and WRITING
Pre-Search – you will conduct pre-search on October 11, 2011
WHERE: Students will work in the computer lab at school (if absent then @ home)
Research – First Research Day is Friday, October 14, 2011
How does your person show courage through life experiences or achievements?
WHERE will the research occur? MOSTLY at school and if students do not complete class work then at home
PART II: VISUAL PROJECT
WHERE: This part of the project will be done at HOME.
Each student should create a visual project – the visual should be something that is well, visual. Here are some suggestions or options, but I don’t want 100 posters so be creative:
PART III: SPEECH
WHERE: This part of the assignment will be done at SCHOOL and HOME.
Each student will write and present a 2-3 minute speech sharing the VISUAL portion of the project with the class.
PART IV: ONLINE WEBSITE and RESPONSES
WHERE: At school and at HOME
Students will submit their final writing on a secure website
Students will have to read and write comments on at least four different projects