I Survived History - I Was There

4th Grade Research Unit

Welcome to the world of time travel and news reporting . . .

Your discovery of time travel has changed the world as we know it! Due to your new ability to travel through time, Channel 17 has started a new segment . . . I Survived History - I Was There. You have been asked to use your time travel capability to go back to some of the most memorable times in history and report live for the news station.

You will research a historical event topic and compare and contrast 1st and 2nd hand accounts of the event. You will create a graphic organizer and research notes from the information you gather, write your news story script, and film your news story. You will submit your product to the station manager for approval for a headline story on the Channel 17 evening news with the lead anchors.

Introduction to your tasks:

Task #1: OPEN & IMMERSION

You will select an I Survived book to read, and meet with your literature circle group to create a plan of attack.

You will read and discuss your I Survived book.

Task #2: EXPLORE

FIND SECONDARY SOURCES AND WEBLINKS HERE

You will use two secondary sources to fill in a graphic organizer about your event.

You will also create a works cited page for your sources.

Task #3: IDENTIFY & GATHER

FIND PRIMARY SOURCES AND WEBLINKS HERE

You will review your research with your literature circle group. You will use your research to form a question about one aspect of the historical event (focus on a moment).

You will continue to use your secondary sources to investigate your group's specific focus/question about your event. You will also locate a primary source for your historical event. You will add information from these sources to your graphic organizer.

Task #4: CREATE & SHARE & EVALUATE

You will use your notes and graphic organizer to collaborate with your literature circle group and create a news report script based on the historical event.