What Happened in History on the Day I Was Born?
What Happened in History on the Day I Was Born?
B. What did the Moon look like when you were born?
D. Which authors were born on your birth date?
E. What news events occurred on the day you were born?
F. Which songs were popular when you were born?
G. What headlines appeared in the New York Times when you were born?
H. What History Channel events occurred the day you were born?
I. What shows were on television when you were born?
J. What toys were popular when you were born?
Remember, Google is your BFF if you need more detailed information about the people, things and events you want to focus on.
get into teams of 4 and talk about what you found.
Requirements:
Participate actively
Ask questions
give examples
invite others to participate
give your opinion
You will produce a poster, an info-graphic or the front page of a newspaper to inform your peers about the history behind the day you were born.
Requirements:
Select 7-9 different items you want to highlight in your production, prioritize Canadian content when you can
Organize and personalize the information in sections in a clear and pleasing way, no copy/paste
Include a catchy title for each section
Write complex and compound sentences in the past tense whenever possible
Copy/paste the url of ALL the sources you used so your teacher may check the accuracy of the information and if you copied some information
Refer to the C2-C3 Evaluation Rubric
Send your production to two classmates for feedback
Give feedback to two classmates on their production by completing the peer evaluation form (twice)
Read the text once to get a general idea. Do not write any notes on the text.
Read the text a second time in order to provide feedback. You may use sticky notes.
Answer the questions on the Peer Feedback Card.
share the form with the original author.
Decide which of your classmates' suggestions and comments you will accept and integrate into your text.
Make the necessary changes (e.g. delete unnecessary parts, add missing details, correct grammar, punctuation and spelling mistakes).