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Decade Project – 7 th grade Literacy Technology
Decade Project – 7th gradeLiteracy Technology
Do you know…
what the Decades Project is?
You must make a CLEAR decision on
your DECADE AND CATEGORY
•What is your decade ?
•What is your category ?
oFamous People ?
oPopular Culture ?
oHistorical/Significant Events ?
oInventions ?
What is a decade?
http://history1900s.about.com/od/famouscrimesscandals/u/timelines.htm
Decades Scavenger Hunt
Go to the 7th grade Lit Tech web page and click on Decades Scavenger Hunt. Choose a decade and begin looking for the answers to complete the scavenger hunt.When you’re done, please print your scavenger hunt and place it in the black basket.
So, you have your Decade and
Category, now what?•Research Outline!!
•Who is a famous person (ONE) in your
category?
•What is one (1) important event in your
category?
•What is the most important impact or result of
your category on the world?
How does this work?
•First, I take my Research Outline and complete
the 3 topics oFamous Person
oImportant Event
oImpact or Result on the world
•Then, I find a SOURCE (Lone Star website,
book, etc.)
•Next, I READ – looking for information about:oFamous Person
oImportant Event
oImpact or Result on the world
What do I do when I find
information?•Research Outline!
•Write down “brief” information on what you findo1.
o2.
o3.
•Write down the “source” (the website, the name
and volume of the encyclopedia, the name of
the book, etc.)
•COMPLETE THE OUTLINE FIRST!
My outline is complete…
•Time to READ and find out details
•As you READ take notes on each topic using a
separate sheet of paper.
•Staple these notes to your outline.
•Write down the SOURCE
Let’s Review
•Decade? Check!
•Topic? Check!
•Famous person in my Topic? Check!
•Important event in my Topic? Check!
•Impact/Result on the World? Check!
•Sources written down? Check!
•Take notes? Check and Double Check!
•Ready to write my 1st draft!!!!
