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The Year I Was Born: An Autobiographical Research Project
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| Grades | 9 – 12 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Standard Lesson |
| Estimated Time | Five 50-minute sessions |
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Yankton, South Dakota |
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STUDENT INTERACTIVES
Grades K – 12 | Student Interactive | Writing & Publishing Prose
The interactive Printing Press is designed to assist students in creating newspapers, brochures, and flyers.
PRINTOUTS
- Form For Gathering Research Information
- Writing Rubric
- Self-Reflection
- Short Model
- Links to Websites
- Research Project: The Year I was Born
WEBSITES
PREPARATION
- Make copies or overhead transparencies of all handouts students will need: Year I Was Born Research Project, Links to Websites handout, Sample Paper, Research Form, Self-Reflection questions, and Research Paper Rubric. Alternatively, arrange to project the handouts using an LCD Projector.
- Arrange for Internet access for students, so they can complete the online research and publish their work.
- Test the ReadWriteThink Printing Press on your computers to familiarize yourself with the tools and ensure that you have the Flash plug-in installed. You can download the plug-in from the technical support page.