General
Information
| Lead Teacher(s): |
Myles Bisson |
| School: |
St. Thomas Aquinas
P.O. Box 299
Port au Port, NF
A0N 1T0
Tel: (709) 648-2260 |
| Grade Level: |
Grade 8 |
| Number of Students: |
25 |
| Project Start and
Finish Dates: |
January, 1998 - May,
1998 |
Project
Overview
During the past two years students in grade eight have
completed a small research paper. The paper falls into
one of the themes covered in the Language Arts program,
"Strange and Usual Topics". It includes topics
such as: Werewolves, Ghosts, UFO's, Yeti, Loch Ness
Monster, etc., things which many students at this age
find interesting.
The purpose of the project has been to help students
acquire the skills necessary to carry out and complete a
piece of research. To read, to evaluate what is revelant
and what is unnecessary, to present this information in
their own words and not simply write out what is
presented in a book.
Curriculum
Connections
Language Arts (and some Science and Social
Studies):
- reading for information
- notetaking
- selecting appropriate information
- critique theories
- possibly present and back up their own theories
- recognize accepted fact from folklore
- acknowledge sources
- write a final paper on the chosen topic
Resource
Connections
Having access to the Internet will allow students to
obtain much more information than is available to them at
the present.
Other resources used:
- books
- magazines
- documentary films
- CD-ROM
- movies
Evaluation
- Students are evaluated on how effeciently they
use their time each day.
- On notes they take during research.
- Each draft is read and evaluated to see that
progress and improvement are being made.
- Project mark will count for about 25% of the term
mark.
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