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A Great Place to Visit! In this task, students will participate in a community or historical "revitalization" effort by developing a Walking Tour throughout the local town/city in which their school resides (or, alternatively, a museum or monument for a particular historical time period/era). Working in teams of about four, students identify community landmarks that should be included on the walking tour, engage in research surrounding the history of those landmarks using primary and secondary resources, and communicate their findings by writing and recording a narrative that will guide the tour. Additionally, students will create a map on which landmarks will be identified and design an appropriate sign or marker to identify the stops along the tour. Each team may present their plan for a walking tour to members of a guest "Community Revitalization Committee"; one team’s plan may be selected for implementation. The task includes detailed rubrics for Group Participation/norms & expectations, resources for group division of duties, and overall project rubrics and assessment outcomes. |
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A Great Place to Visit! In this task, students will develop a walking tour through the town in an effort to revitalize it. This task includes: |
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Auditions, Everyone! An Exploration of Jazz Improvisation In this tasks, students will explore jazz improvisation through performances and recording auditions. This task includes: |
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Band Geeks, Dumb Jocks, Preps and Nerds: Examining Bias in the Media In this task, students will explore bias in the media to help them be able to differentiate between fact and fiction. This task includes: |
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Chalk Dust or Guitar Hero? In this task, students will come up with ways to use every day technologies and games in a class lesson. This task includes: |
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Creative Citizenship In this task, students will create and illustrate a children's book about Citizenship. This task includes: |
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Crossing the Border Into... In this task, students will create a multimedia presentation to help bring in tourism to their town in an effort to empower the local community. This task includes: |
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How to Throw a Party In this task, students will explore the relationship between the Bill of Rights and their existence. This task includes: |
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Let Me help You! In this task, students will research a historical reform movement and create a culminating presentation that encourages the community to volunteer and take action. This task includes: |
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Living the Dream In this task, students will examine the American Dream and what that means to people from different walks of life. They will examine how this manifests itself in sociological issues and then define what it means to themselves. This task includes: |
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