7th Grade Brochure Project!

The 7th graders are starting a project which will take them into 3rd quarter. The project is titled Tracing the History of a City. The students are working in groups of 2 - 4 people. The requirements are as follows: Students will start by filling in a blank United States Map with all 50 states and the capital cities. Once their maps are filled in and colored, they will choose, and research an American city with more than a million people. Second, students will need to find information on their cities using the Internet, getting a book or two from the library, looking through an almanac, and perhaps checking out a travel agency. Collecting the information about their city is extremely important as they are going to be tracing the History of their city over the years starting with the year 1860 and ending with the present. The information students will be required to gather is clearly stated in the handouts they received for the project. Although this project will take a lot of work, the students will gain a sense of accomplishment when they see their finished products. I know I am excited to see the outcome. If the students say they have no homework over the next week, they are not being truthful, as they have this project to work on, and every bit helps.