SEMESTER B:
Citizen portfolio
DAY 1- Unit 2 Lesson 7
In this portfolio, you will address a community problem that involves a vacant lot. Some want the vacant lot to become a parking lot while others want it to become a park.
In today’s lesson you will need to determine what is fact and what is opinion.
Listen to the Community Conflict Podcast clip found on slide 2, use the T-Chart to sort the statements and decide which are fact and which are an opinion. At the bottom of the T-Chart, share your opinion on the issue.
In today’s lesson you will need to determine what is fact and what is opinion.
- A fact is something that is true and can be proven.
- An opinion is a judgment about something. It depends on the perspective of a person.
Listen to the Community Conflict Podcast clip found on slide 2, use the T-Chart to sort the statements and decide which are fact and which are an opinion. At the bottom of the T-Chart, share your opinion on the issue.
DAY 2 - Unit 2 Lesson 8
Today you will be creating a "poster" and uploading that as well. You can either make a poster out of paper (or posterboard) or you can design it on the computer using PowerPoint or another similar program.
Poster project:
Come up with a solution to the conflict about the vacant lot. The solution should be based on civic virtue and compromise.
The audience for your poster is the planning board in the community. They will approve your solution for this community problem.
Your poster should include the following parts:
Poster project:
Come up with a solution to the conflict about the vacant lot. The solution should be based on civic virtue and compromise.
The audience for your poster is the planning board in the community. They will approve your solution for this community problem.
Your poster should include the following parts:
- A short summary of the problem and the opinions about the topic
- A picture or diagram of the solution
- A summary of the solution showing civic virtue and compromise
- Important information the planning board needs to approve the plan
- At least three vocabulary words from the unit to support your solution
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Economics Portfolio
Unit 3 Lesson 12
For this portfolio, you will design a budget that describes how to help make responsible choices for how to take care of your money. Make a budget for one month based on a fixed income. Your budget should not be more than the fixed income amount. It can be less, but not more.
Step 1: Decide what you would like your fixed income to be for one month (this is the amount of money you have earned). Once you choose this number, you will need to stick with it. Based on this income, look at the prices of your wants and needs. Think to yourself, "Do you have enough money to pay for all of them?"
Create a two-column chart in your notebook that includes the following information:
Step 1: Decide what you would like your fixed income to be for one month (this is the amount of money you have earned). Once you choose this number, you will need to stick with it. Based on this income, look at the prices of your wants and needs. Think to yourself, "Do you have enough money to pay for all of them?"
Create a two-column chart in your notebook that includes the following information:
COLUMN 1
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COLUMN 2
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Step 2: After you have made your chart, think about what it shows.
- If the difference is less than 0 (negative), you will not be able to buy everything on your list. You will need to adjust your budget and take out some items.
- If your budget is balanced (the difference is equal to or above 0), this means that you can afford what is on your list.
Step 3: Make a new budget for a fixed income of $100. Include 10 items that are wants or needs. Remember that you need to save money for future expenses. You might have to take out an item that you want in order to have savings.
*Your chart should be neat so that you can clearly see your wants and needs. You should also be able to see costs, total expenses, income, and differences.
WORKSHEET LINK: docs.google.com/document/d/1udZNkAlJ_hiD7a0PJlIIJPAPIcFnrFbg/copy
*Your chart should be neat so that you can clearly see your wants and needs. You should also be able to see costs, total expenses, income, and differences.
WORKSHEET LINK: docs.google.com/document/d/1udZNkAlJ_hiD7a0PJlIIJPAPIcFnrFbg/copy
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A Growing Nation Portfolio
Unit 4 Lesson 11
For this portfolio, you will make a timeline for other to learn from. A timeline puts events in chronological order. To put events in chronological orders means to put them into the order they happened.
Step 1: Use the events from your three-column chart. Write events on a timeline. Be sure to include the date of each event you chose. List the events in order on your timeline. Leave space between events to add facts about the events.
Step 2: Write a short description of each event on the timeline. Tell how each event helped the U.S. grow or how it changed the way people lived.
Step 3: Use images for at least three of the events. Your images can be hand-drawn, computer-generate, or a collage of images you put together. Label each of your images.
Include one or two conclusions about how your event contributed to the growth of the U.S. based on your research.
You will submit your completed timeline to the dropbox for me to grade.
The rubric I will be using to grade your timeline is attached below.
Step 1: Use the events from your three-column chart. Write events on a timeline. Be sure to include the date of each event you chose. List the events in order on your timeline. Leave space between events to add facts about the events.
Step 2: Write a short description of each event on the timeline. Tell how each event helped the U.S. grow or how it changed the way people lived.
Step 3: Use images for at least three of the events. Your images can be hand-drawn, computer-generate, or a collage of images you put together. Label each of your images.
Include one or two conclusions about how your event contributed to the growth of the U.S. based on your research.
You will submit your completed timeline to the dropbox for me to grade.
The rubric I will be using to grade your timeline is attached below.
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Celebrating Communities Portfolio
For this portfolio you will be doing research to find out about the changes to the culture of your community. You will do this by looking at the history of your community using a safe internet search.
For this portfolio, you will submit-
Step 1: Decide if you want to focus on your community, state, or region. Make sure that you find facts that can help you answer these questions.
What has changed in your community, state, or region over the past 100 years?
What cultures or traditions do you have?
Have they changed over time?
What cultural groups settled in the area where you live?
Has anything in your community, state, or region stayed the same?
Step 2: Choose resources that you can use to find your information. Make sure that they are useful to help you answer the questions. Here are some ideas of resources you can use:
Step 3: As you conduct your research, use the T-Chart to organize your information. Put your questions on the left side of the T-Chart and then your answers on the right side.
For example:
For this portfolio, you will submit-
- Completed research notes on your T-Chart
- Completed Venn diagram
- Short description summarizing the findings you found in your research (with at least 1 image)
Step 1: Decide if you want to focus on your community, state, or region. Make sure that you find facts that can help you answer these questions.
What has changed in your community, state, or region over the past 100 years?
What cultures or traditions do you have?
Have they changed over time?
What cultural groups settled in the area where you live?
Has anything in your community, state, or region stayed the same?
Step 2: Choose resources that you can use to find your information. Make sure that they are useful to help you answer the questions. Here are some ideas of resources you can use:
- Local newspaper or magazines
- Websites that have accurate information
- Scholastic Grolier Online-LINK
Step 3: As you conduct your research, use the T-Chart to organize your information. Put your questions on the left side of the T-Chart and then your answers on the right side.
For example:
- Left side Question: What cultural groups settled where you live?
- Ride side Answer: Boston, MA was settled by the Puritans. They came from England. Others came too. They were the Irish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, and many others.
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Step 4: After creating your T-Chart, identify which of the items are the same (have not changed) and those that are different (have changed overtime). Highlight the similarities in yellow and the differences in pink. Use the Venn Diagram to compare and contrast how the past and present are similar or different.
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Step 5: Lastly, you will write a short description that discusses what you found in your research. Include at least one image that ties to your research topic. The rubric I will be using to grade your timeline is attached below.
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