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Introduction
Pennsylvania was the second state to join the union in December 12, 1797. Since then, many historical and exciting events occurred in our great state! Today, over 12 million people live here. This state is rich in history and interesting facts!
The governor of Pennsylvania is Tom Corbett and he is upset that tourism has been declining. He wants to encourage tourists to visit our great state, so he is holding a poster contest! You will work with 3 other students to learn as much as you can about Pennsylvania. Remember that you want people to visit, so think about what things make Pennsylvania fun and exciting!
5.1.2.F Identify state symbols.
5.3.2.B Identify local government leaders.
7.1.7.1B Describe regions in geographic reference in physical features.
7.2.2.A Identify physical characteristics of places.
7.3.2.A Identify the effect of local geography on the residents of the region.
CC.1.2.2.E Use various text features and search tools to locate key information in a text efficiently.
CC.1.4.2.A Write informative explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
CC.1.4.2.B Identify and introduce the topic.
CC.1.4.2.D Group information and provide a concluding statement or section.
CC.1.4.2.F Demonstrate a grade appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
Task
Governor Tom Corbett is holding a state wide poster competition for all second graders! You will work in groups of 4 to research Pennsylvania's history, cities and towns, people, attractions, and much more! Then you will create a poster advertising the state of Pennsylvania with pictures and facts. Remember that you are trying to encourage more people to visit Pennsylvania so you want your poster to be interesting, creative, colorful, and informative.
Process
How are you going to accomplish your task? It's easy if you follow the steps below!
1. You will be assigned a group. Meet with your group members. You will also be assigned a topic to research on Pennsylvania.
The topics are:
- historical facts
- attractions/places to visit
- landforms and bodies of water
- fun and interesting facts
2. Use the websites at the bottom of the page in the Resources section to research your topic on Pennsylvania. You are not limited to these websites. Feel free to search the internet on your own.
*The group member assigned to historical facts must find at least 5 historical facts to include on the poster.
*The group member assigned to attractions and places to visit must find at least 5 attractions to include on the poster.
*The group member assigned to landforms and bodies of water must find at least 5 landforms and bodies of water to include on the poster.
*The group member assigned to fun and interesting facts must find at least 5 fun and interesting facts to include on the poster.
When you find the information you need, print it out.
BUT YOU MUST ASK THE TEACHER'S PERMISSION FIRST!
3. After you have printed out the information you needed, organize the 5 things you will be including on the poster into a list. When all of the group members have an organized list, you will come back together to create your poster.
4. Divide the poster into 4 sections. Each student will decorate a section with information and pictures on their topic on Pennsylvania. Remember to be informative and creative!
5. Present your poster to the class as a group.
Evaluation
You will be graded AS A GROUP on the following rubric:
A 18-20 points
- Poster included information and pictures on all 4 topics.
- Exceeded expectations of 5 facts for each topic.
- Poster is colorful with many pictures.
- Clearly organized into 4 sections with headings.
- Made no errors in spelling, punctuation, or capitalization.
B 16-17 points
- Poster included information and pictures on 3 of the 4 topics.
- Met expectations of 5 facts for each topic.
- Poster is colorful with some pictures.
- Mostly organized into sections with some headings.
- 1-2 errors in spelling, punctuation, or capitalization.
C 14-15 points
- Poster included information and pictures on 2 out of the 4 topics.
- 1 requirement of at least 5 facts in each topic not met.
- Poster isn't very colorful with few pictures.
- Some organization with some headings.
- 3-4 errors in spelling, punctuation, or capitalization.
D 12-13 points
- Poster included information and pictures on 1 out of the 4 topics.
- Some requirements of 5 facts for each topic not met.
- Poster has no color with 1 picture.
- Little organization with no headings.
- 5 errors in spelling, punctuation, or capitalization.
