SOCIAL STUDIES PROJECT: THIRD GRADE ONLY

Students will be given a major city of the United States of America. They will have to get a white poster board. The poster must include the following items:

1.    A title of the city.
2.  A one page report about the city.
3.  Pictures of the city and important sites. 
4.  A map of the United States and/or of its state showing where the city  is located.
5.  Written descriptions (captions) of the pictures placed under or next to the pictures.
6.  A three minute oral report about the city to be presented in class. NO READING!

Pictures must be mounted neatly.  All writing must be original and in the student's own words.
If you cannot find color pictures to cut out, you can Xerox some and color them or draw your own original art.

City Poster Grade Sheet

Item	Points Possible
Title (Was it neatly printed, stenciled, or typed? Was it spelled correctly? )	10
Report (Was it written in student's own words? Was it summarized correctly? Were there any language convention errors? Did it tell about the city?)	20
Pictures (Were there several pictures showing different things in the city? Were the pictures either cut out neatly or drawn in a neat manner? Were the pictures mounted onto the backboard?)	10
Map (Was there a map showing where the city is located in the United States? Was the map colored and mounted to the backboard?)	10
Written Descriptions (Were there written descriptions under or next to each picture explaining what was in the picture? Were the descriptions written neatly and words spelled correctly?)	20
Oral Report (Did you give an oral report on your city? Did you speak clearly and loudly? Did you know important information about your city? Did you speak about the city and not just read your report?)	20
Neatness (Was your report done in a neat and orderly manner?)	10
Total	100

Late projects will not be accepted. This is due on 2/26/14

90 - 100 points = A
80 - 89 points = B
74 - 79 points = C
70 - 73 points = D
Below 69 = F.