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Page 1: Assessment referencing natural disasters

Assignment Task Outline Name_________________

Make sure you check this outline at the beginning of each activity to find out what your specific task is and what tasks the groups should complete as a whole. Check off tasks as they are completed.

Lesson 3 - Encyclopedia Activity

Student 1 is responsible for the materials (folders, worksheets, map, and encyclopedia). Also you will write the bibliographic information correctly and sharing with group members. ___________

Student 2 using guide words, find the necessary article, pictures, and charts for your group topic. Read all the headings and subheading out loud to the group. ____________

Student 3 read aloud to the group the information necessary to answer the worksheet questions. _____

Student 4 (and 5), paraphrase the information that has been gathered and indicate the location of your natural disasters on the world map handout. __________

Lesson 4 - Library Catalog Activity

Student 2 is responsible for all the materials (folder and handouts). ________

Student 3 will lead the online search and fill out the "Look for a Book" form. _________

Student 1 will locate the books on the shelves using the "Look for a Book" form filled out by Student 3. _______

Students will divide up in pairs (or threes depending on the group number) to scan the books for relevant information. ________

All students will write the bibliographic information for the books they used. _______

Student four (and five) will gather all the books and using the call numbers and titles will return them to their proper places on the shelves. _______

Lesson 5 - Almanac Activity

Student 3 will be responsible for keeping track of all the materials this time. _______

Students will work in pairs (or threes depending on the group). ________

Student 4 from each group will report to the class the information their group found about the deadliest information for their disaster. ________

Lesson 6 - Internet Activity

Students will each have their own computer for this task, but will be seated near the people in their groups so they can discuss what they are finding as they look through the websites on the pathfinder. ________

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If there is time, the students can meet in their groups away from the computers to discuss the information they found. _________

Once they are finished they will place their completed sheets in their folder to be collected by the instructor. _______

Lesson 7 - Writing the Rough Draft

Student 4 will be responsible for keeping track of all the materials for this session (folder, worksheets, and flyer template). _______

The group will decide on an interesting title. _______

Student 1 will assign each group member a section of the template to work on during class using the information they have collected. _________

Lesson 8 - Editing the Flyer

Student 5 (or 2 depending on group) will be the leader of the group discussion about the flyer. They should make sure that all the group members are able to voice their rating for each section and reason for rating it the way they did. __________

Student 1 reads a section of the flyer and the group rates it. ________

Student 2 (or 5) circles the rating and takes suggestions for revisions. ________

This process continues until all the sections have been rated and revised. ________

Each member rewrites their original section of the template to include their revisions. The final draft will then be typed into a new copy of the template that has been set up in Angel. _______

One student selected by the members of the group will type in all the revised information into the new template. ____________

If time permits, students can also incorporate graphics into their group flyer. (optional) _________

Lesson 9 - Presentation Day

Each group can determine who will present the group's flyer to the class. ________

Each presenter will have five minutes to present their group's information to the class. ________

The presenter should cover each element of the flyer template in their presentation. Each presentation can be no longer than 5 minutes. _________

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Referencing Natural Disasters Unit Name __________________

Rubric for Emergency Procedure Flyer

Natural Disaster Group_____________________

Category 4 3 2 1Research/

Statistical DataStudents

include 4 or more high-

quality examples or

pieces of data to support their

project.

Students include at least 3 high-quality examples or

pieces of data to support their

project.

Students include at least 2 high-quality examples or

pieces of data to support their

project.

Students include fewer than 2 high-

quality examples or

pieces of data to support their

project.Product Students create

an original, accurate, and

interesting product that adequately

addresses the issue.

Students create an accurate product that adequately

addresses the issue.

Students create an accurate

product, but it does not

adequately address the

issue.

The product is not accurate.

Sources/Quality Students include 4 or more high-

quality sources.

Students include 2–3 high-quality

sources.

Students include 2–3 sources, but some are of questionable

quality.

Students include fewer

than 2 sources.

Sources/Citations Information in all source citations is

correct and in the format assigned.

Information in all source citations is correct, but

there are minor errors in

formatting.

Information in almost all

source citations is correct and

there are minor errors in

formatting.

The information is often

incorrect or there are major

errors in formatting.

Folders All group activities were completed and

in the group folder.

Most of the group activities were completed

and in the group folder.

Group activities were partially complete, and some of the

activities were missing.

Many activities were missing or

incomplete.

Grading Scale20-17 = A 12- 9 = C16-13 = B 8 or less = F