"Dear Reader" Letters

The purpose of your "Dear Reader" letter is to:

--thank your audience IN ADVANCE for reading

--introduce your topic of research & tell what you already knew (or thought you knew)... K

--tell WHY you decided to research that topic-- what did you want to know?  W

-- tell WHAT you ended up learning during the research process… L

You should also mention your REPETEND (Golden Thread) as it is WOVEN through your project and ties it all together in a NEAT and COHESIVE way…. 

Be yourself.  Have fun.  Entice your reader.

Welcome Spring! 

This is a sample MGRP.  While it is not "biographical research", it is an interesting sample for you to look at!

Here is the "Dear Reader" letter from that project:

Here is a sample from a 2012/13 Student Project:

Excellent Artifact Examples from 2013

Poster of Beethoven

Video Interview: Dr. Suess

Blueprint Poster: Frank Lloyd Wright

Front Page of Newspaper: George Westinghouse

Fan Time Capsule: Marilyn Monroe

Diorama of Michael Jackson on stage:

Brochure for Olympics: Nadia Comanaci

Model of Nikola Tesla's Tower:

Sample MGRP #3-- Elizabeth Blackwell

Sample MGRP #2-- Nim Chimpsky

MGRP sample #1-- Michael Jackson (from 2013)

SACRED WRITING TIME

We have been using interactive writing journals daily this year.  Check out Harrison Corbett's page for more information on SWT.

Welcome 2013/14 Seventh Graders!

This year, we will be working on many fun, engaging & authentic projects.  You will work hard, but you will enjoy this year.  This blog should be used as a resource and will be updated regularly.  An ongoing project this year will be for you to create your own blog in order to showcase your BEST work.  Look for updates and resources on a regular basis!