Proposal

Cailey DenBoer February 1, 2012  8th Grade  Proposal

 For this Advanced Studies Project, I will be doing a research project on The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. My paper will have detailed explanation on every Wonder. I will learn how they were created, how they were nominated for their position, and why they were so important. This is a good subject to learn because I can learn about important history. I will also learn how to make research projects. My final product will be a PowerPoint presentation, a map, and a model of one of them.  First, I will get a basic knowledge of the Seven Wonders and learn what the seven of them are. Next, I will make a map and locate were they are at. Third, I will rescearch each one of them in depth and make a Power Point. Fifth, I will make the model.  For my materials, I will need the Internet, and historical books in the School Library for the research part. I will need a poster board and markers for the map. I will also need craft materials for the model such as paints, modeling clay and things of this sort.  If I need any help, with Internet sites I can ask Mr. Carse, and for my model I can ask Mrs. Erickson, my art teacher. I expect to spend less than 15 dollars. This should cover the cost for the poster board, modeling clay, paint, and any other craft supplies I need.  Inquiry Questions: 1. Will there be enough information for the PowerPoint?  2. What difficulties will come with using PowerPoint?  3. How will I be able to make a model for one of the Wonders?  4. Is the information on the Internet all accurate?  5. Which of the Seven Wonders will be the most fun for the model?  I would like to learn about how to do a research project. I will would like to learn how to do use PowerPoint because it is a common way to make presentations. This will help me for future projects. I will also learn to make a map. This will help me understand where these places are. Last, I would like to learn to do the model. This will help my artistic point of view for the Wonder.  Final Product Goals: 1. I will know about how they were built. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 2. I will know who built the Seven Wonders in the Ancient World. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 3. I will know were all of them are. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 4. I will know how they were voted to a Wonder. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 5. I will know the culture behind of the Wonders. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> For my thinking skills, I will have to be creative. Being able to make the model interesting and accurate, but I will also have to be creative in my use of PowerPoint. If my PowerPoint is not creative, my audience will get bored and uninterested. For more of a strategic view, I will need all of the information for the PowerPoint and map and the supplies for my model. This all needs to be planned ahead. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> State Standards: Writing Standard/Text Types and Purposes- 2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content; Writing Standard/Text Types and Purposes- 3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences; Writing Standard/Production and Distribution of Writing- 4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience; Writing Standard/ Research to Build and Present Knowledge- 7. Conduct a short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generation additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration; Writing Standard/ Research to Build and Present Knowledge- 8. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; Writing Standard/ Research to Build and Present Knowledge- 9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research; Social Studies Standard 1-Benchmarks: 1. apply the steps of an inquiry process 2. assess the quality of the information; Social Studies Standard 2-Benchmarks: 2. locate on a map or globe physical features, natural features, and human features and explain their relationships within the ecosystem. 4. Explain how movement patterns throughout the world. 5. use appropriate geographic resources to interpret and generate information explaining the interaction of physical and human systems; Social Studies Standard 4-Benchmark: 1. interpert the past using a variety of sources. 2. describe how history can be organized and analyzed using various criteria to group people and events. 3. use historical facts and concepts and apply methods of inquiry. 5. identify major scientific discoveries and technological innovations and describe their social and economic effects on society; Social Studies Standard 5-Benchmarks: 2. apply economic concepts to explain historical events, current situations, and social issues in global concern. 4. analyze how various personal and cultural points of view influence economic decisions; Social Studies Studies Standard 6-Benchmark: 2. explain and give examples of how ham expression contributes to the development and transmission of culture. 5. explain the cultural contributions of, and tensions between, racial and ethnic groups in the world. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> The Audience will be anyone I wish to show my project, which will include Mrs. Templeton, Mrs. Maughan, and my parents. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Some of my obstacles could include not having enough information about the Wonders. I also might not have enough time to finish it. I also might not have the right materials for the model part of the project. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I will consider my project a success when I have my PowerPoint, model and map completed. Also, having all of the information I need for the projects.