COUNTRY RESEARCH PROJECT & PARTY BUNDLE Report PPT Presentation Celebration

***BUNDLE & SAVE 20%!*** Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING AND FUN into your classroom routine with this no-prep, print-and-go, 95-page/slide Countries Research Project & Presentation Party BUNDLE for Middle Grades (Grades 4-8) Unit. Use this thematic project and celebratory day to celebrate diversity, and culture, while students practice research skills, report writing, technology skills, manners, presentation, speaking, and listening skills!

First, students will complete a Research Project about a country of their choice. They will research the land, people, a current event, and compare/contrast their own traditions to that country using a variety of provided internet sources. They will use the information to complete an outline. The students will use the outline to create a research paper which will be taken through the writing process. They will then create a PowerPoint or Google Slide presentation correlating with their research.

Then comes the best part- “It’s a Small World” Presentation Party Day! Students will present and discuss their presentations, eat foods from around the world, and practice manners. Everything you need to make this party happen is included (see below for a full list of what’s included).

What’s Included

Included in the Research Project:

1.Explanation sheets (3 versions-Report Only, Presentation Only, Whole Project)

2.List of countries to choose from

3.Suggested research website links

4.Outline to complete with research (2 versions-with topics & without topics)

5.Revising/editing checklists & Color-coding chart

6.PowerPoint Mini-Lesson: How to Transfer Your Outline to a Report

7.PowerPoint Planning Sheet (2 versions)

1.Intro, Land, People, Current Event, Interesting Info, Conclusion

2.Intro, Sequence Historical Events, Cause and Effect, Description, Persuasive, Summary

8.3 Presentation Listening Skill Activities (to complete during presentations)

1.Presentation BINGO

2.Presentation Question Cards

3.Presentation Powerpoint

9.Rubric (3 versions-Report Only, Presentation Only, Whole Project)

Included in the Presentation Party:

1.Letter to Parents (editable)-explains the research students have been doing, what students will do for the party, and how they will be assessed

2.Rubric (editable)-students will be assessed on table manners & discussion

3.Presentation Question Cards

4.Presentation BINGO

5.Decorative banners (“It’s a Small World” and ”Around the World”)-cut, hole punch, and string these up to decorate your room

6.8 Center/8 Group signs-cut, hole punch, & hang these to show centers/group locations

7.PowerPoint and editable agenda slides (“Around the World” and “It’s a Small World”)-post this on the board to add some decoration. Agenda slides are editable so you can put what you want on them

8.Door sign (“Around the World” and “It’s a Small World” ),-directions to print this in poster-size are included

9.Collaborative Block Poster-create a 3’x4’ poster by giving each student a different sheet of this poster to color then put together; 20 sheets included

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Skills

Text features; Paraphrasing, summarizing, quoting sources; Main idea and supporting details; References sources; skim and scan; Close reading strategies; research papers; outlines; organizing writing; creating multimedia that goes with writing; selecting supportive graphics; writing process; presentation skills

Ways to Use

•International Day/Week, Multicultural Day/Week, Earth Day, Around the World Camp, It’s a Small World Study, End of the Year, culture unit, or manners unit.

•History class, World Geography class, ELA class, or Enrichment/Gifted class

•Thematic units

•Pair with Informative Writing Lessons,

•Practice Speaking, Listening, and Research Skills

Suggested Schedule

•Day 1: Introduce Project, Choose Countries, Explain Outline

•Days 2-3: Research country

•Days 4-5: Write report draft

•Day 6: Revise and edit report

•Day 7: Write final copy

•Days 8-9: Create PowerPoint & Go over Presentation Party Letter

•Day 10: Practice Presentation

•Days 11-12: Present Projects at the Presentation Party

*****************************Related Resources*****************************

Check out the Informational Writing section of the Megan Memories store for these related resources:

• Countries Research Report
• Countries Research Presentation
• Countries Research Project
• Countries One Day Research Sheets
• It’s a Small World Presentation Party
• Around the World Day
• Christmas Around the World
• Descriptive Writing Mini-Lessons
• Key Words Mini-Lessons
• Organizing Your Writing Mini-Lesson
• Revising & Editing Your Writing Mini-Lessons
• Text Structures Mini-Lessons
• Quoting, Summarizing, Paraphrasing Mini-Lesson
• Transition Words & Phrases Mini-Lesson
• How to Research Mini-Lesson

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