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Thanksgiving Writing and Short Research Project

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This was a fun and engaging way for my students to practice research and writing skills. I will definitely use it again next year.
I love the digital format of this project. Students were able to practice their research skills and learn about Thanksgiving.
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Description

Engage your students in that last week before Thanksgiving with this fun short research project called "This Research Project is Going to Make You Hungry!" Students dig into the history of their favorite foods for this holiday.

What you'll get:

  • Digital workbook that you can share with your students today
  • Prompts that will direct their research into -- the history of the holiday, influential people, popular foods, and using a map to get to Plymouth
  • Your students will also be able to share their favorites about the holiday
  • Summative assessment -- students will present their finding with a slideshow that they can share with the class
  • Rubric
  • Answer Key
  • Participation feedback slips to keep students engaged while they're viewing their classmates' slideshows
  • Links to research to get your students started

Use this for a SAMR activity to engage students in using technology to share research!

Keep your students actively engaged in those days before vacation!

Plus, your students are going to learn some fascinating facts about food!

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Total Pages
11 pages
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
3 days
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Standards

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Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources.
Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.
Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources.
Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation.

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