I am working in a 7th grade Social Studies classroom at Williston Central School. The students are currently working on a country unit. They each chose a country they were interested in learning about and wrote a series of journal entries as if they were traveling to that country. Each entry was about a different topic: geography, climate, history, government, economics, and culture. Their journals are examples of recounts and informational reports. I would consider it a recount because they are writing as if they are in that country, but I also consider it an informational report because they have to share their research/ facts about their countries. I really like this project! I think it's engaging and encourages students to be creative. I'm not sure how my cooperating teacher started them on this assignment because I wasn't in the class at that time, but if it were me I would offer some research guidance. I would instruct students on how to find reliable resources on their country, how to paraphrase what they read, and how to then go and cite these sources properly.
After they complete 10 journals, students will do a final presentation in which they share their "suitcase." Students will bring back back a suitcase from their country with different items like, food, art, clothes, etc. Students need to create these pieces. As a class, students decided what kinds of things they could bring back. A picture might be worth one point, but food they made might be worth 4 points.
Below I attached the instructions for the journals. I also included modified instructions for students with learning disabilities.
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