YOUR TEACHERS HAVE GONE MAD!!! MARCH MADNESS HAS ARRIVED…

We’re assigning a research project And your topic is………………….

A COLLEGE from the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament

WHAT YOU’LL BE REQUIRED TO DO

Create a poster about your college The poster is due on or before April 4th Poster board will be supplied by the teachers More than one person may be assigned a college but you will only create one poster per team

Your poster should include: A typed letter to your college (which you’ll send) A drawing of the mascot Historical information about the college Statistics - student enrollment, size of college, student teacher ratio, etc….. Map - showing location of the college

Extra things you MAY include: Words to the fight song Famous Alumni Correspondence received from the college Anything else interesting

DATES TO REMEMBER Friday, March 7th: 6A Announcement Ceremony - students will draw numbers that correspond to the official bracket Sunday, March 16: Watch CBS at 5:00 p.m. as the teams for the tournament are announced - you can find your college then or…….

DATES TO REMEMBER Thur. March 20 & Fri. March 21: 2nd round games Sat/Sun, March 22-23rd: 3rd round games March 27-30: Regional games April 4: Final Four Mon. April 7: National Championship

DATES TO REMEMBER Monday, March 17: Official tournament bracket will be in the newspaper Type letter to college - send Thursday, March 18 & Friday, March 19: Tournament begins – support your college by wearing their team colors to school!

MARCH MADNESS WEBSITE www.quia.com/pages/lchristiancy/marchmadness The website lists the requirements for the unit and has links to sites that will help you research.

LET’S HAVE A “BALL”