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MENUS OFFER CHOICE AND DIFFERENT PRODUCTS FOR THE VISUAL LEARNING STYLE ACROSTICACROSTIC ADVERTISEMENT BOOK COVER BROCHURE/PAMPLET BULLETIN BOARD DISPLAY CARTOON/COMIC STRIP CHILDREN’S BOOK COLLAGE CROSSWORD PUZZLE DIARY/JOURNAL DRAWING ESSAY FOLDED QUIZ BOOK GREETING CARD INSTRUCTION CARD LETTER MAP MIND MAP NEWSPAPER ARTICLE PARAGRAPH PIE GRAPH POWERPOINT-STAND ALONE QUESTIONNAIRE QUIZ QUIZ BOARD RECIPE/RECIPE CARD SCRAPBOOK STORY SURVEY THREE FACTS AND A FIB TRADING CARDS VENN DIAGRAM WEBQUEST WINDOWPANE WORKSHEET

MENUS FOR THE KINESTHETIC LEARNER BOARD GAME BOARD GAME BULLETIN BOARD DISPLAY CLASS GAME COMMERCIAL CONCENTRATION CARDS CROSS-CUT MODEL DIORAMA FLIPBOOK FOLDED QUIZ BOOK GAME SHOW MOBILE MODEL MURAL MUSEUM EXHIBIT PLAY/SKIT PRODUCT CUBE PUPPET QUIZ BOARD SCIENCE EXPERIMENT STUDENT-TAUGHT LESSON SURVEY THREE-DIMENSIONAL TIMELINE TROPHY VIDEO

MENUS FOR THE AUDITORY LEARNER CHILDREN’S BOOK CHILDREN’S BOOK COMMERCIAL GAME SHOW INTERVIEW NEWS REPORT PLAY/SKIT POWERPOINT –SPEAKER PRESENTATION OF CREATED PRODUCT PUPPET SOND/RAP SPEECH STUDENT-TAUGHT LESSON VIDEO YOU BE THE PERSON PRESENTATION

MUST EQUAL 100 POINTS You can choose any combination that equals 100 points. You will have two 20, two 80, and four 50 to choose from = = 100 IT’S YOUR CHOICE!

BIOGRAPHIES LOOK AT THE MENU AND MAKE A CHOICE

RUBRIC FOR MENUS PRODUCT MENU IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA…… CONTENT… Is the content of the product well chosen? COMPLETENESS…Is everything included in the product? CREATIVITY…..Is the product original? CORRECTNESS…..Is all of the information included correct? COMMUNICATION…..Is all the information in the product well communicated?

THE CHOICE IS YOURS! Good Luck!!

ACROSTIC *at least 8.5” by 11” *neatly or written or typed *target word will be written down the left side of the paper *each descriptive phrase chosen must begin with one of the letters from the target word *each desciptive phrase chosen must be related to the target word Go back to products

BOARD GAME *at least 4 thematic game pieces *at least 25 colored/thematic squares *at least 20 question/activity cards *include a thematic title on the board *include a complete set of rules for playing the game *at least the size of an open file folder Go back to products

CHILDREN’S BOOK *must have a cover with book’s title and student’s name as author *must have at least 10 pages *each page should have an illustration to accompany the story *should be neatly written or typed *can be developed on the computer Go back to products

50 POINTS PREPARE A “YOU BE THE PERSON”PRESENTATION FOR YOUR CLASSMATES. BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS YOUR LIFE AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM YOUR CLASSMATES. 50 POINTS AFTER RESEARCHING A FAMOUS PERSON OF YOUR CHOICE, THINK ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN HIS OR HER LIFE. CREATE A SCRAPBOOK ABOUT HIS OR HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 50 POINTS DESIGN A LETTER TO SEND TO A FAMOUS PERSON ASKING ABOUT HIS OR HER LIFE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. RESEARCH THE FAMOUS PERSON BEFORE COMPOSING THE LETTER SO YOUR QUESTIONS ARE RELEVANT. IF THE PERSON IS STILL ALIVE SEND HIM OR HER YOUR LETTER TO SEE IF OU RECEIVE A RESPONSE. 50 POINTS FREE CHOICEFREE CHOICE----- PREPARE A PROPOSAL FORM AND SUBMIT YOUR IDEA FOR APPROVAL. RETURN TO BIOGRAPHIES

NAME_____________________ TEACHER’S APPROVAL_______________________ FREE CHOICE PROPOSAL FORM FOR POINT –BASED MENU POINTS REQUESTED:_____________ POINTS APPROVED_____________________ PROPOSAL OUTLINE 1. WHAT SPECIFIC TOPIC OR IDEA WILL YOU LEARN ABOUT? 2.WHAT CRITERIA SHOULD BE USED TO GRADE IT? (NEATNESS, CONTENT, CREATIVITY, ARTISTIC VALUE, ETC.) 3. WHAT WILL YOUR PRODUCT LOOK LIKE? 4. WHAT MATERIALS WILL YOU NEED FROM THE TEACHER TO CREATE THIS PRODUCT? FREE –CHOICE PROPOSAL

THREE FACTS AND A FIB *CAN BE WRITTEN, TYPED, OR CREATED USING MICROSOFT POWERPOINT *MUST INCLUDE EXACTLY FOUR STATEMENTS: THREE TRUE STATEMENTS AND ONE FALSE *FALSE STATEMENT SHOULD NOT OBVIOUS *BRIEF PARAGRAPH SHOULD BE INCLUDED THAT EXPLAINS WHY THE FIB IS FALSE Return to Biographies

Choice # 1 AFTER READING THE BIOGRAPHY, CHOOSE TEN SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF THE PERSON YOU READ ABOUT. USING THESE DATES, USE A THREE – DIMENSONAL TIMELINE OF HIS OR HER LIFE. Choice # 2 CREATE THREE FACTS AND A FIB THREE FACTS AND A FIB ABOUT THE PERSON IN YOUR BIOGRAPHY. 20 POINT CHOICES

WRITE AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY ABOUT YOUR LIFE AND YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS FAMOUS ATHLETES ARE NOT THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO CAN BE ON CEREAL BOXES. DESIGN A CEREAL BOX BASED ON YOUR OWN LIFE. BE CREATIVE IN ITS DESIGN AND INCLUDE A PICTURE, INFORMATION ABOUT THE CEREAL, AND A LIST OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 80 POINTS RETURN TO THE BIOGRAPHIES