3 rd Grade December 18, 2014 Information Meeting “Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful” Joshua J. Marine LIVING MUSEUM

Agenda Assignments and Deadlines Student Speeches Volunteer Opportunities Living Museum Dates! Q & A? Please remind your student(s) to bring their Living Museum book to and from school every single day!

Storyboards (Nancy Fetzer) Due Tuesday, January 13th Student have been assigned to complete one organizer for each chapter of their Living Museum Book. Number of chapters vary by book As students fill out the Nancy Fetzer Organizer, they should be saying it aloud. By the time they get to the summary, they should be able to recite it as they are writing. 1 sentence for the setting (time and a place) and the subject 1 sentence about the Big Idea (which is what all your details are about!) 1 detailed complex sentence 1 drawing 1 detailed complex sentence 1 drawing 1 detailed complex sentence 1 drawing Restate the main idea using synonyms! End it with a snap.

Speeches Students will write a 2-minute speech that summarizes the life of their character. Students should review their storyboard summaries and use them as a guide to write their speeches Storyboard Summary Speech A 2-minute speech is about 2-3 pages Students will need to complete their final draft of their speech by the time they return from Winter Break Due Date: Friday, January 16 th

Project Board Timeline: Timeline scale must be organized and neat. Select events from your character’s life. Events must be hand written (3 sentence maximum) Each event must have a picture (Google images are fine!) Refer to page in your Social Studies textbook for an example. Due Date: Friday, January 23 rd

Project Board G.A.T.E. Frame: Big Idea: Why is this character important in history Details: Where and when were they born? What M.I. would your character have? What was their childhood like? Number of family members and names? 2 important facts about the character. Relate Over Time: How does your character relate to the past and the future? Unanswered Questions: If you could interview your character, what are 5 questions you would ask them? Due Date: Friday, January 30 th

Project Board Caricature: Head: Needs to be 2 times as large as the body Body: Needs to be half the size of the head Color: Caricature must be colored using colored pencils with appropriate skin tones Accessorize: Don’t forget to include your character’s favorite accessories! Background: The background should represent the time period The overall display must be vibrant and organized. In addition, students will bring in props to decorate their presentation area. Due Date: Friday, February 6 th

Character Paper-Mache Masks Students will be creating their very own character masks. This project will be completed in class and is a student based project. Parents may help with ideas to decorate their masks, however, the majority of the work needs to be completed by the STUDENT. Paper Mache Masks Paint skin color Glue hair or hair accessory (hat, bows, helmet, toupee?) onto masks Students must include at least one accessory that represents their character For example, Walt Disney’s mask may include Mickey ears Due Date : Wednesday, February 11 th

Character Costumes Homemade costumes are our favorite Spend the least amount of money possible Many 4 th – 6 th grade students are willing to donate their costumes from previous years (there are some students in other 3 rd grade classes who may have the same character. Sharing is caring!) Work smarter not harder Last resort: Amazon! Wigs, facial hair, and accessories are recommended! Due Date: Wednesday, February 18 th

Volunteer Opportunities Fridays will be our main Living Museum project day! (This day of the week is subject to change) We would like 5-8 parents per class each Friday. Please contact your professor if you would like to volunteer! As we begin to glue items onto our masks, we will definitely need more parents. Your professor will keep you posted. As the date approaches, we may begin “Living Museum Wednesdays” after school. Friday, February 20 th and Saturday, February 21 st, we will need all hands on deck to build and decorate our Living Museum in Honour Hall.

Living Museum Dates University of North Carolina: Monday, February 23, 2015 University of Nebraska: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Duke University: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 Cornell University: Thursday, February 26, 2015

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