1. Guess Who I Am
Create a trading card on your favorite character from the historical fiction short story, “The Dog of Pompeii.”
Follow the directions below to complete the activity.
Select and research your favorite character from the historical fiction short story.
Go to the Read, Write, Think Trading Card Creator on the web:
Enter your name and click Start.
Fill in the topic and select type for your trading card.
Simply fill in the information to create your card.
Use the Flip button to complete the back of your trading card.
When you are done, click Finish.
You can then save your final trading card as a PDF.
You can also share your final trading card by ing it to your teacher.
This task uses:
Web-based:
iPad or iPod:
Trading card app
TEACHER NOTES:
Teacher’s name/ Helen Kennedy /
School: Moss Bluff Middle
Grade Level/Subject: 6th / ELA
Special Directions/Considerations: iPad, iPod, or computer with Internet access is needed for completion of activity
Activity Evaluation: rubric
Prerequisites for students: Review steps for program/app; read and analyzed story, “The Dog of Pompeii”
Common Core/NG Standard(s):
SL.6.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify information

2. Trading Cards : Guess Who I Am
Trading Cards : Guess Who I Am?? Content: 4-All content is in students\' own words and is accurate. 3-Almost all content is in the students\' words and is accurate. 2-At least half of the content is in the students\' own words and is accurate. 1-Less than half of the content is in the students\' own words and is accurate. Required Elements: 4-Trading Card included all required elements and a few additional elements. 3-Trading Card included all required elements and one additional element. 2-Trading Card included all required elements. 1-One or more required elements was missing from the storyboard. Spelling and Grammar: 4-No spelling or grammatical errors on a storyboard with lots of text. 3-No spelling or grammatical errors on a storyboard with little text. 2-One spelling or grammatical error on storyboard. 1-Several grammatical or spelling errors on the storyboard.