1. A winner of the Newberry Medal
Out of the Dust
A winner of the Newberry Medal
By karen hesse

2. Jaguar Jumpstart
See Handout

3. Yesterday…
We began discussing and working on a research project related to the Dust Bowl. .
Our goal is for each of us to publish an online newspaper article, with news stories, links, and pictures, by the end of the week. .
This is called an interactive news article.

4. Yesterday… We learned the four methods of elaboration:.
Descriptive Details = lots of words of phrases to describe
2. Examples = actual times that something happened .
3. Statistics = numbers, figures, charts, measurements
4. Anecdotes = details in the form of stories

5. Today… We begin the research project! Our plan is:.
We begin the research project! Our plan is:
Tuesday: Choose a question to answer. Look at the provided sources (websites). Create your bibliography.
Wednesday: Write the news article (in Word).
Thursday: Create the actual news page.
Friday: Edit, finalize, and submit the news page.

6. Let’s Begin…
Choose one of these questions as your research topic: .
What were the causes of the Dust Bowl, and what efforts have been made to prevent similar disasters? (science emphasis) . .What was daily life like in the Dust Bowl area during the 1930s? (history emphasis)

7. Let’s Begin… You may use these links to do your research:.
You may use these links to do your research: .. . . . .
​(investigate links under “Farming in the 1930s” in the left­hand navigation panel) . . . .

8. Let’s Begin… .
Take notes on the research notes handout: ..

9. Let’s Begin… .
Keep track of your sources so that you can “cite” (list) them properly in your bibliography.: ..

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