1. This assignment is due Friday, May 1st, 2015

2. Booklet Introduction

3. Booklet Requirements Important Guidelines to Remember Reports must be typed Information must be relayed in your own words Late booklets will be penalized Failure to turn in booklet will result in missing the class trip.

4. Symbol Descriptions Illustrations must be drawn and colored by hand Write a paragraph describing each one and explaining why it was chosen as a state symbol. Picture and description should be on facing pages Block print will be done in class

5. Minnesota Symbols The State Flag The State Tree The State Fish

6. More Symbols The State Flower The State Grain The State Bird

7. Minnesota Maps Maps must be hand drawn and labeled Map outlines will be provided Title each map Make sure that every item is on the map Be neat and accurate

8. Minnesota Maps Glacial Lakes (folders are in the classroom) Major Minnesota Waterways Watershed (folders are in the classroom) Surrounding Areas Counties (87) Important Cities

9. Historical Reports History of the International Falls area Another option is to select a specific business or building and research its history Create a journal entry portraying a day, or span of time in the life of one of the following: A pioneer, Civil War soldier, voyageur, or lumberjack. This must be your own creation and not downloaded off the internet Make sure the dates are chronologically correct. History of the Dakotah or Ojibwe People

10. Subject Report Select and research the life of one of the following Minnesota people or industries. Be sure to include facts, details, and pictures. Rachel Leigh Cook Josh Hartnett Kevin McHale Prince Bob Dylan Garrison Keillor Bronko Nagurski Jessica Lange Judy Garland

11. Walter MondaleAlan Page Mayo ClinicLaVerendrye E. W. BackusAlexander Baker 3M Company Hormel Company Will StegerFr. Hennepin Alexander RamseyHenry Sibley Green Giant CompanyGeneral Mills Herbert Humphrey James J. Hill Charles Lindberg Chief Little Crow

12. Minnesota Poem Guidelines: Poem must have at least two stanzas (minimum of 12 lines) Does not have to rhyme Should not be a report, but in stanza form (No Acrostic!)

13. Interview Interview with an elder who has lived most of their life in Minnesota Select someone close to you Make up at least 12 open ended questions regarding what life was like (similarities and differences) when he/she were young Report must be written in paragraph form (like a story)

14. Technical Process Report Must be 2-3 pages Examples include: Logging Farming Trapping Maple sugar/syrup Deer processing Wild rice harvesting and processing Commercial fishing Mining Paper Making Terminology or wording must be appropriate Must include visual aids such as diagrams, illustrations, drawings, photographs, or charts There must be sequential steps in the process using numbers, bullets, or an outline format Must include facts

15. Technical Report Guidelines Organization: Title (place in header) Materials List (Industry specific materials used in the process) Introduction (Paragraph) Process Steps Sequential steps in the process, using numbers or bullets Include diagrams, illustration, drawings or charts (4-5) throughout Conclusion (Paragraph –tying the past to present in a few sentences) Glossary of key terms All terms should be in bold print

16. Government Summarize the Legislative Branch Summarize the Executive Branch Summarize the Judicial Branch Elected Officials: State the position and identify the elected official. Provide a picture if available.

17. Government District 8 Representative in the US House of Representatives Two Senators that represent MN in the US Senate Governor and Lieutenant Governor Commissioner of Finance Attorney General Auditor Secretary of State District 3 Senator District 3A Representative Koochiching County Commissioners Int’l Falls Mayor and City Council Superintendent of School District 361 and School Board members

18. Bibliography As you research each item, make sure to document the resource you use Author name-Title-Publisher-City-Date-Page Web site address-Date-Title of site An example with the correct format will be provided Needs to be done in MLA format (Noodle Tools)

19. Grading Late booklets will be will be penalized. If the booklet is not turned in you will not go on the trip Reports from the Minnesota Booklet will go on the students Literacy grade as they are due. Students will receive a grade for the entire MN Booklet on their Social Studies grade.