Researching a Peacemaker
Due: Thursday January 14th
Task:
In our current unit “Peace Begins with Me” Year 4 is doing an exciting project where they must research a famous peacemaker from history. Students have chosen at random a peacemaker in class. Students (with parental help) are required to bring in 1-2 pages of age-appropriate information on their peacemaker. The information may be from print sources as well as from the internet. During Thursday’s classes the students will be given time to read their material and write notes. They will begin writing their papers Friday.
Tips for searching the internet for age-appropriate material:
1- Avoid using Wikipedia as a main source
2- Sites ending in “.edu” or “.pt” are more reliable than “.com”
3- Read the material carefully and “cut and paste” appropriate information (always copying URL and title) into a word document to avoid printing unnecessary information
The report must contain the following information:
1- A basic personal history of the peacemaker.
2- The conflict that was occurring during the time the peacemaker was active.
3- The strategies that the peacemaker used to promote peace.
You may find these search engines useful (you may use other reliable sites that you are familiar with):
gardenofpraise.com/leaders.htm
BBC - Schools Ages 4-11 - History Sites
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/history.shtml
resources.kaboose.com/kidslinks/.../people/People_links.html
http://www.biography.com/bio4kids/index.jsp
http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/explore/biography.htm
kids.yahoo.com/
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1983/index.html
Due: Thursday January 14th
Task:
In our current unit “Peace Begins with Me” Year 4 is doing an exciting project where they must research a famous peacemaker from history. Students have chosen at random a peacemaker in class. Students (with parental help) are required to bring in 1-2 pages of age-appropriate information on their peacemaker. The information may be from print sources as well as from the internet. During Thursday’s classes the students will be given time to read their material and write notes. They will begin writing their papers Friday.
Tips for searching the internet for age-appropriate material:
1- Avoid using Wikipedia as a main source
2- Sites ending in “.edu” or “.pt” are more reliable than “.com”
3- Read the material carefully and “cut and paste” appropriate information (always copying URL and title) into a word document to avoid printing unnecessary information
The report must contain the following information:
1- A basic personal history of the peacemaker.
2- The conflict that was occurring during the time the peacemaker was active.
3- The strategies that the peacemaker used to promote peace.
You may find these search engines useful (you may use other reliable sites that you are familiar with):
gardenofpraise.com/leaders.htm
BBC - Schools Ages 4-11 - History Sites
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/history.shtml
resources.kaboose.com/kidslinks/.../people/People_links.html
http://www.biography.com/bio4kids/index.jsp
http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/explore/biography.htm
kids.yahoo.com/
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1983/index.html
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