Veterans' Day Handmade Book

Grade: 5

Subject: Art (integrating social studies & technology

Product: Book

Web page evaluation worksheet

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Lesson Overview:

Each fifth grade class will:

 - research one branch of the armed forces
 - list the primary responsibilities
 - locate the branch’s symbol(s) and discuss the meaning and significance
 - find at least one hero and write a short paragraph or poem about the selected hero
 - produce a class book for presentation at the school’s Veteran’s Day Celebration (include drawings, photographs, poems and essays)
 
Note: pre-teach book making and make a small scale sample prior to undertaking this project

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Lesson Ideas: 
- ATC's
- Claymation Metamorphosis  

Worksheets:
Big6: Problem Solving
Web page evaluation

Internet Research

Collaborate with social studies and computer teachers to allow ample time for research and discussion.  (Collaboration is a must since elementary art teachers only see the children for approximately 45 minutes per week.)

 - Develop a class bookmarking site (i.e. diigo, delicious, etc)
 - Teacher provides links to appropriate search engines
 - Divide class in to research groups to locate information for the assigned military branch:
 - Primary responsibilities
 - Symbol(s)
 - Heroes
 - Students locate sites with required information and complete a web page evaluation for each site.
 - If the site has all of the required qualities the student should bookmark the site. 
- Bookmark 1-2 websites.
 
Note to teacher: pre-teach vocabulary for Web Page evaluation & complete one as a class prior to having students complete individual or group research.