Collaborative Commemorative Newspaper focusing on the Period between the 1300's and 1600's covering the Renaissance, Reformation, and Scientific Revolution

Objective(s)  1. 7.8 origins of the Renaissance, 2. 7.9 Developments of the Reformation, 3. 7.10 Lasting effects of the Scientific Revolution, 4. [pipe: 95]

NETS: 

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION: demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology., CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION: create original works as a means of personal or group expression.

COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION: contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.

RESEARCH AND INFORMATION FLUENCY: plan strategies to guide inquiry., RESEARCH AND INFORMATION FLUENCY: locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media., RESEARCH AND INFORMATION FLUENCY:process data and report results.

CRITICAL THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING:plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP: advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.

TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS AND CONCEPTS: create original works as a means of personal or group expression.

Technology Tools Interactive Activities, Word Processing, Wikipedia,

 

Procedures - 1. Students will work collaboratively in a group of 4 to create a Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific Revolution commemorative newspaper, 2. Students will create columns using Microsoft Word as their primary word processing tool, 3. Students will utilize the internet and Wikpedia as research tools to complete thier articles, 4.
 

Assessment Students will turn in a completed newspaper with a total of 12 articles. Each students will complete a historical, Biography, Reformation, and Scientific Revolution article according to the rubric provided.