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Students analyze their rights as listed in the Bill of Rights. They then choose one to discuss as important to their lives and write a clarification paper about it. Then the student will create a skit or visual presentation that demonstrates their comprehension of the right. These will be shared with their peers.

Students will create a graphic organizer to demonstrate knowledge of main idea and details while using an informational article titled "Taking a Stand." The main idea and details will be the focus of the graphic organizer and the supporting details will be evidence. The student will include at least three supporting details.

Biography should include important details of the person's life and the contributions he/she made to the community/country. A project will be completed on this person including: personal information and background, biggest obstacles, and their significance and contribution to Black history.

Fourth grade students will choose an important African American in US history. They will research the individual and create a poster board. Later, students will present their posters to the entire class.

For Black History Month, the student is to read a biography about an African American, and then write and present a biography poster on this important historical figure. This biography includes information about the person's life, what led them to their chosen career or purpose, what contributions they made to society, interesting or unique facts about the person, and the student's own reflections about the impact that the person and their contributions have on modern times.

Students analyze their rights as listed in the Bill of Rights. They then choose one to discuss as important to their lives and write a clarification paper about it. Then the student will create a skit or visual presentation that demonstrates their comprehension of the right. These will be shared with their peers.

As students learn about the Declaration of Independence, they interpret the meaning of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness in their own words and if they believe this still holds true of our country.

Students have to replicate by building a model

Using your personal experiences, you will create a timeline of your life. You must include at least 5 personal events. You will use several illustrations or photos to help identify these special events. Your timeline must be organized, neat and accurate.

Students are to create a timeline concerning important events of a familiar chosen person. The person can be a former President of the United States, a famous athlete, or an inventor for example. There should be no less than 5 items on the timeline. a label of the event (birth, death, etc.), the date of the event, and a short description of the event, etc. Descriptions should be in complete sentences .

The students will create a billboard poster advertising agricultural products grown in the Midwest after learning about the geography of the Midwest. The students should understand the importance of agriculture to the Midwest economy.

Students will identify story elements from the novel, "My Louisiana Sky" in order to summarize the main points.

Based on Laura's actions, thoughts, and words, list three character traits that describe her. Then choose one of the character traits that you share with Laura. Write one paragraph that supports the character trait that you chose for Laura, and one paragraph that connects your experiences to hers.

Choose a story character and identify 4 character traits about the character. Add text based evidence to support the character traits that you chose for your character.

Students will create a comic strip about the important events that occurred in the story.

Students will create a comic strip about their favourite or most exciting part of the novel that was studied in class.

The student will create a comic strip that depicts and explains the figurative language used in the novel, "My Louisiana Sky."

This is the entry used to judge Dr. Seuss door decorating contest. ***Guidelines: Classes should design doors that reflect the Dr. Seuss Theme -Classes may decorate their doors starting 2/29/2016 Judging will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 4th.

Students will read the first page of several novels in order to recognize how authors use different points of view. Students are then given another page to read and understand the point of view. Then they are instructed to re-write the page in order to create a different point of view.