Kaylie'Williams'

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Unit!9!Culminating!Project:!
Popplet!Annotated!Timeline!
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Project!Description!
For'this'project,'scholars'will'be'synthesizing'
their'knowledge'of'historical'events'and'
change'agents'in'the'Civil'Rights'Movement.'
To'do'this,'scholars'will'produce'an'
annotated'timeline'on'the'digital'platform'
Popplet.'This'project'will'be'completed'in'
both'reading'and'writing.'It'will'incorporate'
students'knowledge'of'text'features'(digital'
and'traditional),'word'meanings,'and'
timelines'as'a'way'to'represent'timeIbased'
and'cause/effect'connections'on'a'topic.!
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Each'week,'scholars'will'learn'more'about'agents'of'change.'At'the'end'of'most'lessons,'they'will'compile'
the'information'they'have'learned,'and'plot'key'details'about'events'and'individuals'on'a'paperIbased'
annotated'timeline.''
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In'the'final'weeks'of'Unit'9,'teachers'will'explicitly'teach'scholars'to'use'Popplet.'Scholars'will'be'offered'
opportunities'to'work'in'the'computer'lab'to'transfer'their'paperIbased'timelines'onto'the'digital'timeline.'
On'the'last'day'of'Unit'9,'scholars'will'share'their'digital'timelines'with'peers,'parents/guardians,'and'
teachers'via'a'presentation'party.'
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Standards!Addressed!

! RI.2.3:'Describe'the'connection'between'a'series'of'historical'events,'scientific'ideas'or'concepts,'or'
steps'in'technical'procedures'in'a'text.'
! RI.2.4:'Determine'the'meaning'of'words'and'phrases'in'a'text'relevant'to'a'grade'2'topic'or'subject'
area.'
! RI.2.5:'Know'and'use'various'text'features'(e.g.,'captions,'bold'print,'subheadings,'glossaries,'
indexes,'electronic'menus,'icons)'to'locate'key'facts'or'information'in'a'text'efficiently.'
! RI.2.7:'Explain'how'specific'images'(e.g.,'a'diagram'showing'how'a'machine'works)'contribute'to'and'
clarify'a'text.'

Connection!to!Standards!

2nd'grade'learners'are'expanding'on'their'abilities'to'make'connections'between'two'
individuals/events/ideas'(1st'grade'standard'RI.1.3),'and'now'see'connections'between'longer'series'of'
historical'events'and'ideas'(2nd'grade'standard'RI.2.3).'A'timeline'will'scaffold'their'understanding'of'these'
timeIbased'connections.'Their'search'for'information'(facts,'images,'video,'etc.)'across'digital'and'traditional'
texts'will'allow'them'opportunities'explore'nonfiction'and'historical'fiction'texts'using'text'feature'(RI.2.7);'
and'adding'annotations'to'this'timeline'will'allow'them'to'show'deep'understanding'of'2nd'grade'tier'2'
vocabulary'associated'with'the'timeline'topic'(RI.2.4).'Overall,'this'project'will'bring'scholars'understanding'
to'life'because'they'will'be'authors'of'an'image'that'helps'readers'understanding'of'how'events/people'
connect'with'one'another'through'timeIbased'and'cause/effect'relationships.'

Kaylie'Williams'

Sample'Rubric'
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Student'Name:'__________________________________________________________________'
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Standard' Evidence'

RI.2.3'

RI.2.4'
and'
RI.2.5'
RI.2.7'

3'Exceeds'
Expectation'

Correct'ordering'of'
events'across'timeline'

2'Meets'
Expectation'

5'or'more'
people/events'
correctly'
ordered'
Vocabulary'Knowledge' 3'new'words'
defined'

4'or'more'
people/events'
correctly'
ordered'
2'new'words'
defined'

Presentation'shows'
clear'understanding'of'
connections'between'
historical'
events/figures'

Presenter'
describes'
connections'
using'only'
cause/effect'
language'

Presenter'
describes'
connections'
using'
cause/effect'
AND''timeF
based'language'

1'Does'Not'
Meet'
Expectation'
3'or'more'
people/events'
correctly'
ordered'
1'new'word'
defined'
Presenter'
describes'
connections'
using'only'timeF
based'language'

0'Not'
Demonstrated'
2'or'fewer'
people/events'
correctly'ordered'
No'words'defined,'
or'words'defined'
incorrectly'
Presenter'does'not'
describe'
connections'using'
cause/effect'or''
timeFbased'
language'

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