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Overview: Kids Food Basket provides over 7,500 meals per day to kids in
the Grand Rapids, Holland and Muskegon areas. Without their help,
thousands of kids would go hungry. They believe that kids learn better
when they have the right nutrition, and they work hard to provide that
nutrition for thousands of elementary aged students each day.
Problem: In order to serve their clientele, Kids Food Basket fills paper bags
with nutritional lunches andThe bags need
suppers. decorating . The kids
who receive these bags full of healthy food are elementary-aged (4-10 years old). How will you create an
engaging, informational, pleasant-looking bag to hold a meal?
Your ultimate goal is to present your information-rich topic in an interesting way to your audience. Your
audience will be 4-10 year-olds eating lunch or dinner. Your final article will be the information and
decoration on their lunch or supper bag!
O Using transitions or headings to help reader follow from part to part, connecting
the
Information
O Organizing information purposefully (one big topic divided into subtopics? Photos
match information? Graphics near information they go with?)
O Incorporating credible and reliable sources with accurate information that helps
reader understand the topic
________*Thursday, 2/23, Introduction to paper - Topic chosen and plan in place for subtopics,
graphics, etc.
________*Friday, 2/24 Finish planning and begin Research - at least two credible sources
Begin a Works Cited page in Google docs and paste your source URLs in.
Mrs. Barker MUST CHECK YOUR SOURCES before you take notes. _________
Take paraphrased and word-for-word quoted notes - make sure you write
down WHERE your notes come from
________*Monday, 2/27 Continue research and notetaking - Mrs. Barker must check your finished notes
before you can move on. 25 points ____________
Review in text citations and using Easy Bib. Notes are due tomorrow!
6-8 facts and at least two word-for-word quotes
_________* Tuesday, 2/28 Writing article. Dont forget in-text citation and works cited page!
_______ Introduction
_______ 4 total extras (photos, call-out box, sidebar, top 5, fun facts, chart, graph, etc.)
_______ MLA in-text citations with EVERY SINGLE fact in your paper
_______ MLA Works Cited page (at bottom or on a separate page, depending on space)
________*Wednesday, 3/1 Continue writing article. Complete Works Cited. Mrs. Barker must check
when finished. Rough draft due tomorrow. 25 points ____________
***HW: Have your parents read this with you and add in 3-4 comments for
revision!*** This is part of your 25 points!
________*Thursday, 3/2 Rough Draft Due - Article written and extras decided (photos, captions, call-outs,
etc)
________*Friday, 3/3 Review panel get feedback on information and on layout and design. Revise.
________*Tuesday, 3/7 Review panel get feedback on information and layout. Finalizing project.
***THIS IS HOMEWORK TONIGHT IF ITS NOT DONE AT THE END OF CLASS!!!***
________*Wednesday, 3/8 Read your paper aloud. Fix any obvious errors. Print one to hand in for
grade and one to put on your bag; assemble bag! Grade yourself on rubric.
(Whew! You made it!)
________*Thursday, 3/9- Share your bag with a small group and celebrate!!!