Outline


 * Outline**

(This is still being pondered upon so it may change).


 * How you will introduce your problem**

1) The day before this activity, I will ask students to wear their favorite college apparel to class. Next, I will show various colleges (PowerPoints with pictures and band songs of the college playing on each slide) and writing scores necessary to obtain acceptance. Then I will show the writing scores that our school currently holds in a statistics chart.


 * Possible activities students need to complete to be able to do their project**


 * Mini-lesson on finding credible websites
 * Mini-lesson on citing sources/pictures
 * Mini-lesson in an e-portfolio
 * Mini-lesson on e-rater.com
 * Mini-lesson on thesis statements and topic sentences
 * Mini-lesson on peer critique
 * Mini-lesson on presentations


 * Possible projects to demonstrate the collaborative group’s final product ( I need to think this out more)**
 * An e-portfolio/presentation
 * A group wiki/presentation