Linda+A+Parent+Letter


 * August 23, 2010

Dear Parent,

This year in social studies we will be studying American History. We will begin with an exploration of our personal history. We all know a little bit about where we came from, but as we begin our study of the history of our existence on the North American continent, we will delve more deeply into where we came from.

All of us came to America from another continent. Most of the students in Nazareth are of European descent, but there are some with more diverse backgrounds; other continents will be represented. Students will trace their ancestral lineage as far back as possible. There are many on-line resources to help them discover how their families made their way to Nazareth.

Part of the students’ search will be to find documents that establish their ancestor’s residence in a town or region in any part of the world. We call this type of document a primary source. The documents may be, but are not limited to interviews, census reports, death certificates, cemetery records, or personal journals.

The final product of this initiative will be a power point presentation integrating Web 2.0 multimedia tools. The students will incorporate multimedia skills learned in the computer technology classes and be instructed on the use of Web 2.0 Tools. These tools are web based and available at no cost.

I have attached a timeline for the project. Please, note that we will begin work on September 7. These documents will also be available on my TeacherWeb page and through Google Documents.

The points below outline numerical value for the steps of the project. A full scoring rubric will be sent home on September 13.


 * Mind Map 20 points
 * Mastery of 2 Web 2.0 Skills 20 points each
 * 2 Teacher Conferences 10 points
 * Draft 30 points
 * Peer review 10 points
 * __Final Product 40 points__
 * Project Total 140 points

= Please tear off this bottom strip and have your student return this form to me by 8/30/2010 =

My child and I have reviewed this letter and the IMP packet and are familiar with all of the Interactive Multimedia Project requirements.

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