Lewis+and+Clark+Project

CULMINATING PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT

__**A Student Journey of Discovery**__ ALL ASSIGNMENTS AND JOURNALS NEED TO BE POSTED ON YOUR PERSONAL WIKI PAGE FROM THIS SITE.

__Assignment includes__: - Journals - Oral Presentation - Use of technology - Model or poster of peace medal

__Goal__: Students plan a trip to a place they have never seen.

__Role__: You have been chosen by the president of the United States to plan an expedition and lead a corps of discovery to explore a place unknown to you.

__Audience__: Your target audience is the "President," (Mr. Hernandez), and the "Congress," your fellow students.

__Situation__: The challenge involves preparing for the unknown and planning what you'll need to know and what you'll need to have for your journey.

__Product/Performance and Purpose__: You will need to:

- Distance - Transportation - Members of your team - Obstacles - Information I needed to learn - How I acquired my information - Supplies needed, where to acquire them, estimated expenses - Gifts needed for expedition - Create a large model or poster drawing of your peace medal for display.
 * Keep a journal of your ideas as you plan for your journey. For each entry, write in the first-person point of view and include the date you are writing, your location, and your signature.
 * Journal Entry 1: What information will you need to learn before embarking on your journey of discovery? Make a list of questions in your journal. Possible questions may involve but not limited to:
 * Journal Entry 2: How will you acquire the information you will need? List possible resources of information, including people who could help you learn what you need to know before embarking on your expedition.
 * Journal Entry 3: Write answers to your questions from Journal Entry 1.
 * Journal Entry 4: Make a list of supplies you think you'll need for the journey. Use the following categories: transportation, equipment, clothing, medicine, arms, mathematical instruments, presents, books, and maps.
 * Journal Entry 5: Where will you acquire the supplies you will need?
 * Journal Entry 6: Make a list of appropriate gifts you could take as tokens of friendship to people you meet.
 * Prepare an oral presentation of your plans using any form of technology (Keynote, PowerPoint, iMovie, GarageBand, etc.) to deliver to the "President" (your teacher) and "Congress" (your peers). Include the following topics:
 * Journal Entry 7: Finally, you will need to compare your process to Meriwether Lewis's process. How was it similar to his? How was it different?

Standards and Criteria for Success: Your work will be judged by Mr. Hernandez ("President"), peers ("Congress"), and yourself using the scoring rubric attached.