Second Grade Ancient Greece/Greek Mythology Project Ms. Breaker and Ms.

Samuels Due: Friday, January 27, 2012 Task: Choose one of the three tasks below to complete. Be sure to read the Grading Rubric on the back of this sheet.
Create an original myth. Design your "character" and plan his/her story. Write the story in a booklet or blank book, illustrating the story with original drawings or clip art that is appropriate. Be prepared to read your myth to the class. Draw a comic strip about one of the Greek heroes and tell his story through art. Your comic strip must have a minimum of 10 frames. Create a newspaper that the Greeks gods might have read. You will need to include popular sections just like a real newspaper: sports, world news, local news, entertainment, comics, advice column, etc. Make sure that the contents of your newspaper reflect all of your knowledge of Greek mythology.

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Expectations Original Use of imagination Eye-catching Pictures/Illustrations to match text Hand-written Free from spelling and grammatical errors Speaks clearly Shows enthusiasm Eye contact Gives information learned from research, not just in class information Information is in students words and vocabulary (as much as possible) Resources/References are listed

Grading Rubric Possible Points Points Earned 20

Standards CC.2.W.3: Write narratives in which they recount a wellelaborated event or short sequence of events, including details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure. CC.2.W.6: With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers. CC.2.SL.2: Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media. CC.2.SL.4: Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences. CC.2.SL.5: Create audio recordings of stories or poems; add drawing or other visual displays to stories or recounts of experiences when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings. CC.2.L.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing. CC.2.L.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. CC.2.L.3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing.

Creativity

Neatness

20

Oral Presentation

30

Information and References

30

Late projects will lose the 30 points for Oral Presentation the first day and 5 points each additional day it is late. 90100 points = 4 Comments: 7089 points = 3 5069 points = 2 0 - 49 points = 1 Not submitted = 0