5th Grade Country Glog Directions

A. Choose the country you would like to study. You may not study the country or countries that your family is from. Try to choose a country in a part of the world that is unfamiliar to you. B. Use the Country Research Project link on Destiny under Grade 5 to research your country. You need to include the following elements: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Create a title for the glog. Insert a graphic of the countrys flag. Insert a map of your country including the surrounding countries. At the bottom of the front of the glog, include your name and library class. In small text boxes on your glog, include the general facts about your country of choice. These will include the following: the countrys continent, the capital, population, and a few interesting places to visit. Write and insert in a large text box a paragraph describing an interesting place to visit or other information of your choice about your country. Insert at least three (2) graphics/photos that are related to the paragraph you wrote. Lastly, you will include a bibliography of sources used. To do this, make sure you write down the URL (starting with HTTP) of every Website you use underneath the information where it says Website Used. We will create a Works Cited list together as a class.

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C. When you are finished, we will use Glogster to create a glog about your country. See Ms. Connollys example as an example.

Country Glog Notes Worksheet

Students Name: __________________ Name of Your Country: _______________ Countrys Continent: ____________________ Website Used: _____________________________ Countrys Capital: _______________ Website Used: ________________________________ Countrys Population: __________________ Website Used: _______________________________________________ 1st Interesting Place to Visit: ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Why do you want to visit it? ___________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Website Used: _______________________________________________ 2nd Interesting Place to Visit: ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Why do you want to visit it? ___________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Website Used: _______________________________________________

Draw the countrys flag:

Website Used: ____________________________________________________________

Draw a basic map of the country:

Website Used: ____________________________________________________________

Making A Poster: Country Glog

Teacher Name: Ms. Connolly

Student Name:

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CATEGORY Attractiveness

4
The poster is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness.

3
The poster is attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness.

2
The poster is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy.

1
The poster is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive.

Use of Class Time

Used time well during each class period. Focused on getting the project done. Never distracted others.

Used time well during each class period. Usually focused on getting the project done and never distracted others.

Used some of the time well during each class period. There was some focus on getting the project done but occasionally distracted others.

Did not use class time to focus on the project OR often distracted others.

Historical Summary

All information is Most facts are Somes facts are Few facts are accurate and written accurate and written accurate and written accurate and written in student's own in own words. in own words. in own words. words.

Title

Title is quite creative Title is attractive and attractive.

Title is presented and visible.

Title is too small and not well presented

Grammar and Spelling

There are no grammatical or spelling mistakes on the poster.

There is 1 grammatical or spelling mistake on the poster.

There are 2 grammatical or spelling mistakes on the poster.

There are more than 2 grammatical mistakes on the poster.

Country Facts

The poster includes all required elements: cultural, geographic, resources, your choice. All graphics are related to the topic and make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics have a source citation.

All required elements are included on the poster.

All but 1 of the required elements are included on the poster.

Several required elements were missing.

Fact Pictures

All graphics are related to the topic and most make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics have a source citation. Three sources are clearly presented.

All graphics relate to the topic. Most borrowed graphics have a source citation.

Graphics do not relate to the topic OR several borrowed graphics do not have a source citation.

Source Box

Three sources are clearly and correctly presented including 1 database, 1 book, and 1 website.

Two sources are clearly presented.

One source is clearly presented.

Required Elements

The glog includes all Most elements are required elements: included. name, title, flag, map.

Some elements are included.

Several required elements were missing.

Score ____________________

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