Next PROBE due December 17. Each student has selected a state to report on.
These are the rules for the PROBES:
Students are to take notes from books, encyclopedias, magazines, and the
Internet.( Wikipedia is discouraged.) Students should be encouraged to use
words and phrases for
these notes....not sentences copied word for word.
There must be at least TWO sources of information.
Only ONE source may be from the Internet.
To cite sources, use the complete URL, and for books use the title, author
and page numbers. For encyclopedias give the name (Ex. World Book) and the
volume
and page numbers. I am not concerned about formal citations. I DO want
the children to understand that when one researches and reports on a
topic, one must tell where the information was obtained.
The report will be presented on two pages (copy paper), each of which will be
glued into the PROBES booklet after they are completed. This will ensure that
a neat page is submitted.
The page on the left will have a graphic that adds meaningful information to
the report.
For example, a chart, a map, a graph, a diagram, or a portrait. Children may
show multiple graphics as long as they fit on the top 3/4 of the page. The
bottom 1/4 is reserved for the references. The graphics may not be
printed from the Internet. They must be hand drawn by the student.
The page on the right will have a one inch symbolic border colored
beautifully. A symbolic border is one which relates to the topic of the
report. For example: A report on Jim Bowie of the Alamo might have the Bowie
knife around the border. Or, a report on the Transcontinental Railroad
might have train tracks as the border.
Inside the border will be the report....handwritten, not typed. Students may
use manuscript or cursive. There must be a title. Paragraphs must be indented
and proper spelling and punctuation are expected. The report must fit on
the front of one sheet of paper.
All coloring must be with crayons or colored pencils. NO markers!!
