Me as a Reference
- We’ve spent time using several different types of resources. Now it’s time for you to make a reference book all about you using each of these examples.
The Task
- Include each of these pages in your reference book:
Page |
What you need |
Websites to Use |
Cover |
o Title o Name |
Don't need internet |
Table of Contents |
o Chapter titles Ø The titles of each page o Page Numbers Ø The page number where each chapter title
starts |
Don't need internet |
Dictionary |
o Guide words at the top of the page. Ø The guide word on the left is the first word
on the page. Ø The guide word on the right is the last word
on the page. o First word is your
Name and its origin. o Your favorite words and their meanings. Make sure to alphabetize this page! |
Dictionary Websites |
Encyclopedia |
Write a biography about yourself in
the style of an encyclopedia article and include: o Date of birth o Where you were born o Some other bulleted facts about yourself |
Don't need internet |
Atlas |
Draw the map of RI and fill in o Where you live o Places you’ve been |
Atlas Website |
Newspaper |
Headline or title of the article o Photo o Article about a current event in your life Write the article in 2 columns |
Don't need internet |
Me As a Reference Rubric
|
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Table of Contents |
Includes each required
piece and very well done. |
Includes most of the
required pieces and/or mostly well done. |
Includes some of the
required pieces and/or fairly well done. |
Lacking in required pieces
and/or poorly done. |
Needs most required pieces
and/or more effort. |
Dictionary |
Includes each required piece
and very well done. |
Includes most of the
required pieces and/or mostly well done. |
Includes some of the
required pieces and/or fairly well done. |
Lacking in required pieces
and/or poorly done. |
Needs most required pieces
and/or more effort. |
Encyclopedia |
Includes each required
piece and very well done. |
Includes most of the
required pieces and/or mostly well done. |
Includes some of the
required pieces and/or fairly well done. |
Lacking in required pieces
and/or poorly done. |
Needs most required pieces
and/or more effort. |
Atlas |
Includes each required
piece and very well done. |
Includes most of the
required pieces and/or mostly well done. |
Includes some of the
required pieces and/or fairly well done. |
Lacking in required pieces
and/or poorly done. |
Needs most required pieces
and/or more effort. |
Newspaper |
Creative and very well
done. |
Mostly creative and/or
mostly well done. |
Somewhat creative and/or
fairly done. |
Lacking in creativity
and/or poorly done. |
Needs to show some
creativity and/or more effort. |
Participation |
The student was an active
participant in discussions, made an effective use of class time and treated
peers/others with respect. |
The student participated in
some discussion and/or made a mostly effective use of time and treated
peers/others with respect. |
The student minimally
participated in discussion and/or made a somewhat effective use of time and
mostly treated peers with respect. |
The student did not
participate in discussion and/or did not effectively use time and/or
sometimes treated peers with respect. |
Class time was not used to
complete the assignment. |