125 Years Project
November 10th, 2011 by 
jemakanu
Below is the PowerPoint presentation of reminders and kokua for your project.
•125 Years Research Project
•Your project packet
STAPLE TOGETHER
1.125 Years – formative
2.125 Years Project updates
3.125 Years – summative
Essay topic:
–Based on your research, write an opinion essay that answers the questions:
•How or why does (the Statue of Liberty or the Kamehameha Schools or both) represent freedom?
–Use examples from your research and notes to strengthen your paper
General reminders
•Notes = formative
•Timeline & Essay = summative
•Essay will be written by each student
•Each student research, and take notes – enough to do timeline and write essay
•Groups = research subject is The Statue of Liberty AND The Kamehameha Schools
•Individuals = choose one or both
Bibliography
•Completed bibliography page will be handed in when you hand in your essay
•Follow the rules of MLA
•List primary and secondary sources separately
•If handwriting notes, but doing bibliography electronically, in your note taking, use numbers to cross-reference on
Taking notes
•The overall subject of your project is The Statue of Liberty and/or The Kamehameha Schools.
–This is not your topic for notes
•The topic is whatever you’re taking notes about, at the time (remember our practice session)
•Topic
•Title of material
•Bibliographic info
•Notes
•Summary (well-written paragraph)
•Due by the end of the period
Nov. 7 and 8
•Groups = minimum of 4 sets of notes
•Individuals = minimum of 3 sets of notes
Nov. 9 and 10
•Groups = combined total minimum of 10
•Individuals = combined total minimum of 7
–These are the same numbers as the minimum number of events for your timeline!
DO NOT limit yourself to the minimum
–Otherwise, you will not have enough notes to complete the timeline OR the essay
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Notes, turning it in
•Journals – on my desk, open to 1st page of notes
•Electronic notes – email to me:
–file name: 1.jerelynm.125notes.nov8
•Parts of a paragraph
Parts of a paragraph
•Topic sentence
•3 supporting details
•Closing sentence
•Parts of an essay
•Introduction
•3 supporting body paragraphs
•Conclusion
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•“stringing together notes”
•Designed by Frederic Bartholdi
•Face was modeled after mother
•Symbolized freedom
•France gave it to U.S. as friendship
•Sits on Ellis Island
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•The Statue of Liberty was designed by Frederic Barthold. He made the face to look like his mother. It was given to the United States by France as a symbol of friendship and symbolized freedom. The Statue of Liberty sits on Ellis Island.
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•Summarize
•Designed by Frederic Bartholdi
•Face was modeled after mother
•Symbolized freedom
•France gave it to U.S. as friendship
•Sits on Ellis Island
•In an effort to further build their friendship, France wanted to give the United States something that symbolized freedom. This “something” resulted in the designing, and building, of the Statue of Liberty. Frederic Bartholdi is credited with designed the statue. He was inspired in different ways, one of them being his mother. The inspiration for the face of the statue was Bartholdi’s mother.
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