Teenage Weekend Road Trip in NC

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Teenage WeekendRoad Trip in NC

• DeLony and Gallagher
• 1st and 2nd Period
• Newspaper, Creative Writing, and Computer
  Applications 1

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Objectives Computer Applications 1

• Unit A 2.00
• Understand tools and methods used to obtain
  information from the Internet
• 2.01
• Understand Internet search tools and methods.
• 2.02
• Understand how to validate, authenticate, and
  legally use information from the Internet.
• 2.03
• Recall components of electronic communication.
• 2.04
• Remember the rules of online safety.
• Unit B 3.01
• Understand documents and publications
  used in business.

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Objectives English 9

• Objective 6.02
• Discern and correct errors in spoken and written
  English by
• avoiding fragments, run-ons, and comma splices.
• selecting correct subject-verb agreement,
  consistent verb tense, and appropriate verbs.
• using and placing modifiers correctly.
• editing for spelling and mechanics (punctuation
  and capitalization).

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Teenage Weekend Road Trip in NC

• Teachers told each class individually what was
  expected
• See Rubric
• Student were then paired up in each class
• Each student drew a letter
• Found their partners
• Made groups of 3 or 4

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Scenario

• You and the members of your group have been given
  a letter of the alphabet and500 to spend on a
  weekend road trip.
• Find a town beginning with your assigned letter.
• Then research your NC town to help you plan
  exciting activities to do on your trip.
• Remember you must include all members of your
  group on your fun weekend road trip.

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Guidelines

• No cities/towns in Gaston or Mecklenburg
  counties!
• Each group will be given 500 to use on
• Transportation
• Lodging
• Food
• Activities
• and any other spending.

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Guidelines Continued

• Your group must stay at least 1 night in the
  townyou visit.
• Remember to stay within your budget
• Create a budget
• Create an itinerary
• Eat
• Have FUN!

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Guidelines Continued

• Once you have completed all your research, you
  will document the trip by placing your
  information on a page in a scrapbook.
• Make sure your page
• Follows the rubric
• Neat
• Organized
• Has references
• Is grammatically correct
• Contains pictures

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Time Together Day 1
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Together Time Day 2
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Extension Activity

• Mrs. Delonys students created poems based on
  their road trips and from their peers trips.