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Unit Plan

As I mentioned once or twice in previous postings, I work closely throughout the school year with the Social Studies teacher on my 8th grade teaching team and with our school librarian. Over the past two years we have collaborated on many research projects, both short and long term. This year we will be working together on a Social Studies/English research unit entitled “Magical Mystery Tour!” The unit itself was created by a recently retired Ponaganset Middle School English teacher who truly knew how to inspire students, particularly when it came to their writing. As the story so often goes, she passed it on to a close friend and colleague of ours who in turn left it to us (the SS teacher and I) upon his retirement.

The research will be done entirely in English class where they will receive a grade for their final product. Students will then give an oral presentation of their work for a separate grade in Social Studies. The unit will replace a rather dry, straight-forward traditional research assignment in Social Studies on different countries around the world. Instead of simply repeating the basic facts about a place no cares about, MMT allows students the opportunity to plan the vacation of their dreams, right down to what they should pack in their suitcases.

This will be the first year we teach the unit, and because the internet is such a vital part of this type of research I’m not even going to pretend that I have a handle on what internet resources will best suit our needs as the lessons unfold. Our plan at the present time is to use as many google sites as possible. In the spirit of traveling we will be flying by the seat of our pants but it should be as exciting for us as it will hopefully be for our students.

Magical Mystery Tour!

Time Frame: January/March Time Allotted: Four to five weeks, depending upon availability of computers

Lesson I: Choose a destination Lesson II: Research destination Lesson III: Plan your trip Lesson IV: Create a brochure Lesson V: Keep a Travel Journal Lesson V: Put it all together

Lesson I: Choose a destination (2 days)

Procedure: Day 1: Students will answer the following prompt in their Writing Journals: “If you could take a dream vacation to any place in the world, where would you go and why?” • Give students 5 minutes to respond. • Ask for volunteers to read their entries and facilitate discussion from there. • Brainstorm on board: “Why do people travel?” • Introduce research topic packet.

Day 2: Hold class in library/media center. • Review assignment packet and answer any questions students may have at this point. • Librarian will share available resources to help students choose a topic. • With teacher guidance, students will use computers for destination ideas. • Teacher and Librarian will stress the advantage of choosing a destination with practicality or personal meaning.

Tech Connection: Google search engine to help generate travel ideas.

Formative Assessment Writing Assignment: Expository Writing – Relate to the reader three reasons why you want to visit this spot.

Lesson II: Research your destination (1 week) Procedure: In collaboration with the Librarian, students will spend the entire week in the library/media center researching their topics. Research of destination will focus on – • Notable history • Current social and political climate

Tech Connection: Students will use google news alerts to stay updated on current events concerning their destination. Other sites could include google maps and images.

Lesson III: Plan your trip (1 week) Procedure: Students will meet in library for a demonstration by the school Librarian on how to plan a vacation, including everything from how acquire a passport and book a plane flight to what to pack. (I don’t have the specifics on this lesson yet, but the topics covered are included in the accompanying handouts).

Tech Connection: Various search engines dedicated to the travel industry (again, no specifics yet), along with the google sites mentioned in Lesson II.

Lesson IV: Make a Vacation Brochure (2 days) Procedure: Students will brainstorm ideas and formats for vacation brochures. Librarian will supply examples brochures for class discussion. (At this point in the year all students will have familiarity with brochure making from other research projects.)

Tech Connection: Computer lab access and assistance creating a travel brochure.

Lesson V: Keep a Travel Journal (3 days) Procedure: Using primary sources as examples, students will read and examine travel journals from varying times and authors while pondering the question “What makes an interesting travelogue?”

Formative Assessment: Writing Assignment: Reflective Writing – Using the Reflective Worksheet as a guide, write a brief essay describing your experience with this research project.

Tech Connection: Google, google scholar, google maps.

Lesson VI: Put it all together Procedure: Students will construct a scrap book of their educational odyssey containing the following items - • Your Expository and Reflective Essays • Your Brochure • A map showing your route of travel • The cost of your travel • Your travel itinerary • Post cards, souvenirs and other mementos from your trip • Your journal entries (at least 10) • What’s in your luggage • And anything else you would like to include relevant to your “trip.”

Tech Connection: Access to computer lab and scanner.

Summative Assessment:  MMT Final Booklet (rubric included)  Research paper (rubric included)

Student Handouts: **// Magical Mystery Tour! (SH 1) //** You have inherited five thousand dollars from your 6reat-aunt Tilly. She always favored you and wanted you to travel. This is your chance! Plan for a __ ten-day adventure to anywhere in the world!! __ //Bon voyage!// Remember this is just "pretend" but someday you just might travel to your chosen destination or another equally as exciting. You'll be prepared for any journey to adventure if you really try your hardest on this project. For this project you will produce a booklet containing the following:  •  an essay telling where you will visit and why you have chosen this particular place (IBC)   •  a brief history of your destination (handout)   •   a map of the proposed route to your destination plus a map of your travels while at your destination, whether it be to the surrounding areas or within your city   •  method of travel and cost of travel plus rate of exchange (on large map)   •   letter of reservation to the hotel/ B and B (business format); include cost of accommodations (nightly rate plus total)   •  <span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">a detailed itinerary, including length of stops/visits/tours <span style="color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;"> •  <span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">a brochure of one site visited (computer generated format) <span style="color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;"> •  <span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">passport application (handout) <span style="color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;"> •  <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">list of clothing and supplies you intend to pack (limit: 2 pieces of luggage) <span style="color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;"> •  <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> five postcards, front and back, from you to family and friends back home <span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt; color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(these should show scenes of places you've visited and contain <span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">information from your research) <span style="color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;"> •  <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">seven diary entries recounting your adventures and thoughts (include descriptions of places, historical information, conversations with natives, <span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">and comments about the food and/or weather, based on your research) <span style="color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;"> •  <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">a suitable cover with your name and date in the lower right hand corner <span style="color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;"> •  <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">index cards with your notes, citing sources <span style="color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;"> •  <span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">all handouts, neatly completed in ink <span style="color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;"> •  <span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt; color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">expense sheet <span style="color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;"> •  <span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">a reflective essay concerning the learning process used while completing <span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">this project Weekly /Agenda for "I-Search" paper ** //MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR! (SH 2)// ** //Monday// //Tuesday// //Wednesday// //Thursday// //Friday// //Monday// //Tuesday// //Wednesday// //Thursday// //Friday// //Monday// //Tuesday// //Wednesday// //Thursday// //Friday// //Monday// //Tuesday// //Wednesday// __ //Thursday// __ //Friday//

Use a reference book to find important events in the country's history. These events may include the date the country was discovered, wars in which the country was involved, the country's Independence Day, etc. In the first column below, list the date of each important event. In the second column, write a brief description of each event. Then choose eleven events you believe were the most important in the country's history. Put them in chronological order and list them on the timeline on the right edge of the poster.
 * <span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; color: #333333; font-size: 14.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">History Timeline (SH 3) **


 * DATE **** HISTORICAL EVENT **

<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; color: #333333; font-size: 14.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; color: #333333; font-size: 14.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; color: #333333; font-size: 14.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; color: #333333; font-size: 14.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Use a current reference book to complete the following information about the country's government.
 * <span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt; color: #333333; font-size: 14.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Government **

1. What type of government exists in the country? 2. Describe this type of government in your own words. 3. Who is the current leader of the country? 4. During what time period has this person been in power? 5. How did this person become the leader of the country? 6. Was there ever a different type of government in this country? Explain.

Checklist for **Magical Mystery Tour** Booklet (SH 4) Suitably designed cover Rationale essay Flight and cost Exchange rate <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; color: #404040; font-size: 15pt;">Map <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; color: #404040; font-size: 17.5pt;">Itinerary Important facts sheet __ History Timeline sheet ____ ____________________ __ __ Business letter to hotel/inn/ BAB ____ ____________ __ Contents of luggage __ 5 Postcards ____ ___________________________ __ Brochure for tourist spot 10 Journal entries (plus index cards with info) Expense sheet Reflection essay (on demand writing) <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">• <span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Booklet cover is attractive and visually appealing <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">• Contents are complete and well organized <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">• //<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">All //<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">writing is neat and legible <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">• <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Few errors in grammar and conventions <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">• <span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Postcards and journal entries contain imaginative detail yet are based on <span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">facts <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">• <span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Brochure is informative and colorfully decorated <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">• // All // elements were handed in on time <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">• <span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Business letter is in correct format and extensive <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">• <span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Expense sheet is complete (10 extra points if money not used is $5000) <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">• <span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Booklet cover is neat and colorful <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">• <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">/Assigned elements are all included <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">• <span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Most of the writing is neat and legible <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">• <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Some errors in grammar and conventions <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">• <span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Postcards and journal entries contain factual information and some <span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">imaginative detail <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">• <span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Brochure is informative <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">• Most assignments were on time <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">• <span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Business letter is in correct format <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">• Expense sheet is mostly complete <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">• <span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Booklet cover is merely present/missing <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">• <span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Some assignments are missing <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">• <span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Some writing is illegible <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">• Many errors is grammar and conventions <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">• <span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Postcards and journal entries contain little or no factual detail <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">• <span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Brochure is lacking important information <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">• <span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Business letter is incorrect format <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">• <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Expense sheet is incomplete <span style="color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Comments __ Reflective Essay __ (SH 6) You have just completed an I-Search paper, //The Magical Mystery Tour. As// your last writing piece, you will write a reflective essay concerning your individual learning experience. // Please // answer the following questions and then combine them into an expository essay: The part that I found most difficult was - The one thing I have learned about myself as a researcher is- The one thing I am most dissatisfied about this project is <span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; color: #323232; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">— The biggest problem I had when doing research was -- Something my teacher should know about my project is --- One thing I believs should be changed for next year is .......... My overall opinion of this project as a learning experience is- You may include any other comments you wish to make about this project, as well as elaboration about each of the above questions. Staple your graphic organizer and rough draft to your final copy... Final copy due tomorrow!
 * Rubric for Magical Mystery Tour Final Booklet #5 **
 * Excellent **
 * Adequate (B-C) **
 * Poor (D-F) **