Parents

= = Dear Parents and Guardians, The research paper is due April 8, 2010. Use the All About Me poster to help. We will present our papers at 10:30 on April 8 in our Pod A. You are invited to attend and then come to lunch with us*. The following items are what I will be looking for when I’m grading the project: · __Organization __ - The information is organized in sentences in the student’s own handwriting. · __ Amount of Information __ - There are at least 3 paragraphs about the topic. o personal facts about yourself o interesting facts about yourself o future goals you have · __ Diagrams and Illustrations __ - There are at least 2 pictures (can be acquired from the internet, magazines or personal photos) and two illustration (done by the student) 1-Microsoft Draw: Self-Portrait (Student Will Do In Class) and 2-Draw at least one picture about yourself · __ Quality of Information __ - There is a title and the information relates to the main topic. · __Sources -__ All sources (information and graphics) are accuately documented · __ Mechanics __ - No grammatical, spelling or puctuations errors  Some useful websites for this reseach paper are:


 * Writing Process Websites (http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/curriculum/writing/elem_writing/bib/writingprocess.htm)
 * Inspire Young Writers ([])
 * Internet Field Trip: The Colossus Writing Process ([])
 * What is the Writing Process? By Becky L. Spivey, M.Ed.© 2006 Super Duper® Publications ([|www.superduperinc.com]) ([])

<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">This is a paper that I hope you enjoy doing with your child but remember it is your child’s project and the majority of the work should be done by the student. The paper will be provided by me. Please let me know if there are any questions or concerns. Thank you, <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Miss Perry <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> 623-388-2336 Please email me or send in a note, Morristown Elementary School, Morristown, Arizona
 * I need to know if you are going to buy a school lunch and **HOW MANY**. ASAP
 * <span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; msospacerun: yes; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt;">lperry@morristowneld75.org <span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; mso-bookmark: Check2; msobookmark: Check2;">  ||

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