Night of the Notables

Night of the Notables

 

During the Night of the Notables Project each student will be responsible for selecting an “eminent” person from a designated portion of history. They may choose notable, positive figures from the sciences, arts, politics, sports, entertainment, etc during the assigned time period.

This project will include in-depth research and will involve accumulating

material from a variety of sources including our class library and Multnomah County Library. We will be learning to use the Reader’s Guide, biographies, and periodicals. During our trip to the Multnomah County library we will additionally use the computer periodical index and the newspaper index for the Oregonian. We will also be writing letters of inquiry to various sources, which may help in providing information and/or materials for the report and learning center. Finally, students will be working with oral interviewing techniques and will subsequently arrange an interview with someone that can shed some light about the person of eminence, the particular time period or specific ramifications about that person’s contribution.

Our research will culminate with a special night to which all the families are invited! Our Night of the Notables will require all students to dress as their eminent person. Guests are invited to ask our personages yes or no questions in an effort to determine their identity. We will then proceed to the “Museum” for viewing of the learning centers representing our notable people. The children will be guided throughout this process and information will continue to come home. Support and encouragement are important, as this is a hefty project.

 

Each portion of the project is broken down into very small manageable steps. Students that meet each deadline will not feel overwhelmed at any point.

 

Timeline:

Description	Where Completed	Due Date
N.O.N contract due	At home	09/24/12
Notable person brainstorm due	At home	09/24/12
Business letter written	In class	09/25/12
Computer Lab Research Day	In class	09/26/12
Library Field Trip	In class	09/27/12
Resources gathered	At home	10/01/12
Research skills taught/Notecards introduced	In class	Weeks of 10/8 & 10/15
Notecards worked on	At home	Weeks of 10/8 & 10/15
Interview conducted	At home	10/18/12
Timeline First Draft	In Class	10/18/12
Key Word Outline	Modeled in class/Completed at home	10/22/12
Black and White Sketch	In Art Class	Week of 10/22
Timeline Final draft	At home	10/25/12
Costume Brainstorm	At school	10/29/12
Souvenir Workshop	At school	11/06/12
Souvenirs	At home	11/08/12
Rough draft of paper	At home	11/13/12
Peer editing of paper	In class	11/13/12
Final draft of paper	At home	11/15/12
Costume completed	At home	11/15/12
Presentation board completed	At home	11/15/12
Participation in N.O.N presentation	At school (6-8pm)	11/20/12