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- A project for
Tu Bishvat / Earth Day / Arbor Day
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Tu B'Shvat is the New Year for trees. In Israel, Jews plant trees on Tu
B'Shvat. Traditions include the eating of nuts and fruits, donating funds to
plant trees in Israel, focusing on environmental issues, and holding a Tu
Bishvat seder.
Tu Bishvat literally means "15 of the Hebrew month of Shevat.
Tu B'Shvat began as a tax day for calculating which fruit would be
included in the tithe brought to the Temple
Tu Bishvat has taken on the character of a Jewish "Earth Day" or "Arbor
Day". A holiday for trees inspires thought about the human impact on the
environment.
In this project, students receive a graphic of a tree and are told
"Here is a tree. Make it your own!"
Each student chooses a topic for research connected in some way to the
umbrella topic of TREES. Each stage of the project is assessed and the final
product consists of both a written report and a presentation.
Word version of the project
Student's tree page
Oral presentation report form
Writing Scale
Stages:
1. Choose a topic
2. Write a research question about your topic.
3. Do research about your topic.
4. Summarize your material in YOUR OWN WORDS.
5. Write a letter expressing your opinion about something connected to
your topic. (30 points)
6. Present your report orally to your group
7. Present your written report and creative presentation
1. Choose a topic
Here are some ideas:
- family tree
- The Giving Tree
- ecology
- people resemble trees
- families resemble trees
- trees in literature (movies, songs, novels, stories, poetry)
- famous forests
- famous trees
- deforestation
- trees in the bible
2. Write a research question.
A research question examines the connection, or effect of one thing/
event/ person on another. It must be interesting, simple, not too broad, and
clear
3. Research
Look for information in books, internet, newspapers, or interviews.
4. Summarizing
http://www.baumgartenet.com/summarizing.html
HOW TO WRITE A SUMMARY:
• The first sentence of the first paragraph of your summary should state
the author’s name, the title of the article and the author’s purpose in writing.
• Use the present tense when writing about someone else’s work.
• Write one sentence only for every idea that the author has written.
• First find the:
1. main point – What is the most important thing that the author wants the
reader to know about the topic?
2. then the supporting point(s) – What two or three important facts does
the author use to convince the reader about the main idea? If the author
gives contrasting ideas (advantages and disadvantages of something, or
comparing points of view), make sure you write down important facts for
both points of view.
3. and then finally the conclusion
• Use connectors (eg. because, although, in addition, moreover) to
help join the ideas together.
• Check your spelling and grammar.
5. Write a letter expressing your opinion about something
connected to your topic. (Click here to see how your letter will be graded)
6. Group oral report
Fill in the information about each of the people in your group
• What was his/her research question? ……………………………………………
• What is this topic important to him/her? ………………………………………...
• Write 2 interesting details about his/her topic.
- Download the group oral report form here:
7. Presentation.
You must present your project in two ways:
a) as a written report AND
b) in a creative way.
- a. Your written report must contain these:
b. Creative presentation ideas: (100 points)
i. art work
ii. music
iii. powerpoint
iv. internet
v. poster
vi. poetry, story, comic strip
vi. play
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