Visit a County in the Ozarks

Description

Students will do online and offline research to determine the historical, cultural, and economic aspects of a county in the Ozarks.
Students will use this information to create a pamphlet to attract tourists to a county in the Ozarks region. They may work alone or as partners.

Rationale (why are you doing this?)

To have students research the historical foundations and events of a region as well as its modern status and economy

Lesson Objectives - the student will

Research one area of a region to determine its past and present
Consider the process of tourism
Determine how geographical and economic features make a region prosperous (or not)

District, state, or national performance and knowledge standards/goals/skills met

Show Me Standards

2. continuity and change in the history of Missouri, the United States and the world
3. principles and processes of governance systems
4. economic concepts (including productivity and the market system) and principles (including the laws of supply and demand)
5. the major elements of geographical study and analysis (such as location, place, movement, regions) and their relationships to changes in society and environment
6. relationships of the individual and groups to institutions and cultural traditions
7. the use of tools of social science inquiry (such as surveys, statistics, maps, documents)

Course Level Expectations

Secondary materials (book, article, video documentary, etc.) needed

www.ozarkscivilwar.org pages
Internet research
Available pamphlets and tourist paraphernalia
Various local history books available to be photocopied in the Missouri Room of Lebanon-Laclede County Public Library

Primary sources needed (document, photograph, artifact, diary or letter, audio or visual recording, etc.) needed

Fully describe the activity or assignment in detail. What will both the teacher and the students do?

The teacher will gather as many local pamphlets and local history books as possible, including what is available at the local historical society
The teacher will gain access to computers and the internet for students
The yeacher will provide a method for assigning counties to students for research or allow students to choose their own.
Students will take notes over research they find to complete their project and use this information to complete a pamphlet highlighting important information about their county.
When complete, students will conduct a Gallery Walk to see their classmates’ work.

Assessment: fully explain the assessment method in detail or create and attach a scoring guide

Tourism Pamphlet – A County in the Ozarks

You will create a pamphlet that could be used for tourists visiting a county in the Ozarks’ region.

For your pamphlet, you must do the following:

c Fold your paper into thirds like a business letter, which gives you 6 “sections” to fill out (3 on the front, 3 on the back).

c The finished project must be on unlined paper that meets one of the following:

1. Computer graphics and text (may be combined with hand-written work or coloring)

c Include contact information for tourists who want to find more information. Find real websites, addresses, and phone numbers.

c Include the following 6 sections in any order (except cover):

Grading:

Points	0-1	2-3	4-5
Appropriate finished product	Few or no colors used, pencil markings are noticeable, may be incomplete	3 or fewer colors other than black/white used, may fill up the space appropriately, may show lack of effort	4+ colors other than b/w, professional looking, complete, good use of “white space”
Information given	Incomplete or lacking important details, shows lack of effort, does not follow given directions AUTOMATIC GRADE FOR PLAGIARISM	May have incomplete or incorrect information, may not have referred to the requirements	Information is accurate, show good summaries, all required information is present
Visuals and Text and/or layout	Carelessly done, shows lack of effort, many grammatical mistakes	Visuals and text are neat, correct, relate to the topic, do not look “unnecessary,” may have too much or too little text	Visuals and text are pleasing, increase reader’s understanding, adds to the product

Total Points: _____ / 15

Counties you may choose from:

Missouri (28)

Arkansas (12)

Kansas (8)

A great website to start finding the history of a county is: www.ozarkscivilwar.org

Rubric for the pamphlet is on the same page as the assignment for students to see.
An assessment can be conducted during or after the Gallery Walk by having students write a paragraph regarding questions such as the following:

If you were the mayor or county commissioner, which pamphlet would you approve to be used for an official tourist product?
Which pamphlet most convinced you to visit the county and why?

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