State Project/Rubric

Name_______________________                             Date______________________

Villecco –Social Studies                                             US Area of Interest

 

State of Interest due date__________

 

You will be creating a State of Interest Project.   For your project you will be researching a state that you are interested in finding out more about.  You need to fill out the chart and then write a minimum of 10 informative sentences about your state.  You must indent your first paragraph.  

 

Fact Chart:

 

State____New  Jersey_________________________________

Capital____Trenton___________________________________

Largest towns (2)____Newark (273,456)  Jersey City (240,055)__

Nick Name__The Garden State____________________________

Flower______Violet____________________________________

Bird______Eastern Goldfinch___________________________

Area(square miles)___ 7,504.8 square miles of land___________

Population_____8,682,661_______________________________

Governor_____Chris Christie_____________________________

If I went on vacation to your state what fun activities can I do?____Jersey Shore, Skiing (Mountain Creek) , Museums, Historical battlefields, Indian Reservations, Six Flags Great Adventure_____________________________________________

Cool fact about your state__September 6, 1921 first "Miss America" pageant held in Atlantic City, NJ _also _The properties in the United States version of the board game Monopoly are named after the streets of Atlantic City._________________________

 

 

 

 

Sample State

 

Miss Villecco                                                                         

9/22/12

Period 5

 

 

“New Jersey”

 

 

 

New Jersey, “The Garden State” is the fourth smallest state in the United States and there are 8,682,661 people living there. The capitol of New Jersey is Trenton, but it is not the largest city.  The two largest cities are Newark with 273, 456 people and Jersey City with 240,055 people.  Chris Christie is the Governor of New Jersey.  His office is located in the state capital.  The State bird is the eastern goldfinch and the state flower is the violet.

There are so many fun things to do in New Jersey! You might not know this but in New Jersey you can go to the  Jersey Shore, Skiing (Mountain Creek) , Museums, Historical battlefields, Indian Reservations, and Six Flags Great Adventure!

A cool fact about New Jersey is that on September 6, 1921 the first "Miss America" pageant was held in Atlantic City, NJ. Also, the properties in the United States version of the board game Monopoly are named after the streets of Atlantic City.

 

 

Name_______________________                             Date______________________

Villecco –Social Studies                                             US Area of Interest

 

State of Interest due date__________

 

Fact Chart:

 

State (Slide 1) ____ _________________________________

 

Capital (Slide 2)____ ________________________________

 

Largest towns (2) (Slide 3)_____________________________

 

Nick Name (Slide 4)__ _______________________________

 

Flower (Slide 5)______ ______________________________

 

Bird (Slide 6) ______ ________________________________

 

Area (square miles) (Slide 7)___ ________________________

 

Population (Slide 8)__________________________________

 

Governor (Slide 9)_____ _____________________________

 

If I went on vacation to your state what fun activities can I do? (Slide 10-12)____ ___________________________________

 

Cool fact about your state (Slide 13)__ ___________________

Websites:

http://www.census.gov/schools/facts/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/

http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/states.html

Name_____________________________                      Date____________________________

Rubric – State of Interest                                                             Social Studies

Power Point

State 5

Capital 5

Largest Towns 10

Nickname 5

Flower 5

Bird 5

Picture 5

Picture 5

Picture 10

Picture 5

Picture 5

Picture 5

Spelling 5

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Spelling 5

Area 5

Population 5

Governor 5

Vacation 15

Cool Fact 5

 

Picture 5

Picture 5

Picture 5

Picture 5

Picture 5

 

Spelling 5

Spelling 5

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Spelling 5

Spelling 5

 

 

 

 

 

Total /185

 

 

Microsoft Word:

Paragraph Writing Rubric for your grade:

________ Name, date, period (10 points)

________ Title in quotes (10 points)

________Ten informative sentences (50 points)

________ Picture (10 points)

________Neatness, grammar, punctuation, spelling (20 points)

________ Handed in early +5 ______________________

________Extra sentences +5

Total grade:_________