Safe Driving.
Introduction
Next year (or the year after) many of you will be getting your driver’s license. This is
definitely an achievement and something to be proud of. However, getting into a car and
behind a wheel is also a big responsibility. In the year 2003, 451 people were killed on our
roads. 83 of these people were children, plus another 645 children were seriously injured.
Our project is going to deal with teenage driving and safety. We are going to look at the
causes of accidents on the roads and find out ways of preventing the accidents, which
injure and kill so many people. Hopefully, this project will help you become better drivers.
Research question
How do we prevent people dying and being injured on the roads?
Rationale
Why are you doing this assignment? Write a paragraph (60-80 words)
Body
Part 1: How serious is the problem? Go to the site of statistics and quote a few statistics
to show how serious the problem is. 4-5 sentences
http://www.cbs.gov.il/lmsh.cgi?i=20&ti=0&r=0&f=3&o=0 - bureau of statistics
In the year………….
Part 2: What are the main causes of car accidents?
Go to the following sites and articles and fill in the table. Don’t forget to write your source
correctly.
http://www.mercola.com/2003/mar/26/car_accidents.htm
The Black Box, Results 4 Eric Cohen (I will give you the article)
http://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/common-causes-of-car-accidents.html
Website
address or
article
4 causes of
accidents
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Part 3
What actually happens in a car crash?
Go to the site http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/kids/research/crashtest/index.html
There are 3 different collisions. What are they? Describe each one. Don’t just copy
sentences.
Part 4:
You are now going to interview ONE of the following people.
1. an experienced driver.
2. someone who has been in an accident.
3. a driving instructor
4. an insurance salesman
Write 8 questions. Relate the questions to the experiences that the person you have chosen
has been through. Write his/her answers.
Part 5:
Tips for safe driving. Go to the following sites and fill in the table.
http://teendriving.com/general.htm
http://www.safeyoungdrivers.com/syd/news/05-12-01.htm
Website
address
4 ways of
preventing
accidents
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Part 6:
How do you intend to become a safe driver? Write a paragraph. (50 - 60 words)
Reflection.
What did you learn from this project? Write a paragraph. (50 – 60 words)
Bibliography
List all the resources that you used. Include the articles.
Checklist: Your final project must have the following parts:
1. Table of Contents
2. Rationale
3. Research question.
4. Introduction: Part 1
5. Part 2: Main causes of accidents
6. Part 3: What actually happens in a car crash.
7. Part 4: interview.
8. Part 5: tips for safe driving.
9. Part 6: how you intend to become a safe driver.
10. Reflection
11. Bibliography
Assessment
Criteria
Content
30
Accuracy/
Vocabulary
30
Use of own
words
30
Presentation
10
Advanced
I answered and
related to all the
leading questions.
20-30
Use of rich and
subject related
vocabulary.
Language
structures are
correct. Minimal
mistakes.(2nd
draft)
20-30
All of the words
written were my
own
20-30
My project is
presented in an
attractive way,
with clear
headings and a
picture. It is
clear to read.
7-10
Proficient
I answered some
of the leading
questions
however did not
relate to all of
the questions.
10-19
Some rich
vocabulary
Reasonable
knowledge of
grammar
structures.
Basic
I related to very
few of the
questions.
10-19
Parts of the
project were
“copied and
pasted”
10-19
Some of the
headings, and
parts are not
clear .
0-9
Most of the
project was
“copied and
pasted”
0-9
Many of the
parts and
headings are not
clear. It is
difficult to read.
4-6
0-3
0-9
Basic vocabulary.
Often not
related to
subject.
Frequent errors
with grammar
structures.
Sum/comments