STUDENT PROJECT CONTRACT Complete all of the following sections. Set up a conference with your teacher to review this information. Have a parent or guardian sign it before your conference. Name: Period: What things about the subject we are studying interest you? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Circle the best goal(s) for this project: making comparisons dissecting something conducting an evaluation collecting something measuring something analyzing/taking item apart composing something identifying parts of item labeling writing summaries criticizing something explaining something demonstrating something solving a problem making a substitution memorizing dramatizing defending something observing something making a guess/testing it changing something improving something using item in different way building something surveying something putting something in order originating new idea adding to something defining something describing something starting something getting people’s reactions conducting an experiment predicting the future forming a philosophy designing something making recommendations imagining something finding examples writing painting inventing Circle the best resources for this project: phone book pamphlets brochures magazines books library atlas dictionary encyclopedias almanac films slides interviews surveys photographs observations television experiments models textbooks radio catalogs field trips how-to books questions letters samples pictures/prints diagrams graphs newspapers business visits school visits biographies industry visits schools farms service agencies records clubs travel agency community agencies senior citizens friends, neighbors laboratory stores performances games computer programs hypercard stacks video tapes other: Circle the best method(s) for sharing this project: map puzzle song questionnaire diagram flag model dictionary sculpture scrapbook time line CD/DVD PowerPoint discussion graph demonstration collection toy debate advertisement poem museum display diary entries cooking learning center machine model mobile portfolio samples book mock trial charts news account photographs play diorama letters product award art work shadow box pop-up models 3-D models dance board game game show placemat teach lesson radio show secret code cartoon bulletin board collage family tree costume party/celebration puppet show statue debate recipe campaign painting story poster music composition time line mural flip charts speakers overhead displays Podcast Blog Webpage Interactive computer experience Circle the equipment and materials you will need to share this project: CD Player VCR computer projector SMART Board headphones microphone computer computer printer digital camera video camera bulletin board display board record player MP3 Player laminator puppet stage CPS System Other: What other supplies will you need? Where will you get them? If you are working with another teacher or community mentor, when will you meet? Explain how your project connects learning from at least two other subjects. (English, reading, math, science, social studies, PE/Health, Fine/Performing/Applied Arts, electives). Circle which intelligence(s) will be practiced when you develop AND share your project? Body/Kinesthetic Interpersonal Intrapersonal Musical/Rhythmic Verbal/Linguistic Visual/Spatial Logical/Mathematical Student Parent Teacher Project begins: Project is due: Project to be shared: Kinesthetic Products apparatus hand puppet aquarium hat ballet instruments card game interpretive dance cardboard relief invention ceramics jigsaw puzzle charade kite clothing learning center collage machine dance macramé demonstration marionette device mime diorama mobile display model dramatization monument equipment movement game etching musical instrument experiment observations field trip origami finger puppets paper mache’ food prototype furniture puppet gadget puppet show game puzzle gauge quilt Visual Products advertisement album anagram animation annotated bibliography area graph artifact collection award banner bar chart block picture story blueprint book jacket booklet bookmark brochure bullet chart bulletin board calendar cardboard relief cartoon chart checklist collage collection column chart comic book costume cross-section crossword puzzle design diagram diorama display display case double-y chart drawing editorial cartoon fabric film filmstrip flag flannel board flash card flip chart flowchart gallery graph graphic greeting card hieroglyphic high/low chart hologram icon identification cards identification chart illustration imprint information table jigsaw puzzle layout line chart lithograph map mask meter mobile mosaic movie mural museum newscast newspaper ad outline painting pamphlet pattern pennant PERT chart photo essay photograph pictograph picture dictionary pie chart plan playing card polar chart poster puzzle scatter graph scenario scrapbook scroll sign silk screen slide show stencil stick puppet television commercial timeline transparency travel advertisement travel log tree chart video/podcast/blog wall hanging weather map web window shade word game word search Written Products advertisement autobiography biography book report booklet brochure business letter celebrity profile characterization checklist classification list classified advertisement comic book commercial script comparison computer program couplet creative writing critique database description dialogue diary dictionary editorial essay fact file fairy tale field manual free verse friendly letter glossary guidebook handbook handout headline history index interview script job description joke joke book journal journal article label law lesson plan letter letter of request letter to editor limerick list log lyrics magazine magazine article manual memorandum metaphor myth new story ending newsletter newspaper newspaper article notes novel oath observation sheet outline pamphlet parody patent pen pal petition plan play poem prediction profile puppet show quatrain questionnaire questions quiz radio script rationale recipe reference report research report review rewritten ending riddle satire science fiction scroll short story skit slogan speech story story problems survey tall tale taxonomy telegram television script term paper test textbook theory title poem travel log triangle poem triplet vocabulary list worksheet yearbook Oral Products anecdote lecture audio tape recording lesson ballad limerick book report mock interview campaign speech monologue characterization myth choral reading/speech newscast cinquain nursery rhyme comedy act oral report comparison quatrain conference presentation radio announcement couplet radio commentary debate radio commercial description rap dialog recorded dialog discussion rhyme documentary riddle dramatization role-play explanation song fairy tale speech free verse story telling jingle symposium discussion joke Catalysts Actions Products advertisements accepts advertisements artistic performances adapts advice column autobiographical stories, sketches changes book jackets cartoons displays brochures commercials explores bus/walking tours computer software analyzes cartoons cultural experiences compares collages demonstrations designs consumer reports diagrams, charts evaluates debates fables, folk tales, myths hypothesizes demonstrations interviews investigates dramatic reading music predicts experiments out of classroom experiences produces flow charts uncaptioned pictures adapts games picture books discusses illustrations scenarios volunteers jingles situational dilemmas collaborates masks slogans communicates mobiles television programs displays mock trial timelines engages pamphlets expresses photo essays integrates plays motivates puppet shows organizes round table responds simulation synthesizes survival packs communicates timelines discovers video/podcast/blog