English

**__ English Language Arts __**
//Research//
 * __ Pre-Project __**
 * After much discussion, we decided upon five areas in our community we wanted our students to focus. We asked our students to research one area of our town: education, homes, courthouse, downtown, or the St. Joseph River.
 * Students spent two weeks asking questions, learning about sources and MLA citation, taking notes, developing thesis statements, outlining, writing, revising, and printing the final copy of their research reports.
 * The purpose of the research report was two-fold: 1) students were exposed to the process of research and 2) what they learned became the foundation for project week.

//Technology Applications//
 * Internet for researching
 * Microsoft Word for typing research papers

//Public Relations Associates//
 * __ Project Week __**
 * Students became advertising executives put in charge of designing and creating publications for the //Berrien Springs: Past, Present, and Future// Exhibition Night.
 * Projects included creating and sending invitations, writing press releases, creating name tags, floor plan design, producing and distributing programs for Exhibition Night, all signage for Exhibition Night, writing welcome speeches, speaking with the press, and greeting and mingling with the public during Exhibition Night.
 * Project managers were assigned to projects and were in charge of a small group of students.
 * Students filled out a [[file:Job Sheet.doc]] to detail how they spent their day.
 * Each day began and ended with a board meeting to check in with project managers and track progress.

// Technology Applications //
 * Microsoft Publisher for [[file:Exhibition Invitation.pub]] and Exhibition Program
 * Microsoft Word for [[file:Press Release.doc]] and Name Tags