Have students create an ocean pocket folder to store all their work. Week 2 Day 1- . Review or present persuasive writing techniques and business letter format. Write a class letter to model. Students write a letter to a friend persuading them to help with this project.
Students work in groups to write their letter for funding.
Group letters and pregrades given turned in. Day 3- go over student assessed rubrics, discuss how rubrics were used, and teacher comments. Groups will rewrite letters using ClarisWorks and making necessary adjustments for a final grade . Day 4- groups who received funding are given facility directions and rubric to read and discuss. They must fill out an action plan that states how they will work together and who will do each part of the assignment.