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Explorer Flipbook Project

and Rubric

5th Grade Social Studies

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Explorer Flipbook Due Date_______________________

Directions: 1.  Decide on an explorer you would like to report about. 2.  Research his life from any source (make sure to cite

your sources) 3.  Gather information from your readings to use in your

flipbook. 4.  Illustrate your flipbook, following the headings below.

Flipbook cover page: Title page, with explorer’s name, and an illustration

Page 2: Tell about your explorer’s place of birth and early years

Page 3: Tell about his exploration: What was the purpose? What was the actual result of his travels? (why is he famous?)

Page 4: Draw a map of his route, labeling the oceans and continents near and around his travels. You must include a key in your map if he took multiple routes.

Please put your name, student number, and date on the back of your flipbook

You will be graded on the overall neatness of your work, as well as the historical content. I will be looking at the spelling and care of your written work, and also at your artwork. The title tab of each page should be labeled (see example) and colored boldly, and every page should have at least one well-written paragraph,

as well as a carefully drawn illustration.

***You must draw your own pictures and use your own words when writing information down about your explorer. You may not cut and paste from online***

Cover page Explorer & illustration

Early Years

Exploration

Route Map

THE BASICS

Explorer ______________________________________________________ Date of Birth _______________________________________________ Place of Birth _______________________________________________ Country Explored For _____________________________________

Information Gathering Sheet for Explorer Flip Book

Early Life _ _ _

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Information Gathering Sheet

Expedition (where did he go? Who paid for it? What were the ships like? Did they all survive? What is he famous for?) _

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Putting it all together… Using your facts from your Information Gathering Sheets, determine the facts that are important enough to include in your paragraph for your flip book. Make your notes into sentences, and make sure they make sense! The topic sentence goes first, followed by the detail/explanation sentences. The last sentence is your closing sentence. Re-read it: it should give lots of information and be written in complete sentences. Use these next pages to write your paragraphs for your final copy that will go on the flip book.

Early Life

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Putting it all together… Using your facts from your Information Gathering Sheets, determine the facts that are important enough to include in your paragraph for your flip book. Make your notes into sentences, and make sure they make sense! The topic sentence goes first, followed by the detail/explanation sentences. The last sentence is your closing sentence. Re-read it: it should give lots of information and be written in complete sentences. Use these next pages to write your paragraphs for your final copy that will go on the flip book.

Expedition

_________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Did I…

- Make sure my name is on the back? - Illustrate each page?

- Include a Key on my route map? - Check for grammar and

punctuation? - Tell what my explorer discovered and

was most famous for? - Is my work neat?

- Did I check for correct spelling?

And most importantly. . . - Did I do my BEST 5th grade work?!

Explorer Flip Book Rubric Student: Grade yourself first before you turn it in. Tear off this page and include it with your flipbook.

4 All parts of flipbook complete: explorer’s birth and early years is complete, route is labeled, the purpose and result of his exploration

is clear; there are very few/no spelling/grammatical errors, and artwork is extremely neat; the title tab is labeled for each tab; Each page has a complete descriptive paragraph of at least 6 sentences about the research and an illustration is provided.

3 Most parts of flipbook are complete: explorer’s birth and early years are complete, most of the route is labeled (maybe a few

oceans/continents are not labeled), there are some spelling/grammatical errors, artwork is neat, each page has a paragraph

about the research and an illustration is provided.

2 Some parts of flipbook are complete: explorer’s birth and early years are mostly done, some of the route is labeled (most is not),

there are many spelling/grammatical errors, paragraphs on each page do not have enough information, some illustrations are provided.

1 Most parts of flipbook are not complete: one or more pages are missing, one or more paragraphs are missing, and there are little to

no illustrations provided.

Comments:

Comments:

4 All parts of flipbook complete: explorer’s birth and early years is complete, route is labeled, the purpose and result of his exploration

is clear; there are very few/no spelling/grammatical errors, and artwork is extremely neat; the title tab is labeled for each tab; Each page has a complete descriptive paragraph of at least 6 sentences about the research and an illustration is provided.

3 Most parts of flipbook are complete: explorer’s birth and early years are complete, most of the route is labeled (maybe a few

oceans/continents are not labeled), there are some spelling/grammatical errors, artwork is neat, each page has a paragraph

about the research and an illustration is provided.

2 Some parts of flipbook are complete: explorer’s birth and early years are mostly done, some of the route is labeled (most is not),

there are many spelling/grammatical errors, paragraphs on each page do not have enough information, some illustrations are provided.

1 Most parts of flipbook are not complete: one or more pages are missing, one or more paragraphs are missing, and there are little to

no illustrations provided.

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