Instructions for 9th grade language arts research project

1. Think,
Puzzle, Explore
A Springboard to Exploring Gwinnett
History

2. Think
ExplorePuzzle

3. Today’s Goals
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4. Picking and
committing to a
topic today

5. We’ll form small groups of
4-5; each table has articles,
photographs, and/or video
about a particular aspect of
Gwinnett history

6. Each student will read the
articles/look at photos
quietly (a set is provided
for you); we encourage you
to annotate and mark up the
articles

7. Your group should then
collaboratively try to come
up with at least 3 responses
for each category:
think, puzzle, explore

13. Databases Search engines YouTube
Adult expert Public library Books
Nonprofit or
educational groups
on Twitter, the
web, FB
Physical spaces
and buildings

15. We will rotate topics/tables
after approximately 8-10
minutes (we’ll be your
timekeepers!) and repeat
the process.

16. Small Group Process and
Large Group Share