U-32 Middle and High School Pilot Project Learning Plan -Social

Studies/ english
PROJECT: My project is reading bestseller books and write an article
about how they connect

1. What questions are you addressing in your study?

How do bestselling books reflect the mood of a nation?

2. Why are you interested in this study?

I am interested in this study because I am curious to see how the books written in
this time correspond to the current events.

3. Transferable Skills:
List all skills that apply to your project work:

Transferable Skills Application

Working independently and I will be working by myself to read then I

collaboratively- Exhibit the skills to will share out in an article what I find
work independently and
collaboratively with efficiency and
effectiveness

Self awareness and self direction- I will be directing my own study, and
Identify and actively pursue interests practicing my reading, which I need to
in preparation for lifelong learning improve for a bright future.
and growth.

4. Content Standards: please list all that apply (use your advisor and content
area specialists for help with this!) Add the name of the teachers who will
approve of this.

Standard Indicators

History- Students must use historical
inquiry, to gather information about
the past that will help them make
sense of the present and decisions
about the future.
reading-
I am relating themes in books to how the
country is feeling about certain things or
what things are affecting society.
I will be reading best sellers of this year
and last year and analysing them to see
how they connect to society today.
Expository writing- I will be writing how I see connections
from best sellers to society today.

ACTION and EXPLORATION

7. What activities does this project require you to conduct outside of U-32? (Ex.
Interview experts, participate in a work-site visit, collect survey data, collect scientific data)
Possibly interview people, research, reading books from old high schools

Which methods of information gathering do you plan on using? (Check all that
apply)
o Interviewing
o Internship
o Observing, documenting, and/or surveying
o Video or audio-taping
o Gathering and reviewing published information (reading)
o Searching online and electronic databases
o Creating a symbolic representation (g/g/, model building, map
making)
o Discussion
o Experimentation
o Writing, and reflecting
o Other

PROOF
8. How will you apply the knowledge that you have gained? What will you
produce to document your work? (Ex. design a product, organizing an event, produce a
CD, create a portfolio)
An article/ analysis paper

9. What will you show to advisors and mentors to show what knowledge and
understanding youve gained by creating this project?
A journal where I will ask questions, express my thoughts at I am reading old
books and writing.
BUILDING CONNECTIONS & MENTOR RELATIONSHIPS
10. What experts would be relevant to your work? Who can best address
questions, provide feedback, etc.? 5. Where in the real world might one see
the problem or question addressed by the project tackled by an adult at work or
in the community? (Ex. Local fish and game scientists also study species in our local creek.)
Librarians, the internet, Glenn

11. How will you develop a sense of the real world standards for this type of
work?
12.Whats your plan for connecting to an adult mentor?
I dont have plans to get a mentor

AUTHENTICITY
6. What type of audience might you share your work with? (Ex. Industry experts,
community decision-makers, parents, other staff members, local service clubs, other students)
High school student body, parents, teachers, the internet
BIBLIOGRAPHY
13. Make a list of the resources you plan on using in your study. Make sure that
you maintain and update this list as your study progresses.

Shalom neighbor
White helmets } both on netflix

14. Who might help you find and refine your resource list throughout your study?
Glenn and librarians

Annotated Bibliography for this study that you hope to earn

credit for, with at least 3 people, four books, and ten internet sources
Sites:

Books:
The girl on the train

Me before you

The shack

The whistler

The moon is down