Samone+Thompson

Samone M. Thompson
 * // Adrift on a Sea of Blue Light //**


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Researcher

The Role of the research is to provide historical context behind the story. In addition, the researcher selects topics from the reading to research in depth as well as investigate interesting aspects of the story such as setting, author, historical context.
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 * __ http://www2.uwstout.edu/content/profdev/rubrics/elemresearchrubric.html __**

After a lesson on using Google Earth, students will make a connection between where they currently live to main location – setting of the Literature they are currently reading. In this case, we will look at St. John, Virgin Islands.
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In addition to creating a live tour, students will research the location, including facts such as people, architecture and culture. Then they will navigate their way on Google Earth from their hometown to the location of the text.

https://sites.google.com/site/adriftonaseaofbluelight/researcher (Google Earth Attachment) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75on2QcCG4o (Youtube video)