Northeast Region Tourist Attraction Postcard Project

Activity Overview

Our country has so many wonderful places to visit, and postcards are a fun way to let others know about where you’ve been! Using the template provided, students will create a postcard from a Northeast tourist attraction. The written part must include at least one fact about the attraction, and the picture must accurately depict the location.

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Template and Class Instructions

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Objective: Create a postcard from a tourist attraction in the Northeast.

Student Instructions

Click on “Start Assignment”.
In the left cell, create an image that depicts the tourist attraction using an appropriate scene, characters, and items. Be sure to include the state name as a real postcard would.
In the right cell, write a note to a friend or family member describing the attraction that you have "visited". You must include at least one fact about the attraction.
On the address lines provided, make up a creative address for the recipient.
Create a fun stamp in the box in the upper right corner.
Click "Save and Exit" when you are done.

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Lesson Plan Reference

Grade Level 4-5

Difficulty Level 3 (Developing to Mastery)

Type of Assignment Individual

Common Core Standards

[ELA-Literacy/W/4/7] Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
[ELA-Literacy/RI/4/4] Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
[ELA-Literacy/RI/4/7] Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.
[ELA-Literacy/RI/4/10] By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

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Postcard

Create a postcard for your assigned location that showcases one or more of its amazing sites and features! Include the name of your location and at least one major point of interest along with an illustration. Add other images to your design that represent attributes of your country such as the flag and/or a stamp that uses the correct currency from your location. Write a letter on your postcard that describes the site and why it is important in at least 4-6 sentences.

	Proficient 6 Points	Emerging 4 Points	Beginning 1 Points
Text	Includes location name, name of famous site and 4-6 sentence letter with an accurate description of the site and why it is important.	Missing one element of text.	Missing two or more elements of text.
Design and Illustrations	Illustration depicts at least one major site of importance. Overall design includes attributes from the location with appropriate scenes, characters or items.	Illustration depicts important site. Design and attributes are present but are unclear or incomplete.	Illustration and design do not depict important sites or attributes of the location.