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Students choose a region or state in the USA and research the product it specializes in growing/gathering. Next they choose to write either an informative or persuasive paragraph to tell about the specialization. A rubric is included to guide the reader, and use as an assessment tool for the teacher.

A great way to introduce students to rubrics is by grading chocolate chip cookies. This rubric includes categories students must think about when giving each cookie a grade. This reinforces the idea that rubrics grade various qualities. Students get to sample cookies and rubrics are introduced! A short quiz is included to reinforce and assess learning.

Students are given a scenario to run an orange juice company. Show the youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8KJGtMGMSY to build background regarding an orange juice company. Students then make decisions for running an orange juice company. They share their plan in a 3 paragraph essay that includes the words productive resources, division of labor, and productive capacity. A word bank is provided for student assistance as needed. A rubric is included to guide student work and to u

Students research people/groups that have immigrated to the US. They determine if the immigration was due to political, environmental, social, or economic factors. They record their findings on a graphic organizer. They choose one immigrant to create a poster that displays the factor that impacted their movement to the US and the impact their immigration had on the US. A rubric is available for students and teachers.