1: Picture Research Project

2: Guide Creation Information

Guide Author	Josh St. Louis
District	Moorhead Public Schools ISD 152
Date Created	05/25/2011
Guide Description	This guide is designed to give students the opportunity to search through the database. Students will find pictures that interest them, and then do a short research project on their picture.

3: Guide Characteristics

Title of Main Academic Standard used in Guide	Minnesota Academic Standards English Language Arts K-12 2010
Grade Level	5
Learning Level	Introductory
National Holiday/Special Occasion (optional)	N/A
Source Format Emphasized	Photographs
Geographic Region Emphasized (optional)	Minnesota Academic Standards: English Language Arts K-12 Standards 2010
Other Minnesota Reflections Guide(s) Related to this Guide (optional	Floods

4: Main Standard Emphasized in Guide

Standard Title	Minnesota Academic Standards English Language Arts K-12 2010
Category	5
Strand	College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Writing
Sub-strand	Research to Build and Present Knowledge
Standard	Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
Benchmark 1: standard number	5.6.7.7
Benchmark 1: text	Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
Benchmark 2: standard number	5.6.8.8
Benchmark 2: text	Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources.
Benchmark 3: standard number	5.6.9.9
Benchmark 3: text	Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
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5: Another Standard Emphasized in Guide (optional)

Standard Title	Minnesota Academic Standards English Language Arts K-12 2010
Category	5
Strand	College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Speaking, Viewing, Listening and Media Literacy
Sub-strand	Media Literacy
Standard	Critically analyze information found in electronic, print, and mass media and use a variety of these sources.
Benchmark 1: standard number	5.8.7.7
Benchmark 1: text	Distinguish among, understand, and use different types of print, digital, and multimodal media.
Benchmark 2: standard number	5.8.7.7.c
Benchmark 2: text	Evaluate the accuracy and credibility of information found in digital sources.
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Benchmark 3: text
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6: Additional Standards and/or Skills (reading, math, media literacy, interdisciplinary)

Reading: standard number
Reading: standard text
Math: standard number
Math: standard text
Media Literacy: standard number	5.8.7.7
Media Literacy: standard text	Distinguish among, understand, and use different types of print, digital, and multimodal media.
Interdisciplinary Connection

Minnesota Reflections Resources

7: Search Strategy

Things to Think About	Do I want my students to focus on our geographic area, or do I want them to focus on an area/region of the state with which they are less familiar? Do I want the whole class to focus on the same specific topic (i.e. Excelsior Amusement Park). Do I want to students to focus on the same types of photos (buildings vs nature)? Or do I want everyone to search from the same collection? How much research am I expecting from my students?
Keywords	Clay County, Excelsior Amusement Park, or your hometown, etc.
Other ideas (to assist with discovery)	Browsing by collection is a great way to find pictures related to your hometown (or at least county) as many county historical societies have donated many photos. For example, Clay County Historical Society is great for anyone wanting to see photos from Moorhead.
Challenges to finding resources on this standard	N/A

8: Minnesota Reflections Top Picks

Title	Date created	Description	Format (photo, map, letter …)	"Cite the Item" link
Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota	1905	The first couple of buildings for the college in Moorhead, looking vastly different than the present.	Photograph	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/clc,67
State Normal School, Moorhead, Minnesota	1905	Some of the first buildings at Minnesota State University Moorhead.	Photograph	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/clc,66
Fargo Fire Festival Parade, Moorhead, Minnesota	1897	This parade celebrates Fargo's recovery from a big fire, a fire which would be a good research project	Photograph	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/clc,71
Red River Flood of 1897, Moorhead, Minnesota	1897	2 people in a canoe in floodwaters. A great research topic by itself, or as a comparison with the 1997 or 2009 floods	Photograph	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/clc,56
Trinity Lutheran Church, Moorhead, Minnesota	1915	A church in Moorhead. A great example of a picture that would make a nice research piece.	Photograph	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/clc,40
Excelsior Amusement Park founder, Fred W. Pearce	1920-1929	A photo of Excelsior's founder	Photograph	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/elm,150
Excelsior Amusement Park, Tilt-A-Whirl, Excelsior. Minnesota	1930	A photo of the Tilt-A-Whirl at Excelsior	Photograph	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/elm,183
Excelsior Amusement Park, Looking down the track of the roller coaster from the beginning, Excelsior, Minnesota	1929-05-05	A view down the tracks of the roller coaster at Excelsior	Photograph	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/elm,100
Excelsior Amusement Park, Caterpillar Cars, Excelsior, Minnesota	1929-05-05	Another ride at the park, which would make a great research topic itself, or as a comparison to similar rides today	Photograph	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/elm,103
Excelsior Amusement Park, Fun House, Excelsior, Minnesota	1930	Exterior view of the Fun House, with the roller coaster in the background.	Photograph	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/elm,175
Paddlewheel steamboat J. B. Bassett, Anoka, Minnesota	1880	The "J. B. Bassett" was a steamboat on the Rum River in Anoka. Great for steamboat research.	Photograph	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/ach,21

9: Specific Minnesota Reflections Collection(s) to Consider (optional)

Clay County Historical Society

10: Helpful Tips (optional)

Living and teaching in Moorhead makes the collection an interesting one for me, but not necessarily for others. However, I put it in as an idea for a potential local collection. You could replace Clay County with your county to find local pictures.

11: Ideas for Lesson Plans Using this Guide (optional)

The photos above are a great starting points, but certainly not ending points. They are examples of photos that students might find interesting, photos and topics that will lead the students to do further research. Their research could focus on the specific item in the photo, like the J. B Bassett, or it could focus on steamboats in America during the 19th century. If you are keeping your research local, finding pictures that have personal connections with the students might be a good idea. An example of this could be Trinity Lutheran Church in Moorhead. You might have students that attend the church. The student has a connection to the place, making it likely that they would be interested in doing a short research project about it. Wikipedia might be helpful as a site students can use to find additional information about their topic and you probably wouldn't have to worry too much about inappropriate content on that site.

12: Other Online Collections that Help Teach this Standard (optional)