Curiosity+Corner

During reading, **you should be reading about things that interest you or topics that you find fascinating**. Topics can include weather, sports, natural disasters, travel or music, just to list a few.

For this project, you should **choose a topic that really gets you excited**. Then, take time to find chapter books, magazines, websites, or non-fiction titles related to that topic. Then you can choose to **present your findings** based on that topic in an exciting and tech-savy manner.


 * Options include:**
 * Keynote Presentation**
 * Comic Life Interpretation**
 * Photobooth "Actor's Studio"**
 * Garage Band radio theater / mock interview**
 * Penzu online journaling**

These are just a few ideas. Be creative and have fun.

Your presentation should be **detailed and authentic, based on facts** you find in the research and reading. Check your grammar, spelling and punctuation. Keep the summary to a short introduction. This is not a book report. Be respectful, positive, and use school appropriate behavior. (This should be about things you like, not dislike)
 * Expectations:**
 * Include pictures** (copyright free) that are related to your topic.
 * Dig deeper**. When you think you have everything you need, try to **think of your topic from a different perspective**.
 * Example:**
 * Research:** I love medieval times, so I would include the book "Crispin" set in medieval England. I would also read the Usborne book on Medieval times. I would look up websites related to medieval nights.
 * Presentation:** I would create either an A-Z book about medieval times or I would create a comic book based on the life of a king or knight, with lots of gross and gory details. I could also create a "You wouldn't want to be a King because...." book. Finally, I could do a Photobooth or Garageband presentation based on the challenges of being a peasant in medieval times.

//**Discussion 11/10/11** : What are some topics that interest you? Create a post that describes your topic in one sentence. When you respond to other posts, try to recommend books or websites that may be related to that person's topic.//