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Student Generated Encyclopedia

Kind of Activity:

Research

Objective:

Students will research and write informative entries to a class-generated encyclopedia.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2

Structure:

To begin the activity, ask students to explain to you what an encyclopedia is. They might mention online encyclopedias that they have encountered for research projects. If time permits, show students a couple pictures of old school encyclopedia sets and maybe even pictures of encyclopedia salesmen. Explain to students that encyclopedias have long been a way for people to have access to a wide variety of information. Tell them they are going to create...