1. Assignment Task Outline Name_________________
Make sure you check this outline at the beginning of each activity to find out what your specific task is
and what tasks the groups should complete as a whole. Check off tasks as they are completed.
Lesson 3 - Encyclopedia Activity
Student 1 is responsible for the materials (folders, worksheets, map, and encyclopedia). Also you will write the
bibliographic information correctly and sharing with group members. ___________
Student 2 using guide words, find the necessary article, pictures, and charts for your group topic. Read all the
headings and subheading out loud to the group. ____________
Student 3 read aloud to the group the information necessary to answer the worksheet questions. _____
Student 4 (and 5), paraphrase the information that has been gathered and indicate the location of your natural
disasters on the world map handout. __________
Lesson 4 - Library Catalog Activity
Student 2 is responsible for all the materials (folder and handouts). ________
Student 3 will lead the online search and fill out the "Look for a Book" form. _________
Student 1 will locate the books on the shelves using the "Look for a Book" form filled out by Student 3. _______
Students will divide up in pairs (or threes depending on the group number) to scan the books for relevant
information. ________
All students will write the bibliographic information for the books they used. _______
Student four (and five) will gather all the books and using the call numbers and titles will return them to their
proper places on the shelves. _______
Lesson 5 - Almanac Activity
Student 3 will be responsible for keeping track of all the materials this time. _______
Students will work in pairs (or threes depending on the group). ________
Student 4 from each group will report to the class the information their group found about the deadliest
information for their disaster. ________
Lesson 6 - Internet Activity
Students will each have their own computer for this task, but will be seated near the people in their groups so
they can discuss what they are finding as they look through the websites on the pathfinder. ________

2. If there is time, the students can meet in their groups away from the computers to discuss the information they
found. _________
Once they are finished they will place their completed sheets in their folder to be collected by the instructor.
_______
Lesson 7 - Writing the Rough Draft
Student 4 will be responsible for keeping track of all the materials for this session (folder, worksheets, and flyer
template). _______
The group will decide on an interesting title. _______
Student 1 will assign each group member a section of the template to work on during class using the information
they have collected. _________
Lesson 8 - Editing the Flyer
Student 5 (or 2 depending on group) will be the leader of the group discussion about the flyer. They should make
sure that all the group members are able to voice their rating for each section and reason for rating it the way they
did. __________
Student 1 reads a section of the flyer and the group rates it. ________
Student 2 (or 5) circles the rating and takes suggestions for revisions. ________
This process continues until all the sections have been rated and revised. ________
Each member rewrites their original section of the template to include their revisions. The final draft will then be
typed into a new copy of the template that has been set up in Angel. _______
One student selected by the members of the group will type in all the revised information into the new template.
____________
If time permits, students can also incorporate graphics into their group flyer. (optional) _________
Lesson 9 - Presentation Day
Each group can determine who will present the group's flyer to the class. ________
Each presenter will have five minutes to present their group's information to the class. ________
The presenter should cover each element of the flyer template in their presentation. Each presentation can be no
longer than 5 minutes. _________

3. Referencing Natural Disasters Unit Name __________________
Rubric for Emergency Procedure Flyer
Natural Disaster Group_____________________
Category 4 3 2 1
Research/Statistical Students Students Students Students
Data include 4 or include at least include at least include fewer
more high- 3 high-quality 2 high-quality than 2 high-
quality examples or examples or quality
examples or pieces of data pieces of data examples or
pieces of data to support their to support their pieces of data
to support their project. project. to support their
project. project.
Product Students create Students create Students create The product is
an original, an accurate an accurate not accurate.
accurate, and product that product, but it
interesting adequately does not
product that addresses the adequately
adequately issue. address the
addresses the issue.
issue.
Sources/Quality Students Students Students Students
include 4 or include 2–3 include 2–3 include fewer
more high- high-quality sources, but than 2 sources.
quality sources. sources. some are of
questionable
quality.
Sources/Citations Information in Information in Information in The information
all source all source almost all is often
citations is citations is source citations incorrect or
correct and in correct, but is correct and there are major
the format there are minor there are minor errors in
assigned. errors in errors in formatting.
formatting. formatting.
Folders All group Most of the Group activities Many activities
activities were group activities were partially were missing or
completed and were completed complete, and incomplete.
in the group and in the some of the
folder. group folder. activities were
missing.
Grading Scale
20-17 = A 12- 9 = C
16-13 = B 8 or less = F