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Project: First Quarter Project Due Date: October 26, 2009 Topic: Order of Operations What to do: This project will consist of two parts, both centered on the Order of Operations. 1. You will need to write a letter to a student who has not yet taken algebra explaining the order of operations. Use examples to illustrate your explanation. You may want to give your letter to a younger student to read before you hand it in. If he or she has difficulty understanding your explanation, you may want to revise it before you hand it in. 2. In class, we have talked about the popular acronym, Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally as a way to remember the order of operations. Although this is a good acronym, I would like a new saying. I would like you to create a poster, displaying your own acronym. Be creative! How you will be graded: This two part project will be graded and count as one test grade. Please refer to the rubric for specific information. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ **Making A Poster And Letter : Order of Operations **  Teacher Name: **Ms. Helbing**

Student Name: ________________________________________ || ||  CATEGORY  || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || Mechanics (poster) || Capitalization and punctuation are correct throughout the poster. || There is 1 error in capitalization or punctuation. || There are 2 errors in capitalization or punctuation. || There are more than 2 errors in capitalization or punctuation. || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Attractiveness (poster) || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The poster is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness. || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The poster is attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness. || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The poster is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy. || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The poster is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive. || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Title (poster) || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Title can be read from 6 ft. away and is quite creative. || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Title can be read from 6 ft. away and describes content well. || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Title can be read from 4 ft. away and describes the content well. || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The title is too small and/or does not describe the content of the poster well. || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Required Elements (poster) || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The poster includes all required elements and looks appealing to the eye. || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">All required elements are included on the poster. || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">All but 1 of the required elements are included on the poster. || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Several required elements were missing. || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ideas (letter) || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ideas were expressed in a clear and organized fashion. It was easy to figure out what the letter was about. || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ideas were expressed in a pretty clear manner, but the organization could have been better. || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ideas were somewhat organized, but were not very clear. It took more than one reading to figure out what the letter was about. || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The letter seemed to be a collection of unrelated sentences. It was very difficult to figure out what the letter was about. || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Neatness (letter) || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Letter is typed or hand-written, clean, not wrinkled, and is easy to read with no distracting error corrections. It was done with pride. || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Letter is neatly hand-written or typed, clean, not wrinkled, and is easy to read with no distracting error corrections. It was done with care. || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Letter is typed and is crumpled or slightly stained. It may have 1-2 distracting error corrections. It was done with some care. || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Letter is typed and looks like it had been shoved in a pocket or locker. It may have several distracting error corrections. It looks like it was done in a hurry or stored improperly. || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Content Accuracy (letter) || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The letter contains at least 5 accurate facts about the topic. || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The letter contains 3-4 accurate facts about the topic. || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The letter contains 1-2 accurate facts about the topic. || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The letter contains no accurate facts about the topic. ||