FameCity

When we brainstormed ways people communicate at the beginning of the year, lots of you listed social media: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and other websites that let people share ideas.
 * FameCity, Week 1 **

For our next project, you'll be creating a profile page for someone in the 1800s. You'll find basic information (birth, schools, marriages, dates, jobs) as well as photos. After you make your profile page on [|FameCity], your historical people will be able to "friend" others, depending on where they lived, worked, or the kinds of the jobs they did.



Examples Dr. Seuss Jackie Kennedy Onassis


 * Your task today: **
 * Spend some time looking at these categories of people, and reading a bit about them. Keep track of your top choices by jotting them on a post-it note.
 * Writers, Artists, and Entertainment
 * Westward Expansion
 * Science, Inventing, and Making Money
 * Presidents and Politics
 * The Gold Rush
 * The Civil War
 * Changing Times: Social Activists


 * Then, fill out this form with your first name, your teacher's name, and the two categories in which you are most interested. You will be researching a person from one of those categories.


 * When you're done, you can try one of the activities:
 * Listen to some old-fashioned music
 * Try an old-fashioned ballgame


 * FameCity, Week 2 **

This week, you're going to start gathering information for your "profile page" for your famous person.
 * [|Our "Neighborhood" on FameCity]
 * Here's what [[file:livemediastorage/5th Grade Fame City Planner (Westward Expansion).pdf|the planner]] looks like
 * Category & Topic Assignments
 * Biographical links for famous 1800's Americans
 * Encyclopedia Britannica

Mrs. Gordon will demonstrate how to find a photo of your famous person, and perhaps a picture that might show what that person did for a living.
 * FameCity, Week 3 **



Your mission this week: 1. Listen and watch a short presentation about how to find and save your pictures 2. Find and Save your pictures. Write your picture source on your planner. 3. Finish up your research page from last week. 4. Check your information and make sure your planner is complete. 5. Check with a teacher to see that you are done. 6 . Watch this cool video about Baker's Gold 7. Log into research databases and read some True Flix
 * Search Wikimedia Commons for a photo.
 * Search the Library of Congress Digital Collections for additional photos.


 * FameCity, Week 4 **


 * Each student will conference with a teacher. We'll help you plan your next steps.
 * Choose one of these options to work on independently:
 * Pick one topic to read on Trueflix: Westward Expansion or Civil War. Pick the topic related to the person you are studying. You may use voice narration if you wish.
 * Create a short summary of your person's life for one section on your FameCity profile. Remember to use first person narration: "I," "Me," "Mine."

Here is an example to inspire you: (Please remember to create a convincing voice if you can, but also remember that ** Queen Victoria was BRITISH **, so please do not try to copy // her // voice.) Have fun!
 * FameCity, Week 5 **
 * Listen for directions.
 * Login to your account on [|FameCity]
 * Upload your profile picture
 * Begin creating your profile. Don't forget to save and log out.
 * If you have extra time, write and record your "BFF request "


 * FameCity, Week 6 **
 * FameCity, Current Week **
 * Listen for directions.
 * Login to your account on [|FameCity]
 * Use your checklist to make sure you are finished with your FameCity page. This includes your profile, credits, BFF voice recording.
 * Follow the checklist for improving your FameCity profile.
 * NO ONE may make Friend requests until your teachers tell you to begin.