To+Do+List


 * 1. County Selection Process:**
 * 1) Look at Maps page and browse the counties.
 * 2) Choose your TOP 3 counties and write them on your 'Vote' slip; turn in to Miss Weaver.


 * 2. Write letter to County Official:**
 * 1) Find address from Oregon Bluebook County Index. (Click on your county, and the County Seat Address should be near the top.)
 * Write the address on the County Info Sheet.
 * 1) Use County Letter template from Miss Weaver.
 * 2) Use Microsoft Word to compose (or write) your letter.
 * 3) Have your letter proofread by Miss Weaver.
 * 4) After approval, print and sign your letter. (Sign above your typewritten name and below 'Sincerely'.)


 * 3. County Info Sheet Process:**


 * 1) Go to the Information page and click on the first link.
 * 2) Use the Oregon Bluebook County Index to gather more information to complete your County Info Sheet.


 * 4. The Research Paper:**

You are going to write a 6 paragraph expository research report about your county. Each paragraph will be about a different topic.


 * 1) Paragraph #1: Introduce your county.
 * 2) Tell the reader what county you have studied.
 * 3) Tell a few interesting general facts about your county.
 * 4) Paragraph #2: Geography/Climate
 * 5) Tell about the landscape and weather in your county.
 * 6) Paragraph #3: Economy/Industry/Natural Resources
 * 7) Tell how your county makes money, what kinds of jobs people can have, what resources occur naturally.
 * 8) Paragraph #4: Tourism
 * 9) Use the star on your County Info Sheet and find information about them.
 * 10) Tell about other interesting places and activities that make people want to visit your county.
 * 11) Paragraph #5: Choice Topic or 2nd Tourism Paragraph
 * 12) If you came across something really special about your county, share it in this paragraph.
 * 13) You may also write a second paragraph that continues telling about tourism in your county.
 * 14) Paragraph #6: Conclusion
 * 15) Remind the reader about how great your county is and why they should go there.
 * 16) End your report without saying that it is the end.


 * 5. Research Process:**

Step One: Gather Information
 * Use the resources you received in the mail. Explore your envelope for facts and information.
 * Use the notes you took on your County Info Sheet. You have lots of facts and five points of interest that you will use for your Tourism Paragraph
 * Use the Internet to search the web for more facts and information.
 * Anytime you write something, remember to write down the **Citation Information** of the website or paper on your notes.
 * Use www.kidrex.orgto search for more detailed information on your 5 P.O.I.
 * Example: POI: St. Agatha Catholic School
 * Search: "St. Agatha Catholic School" Multnomah County Oregon
 * You will have to click on and read through several links. {Use the "back" button to return to your search results list.}

Step Two: Take Notes


 * In your Language Arts (red) spiral, take notes about the categories you need for your paper.
 * **Remember to rewrite notes in your own words!!!**
 * Group and Label!
 * Label your notes using the symbols we chose as a class.

Step Three: Turn Notes into Paragraphs
 * In your spiral or on a graphic organizer, choose a category and use all the notes about that category to write a paragraph (or more) about it.
 * For example, use your notes with a dollar sign to write your Economy/Industry/Natural Resources paragraph.
 * Repeat this process for all of your paragraphs.

Step Four: Edit & Revise

Step Five: Type the Final Draft

Step Six: Create PowerPoint Template


 * (You will use your tourism paragraph or the star on your County Info Sheet to create your PowerPoint.)

>> (Should be an icon on your desktop, or find it in the 'Start' menu, click on 'All programs', and find it inside "Microsoft" folder.) > > > How to add pictures to your PowerPoint: > Right click on a picture > Choose "Copy" from the list > Switch over to PowerPoint > Right click on slide > Under "Paste", click on clipboard with little mountain picture > Move picture to where you want it. > Resize picture by clicking/dragging white circles at corners and sides.
 * 1) Open Microsoft PowerPoint.
 * 1) On first slide, type your county name in the top box. In the bottom box, write your name.
 * 2) Click on "New Slide" in the ribbon (toolbar). Type the title of a Point of Interest from the star on your County Info sheet.
 * 3) Click on "New Slide" again. Type the second Point of Interest.
 * 4) Repeat 3 more times until all 5 Points of Interest have a slide.
 * 5) When done you will have 6 slides: 1 title slide, and 5 Points of Interest slides.
 * 6) Save your PowerPoint: Click on 'File', 'Save As', and in the "File Name" field, type your first name and county name.