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TITLE:    "Promote A City" Posters

AUTHOR:   Esther L. Coffey, McKinley Middle School,
          Coffeyville, Kansas

GRADE LEVEL/SUBJECT:  Appropriate for grades 5-7
                      Social Studies

OVERVIEW:  Many times students have little knowledge of
their own state.  This exercise enables the students to
learn about and share with each other many diversified
areas.  It develops in many a desire to visit these places
and to learn more about them.

PURPOSE:  During a unit on state history this lesson will
help students better understand his or her own state and the
variety of places to visit close to home.

OBJECTIVE(s):  Students will be able to:
1.   Choose a city (Make a directed choice.)
2.   Write correctly written letters.
3.   Look up zip codes of cities.
4.   Make a poster promoting a chosen city using materials
     received.
5.   Present poster to classmates showing positive aspects
     of chosen city.

RESOURCES/MATERIALS:
Teacher materials = state maps, descriptions of cities, zip
     code book
Student materials = poster board, envelope, stamp

ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES:
1.   Using state maps and descriptions of many cities,
     students will each choose a city.
2.   Each student will write a letter to the Chamber of
     Commerce, Tourist Bureau of the city chosen.  The
     letter will explain that information is desired for a
     promotional poster.
3.   When material is received* the student will make a
     poster which includes the city name and student's
     descriptions of each picture or pamphlet on the poster.
4.   Posters are turned in and students are given the
     opportunity to orally describe their chosen city.

*  If the student fails to receive materials by a given date
they are then allowed to go to their home city and request
materials.

TYING IT ALL TOGETHER:  After all posters are in, the
students share with classmates the information from their
poster about their chosen city.  Most students become quite
interested in the many things that can be seen in their own
state.  Quite often I hear from parents of a planned trip to
one of the cities discussed.