Dear Parents and Students, October 26, 2015

Mrs. Bufkin and I are assigning a new project today, October 26, and it will be due Friday, October 30. The project will be a test grade, and will be on polygons and quadrilaterals that we have already discussed in class. Each student has a study guide/booklet of the different polygons and quadrilaterals that we have talked about in class. If by chance a student does not have the booklet, you can find it uploaded on my school webpage. You can find my webpage by going to the Scott County School District website, at the top of the site click on schools, find Bettye Mae Jack and click on it, click visit website, click on school staff that can be found to the left of the page under news and events, and lastly click on Shannon Jamison. On my webpage I have a calendar and forms. If you click on my calendar you can view when assignments have been assigned and when they are due. If you click on forms you will find the polygon and quadrilateral powerpoint that can be useful for the project.

For the project the students will need to draw a picture using the different polygons and quadrilaterals they have learned. The drawing must be completely drawn with the different polygons and not free drawn. The following are the amount of shapes I must see in the picture:

·  At least 4 triangles

·  At least 6 quadrilaterals, such as a square, rectangle, parallelogram, etc.

·  At least 4 octagons, hexagons, or both.

Another requirement of the project is the students must write on a separate sheet of paper the definitions and characteristics of the different polygons and quadrilaterals that were used. The paper must be stapled behind the picture. Also, on the back of the drawing the students must write a paragraph explain what their drawing is about. They can write a story about it if they would like. There is a rubric attached to the back of this letter to let you know what each thing will be scored as. Thank you for your time and effort on this project.

Sincerely,

Miss Jamison

Rubric

4 / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
Triangles / The student has used at least four triangles in their drawing / The student has used at least three triangle in their drawing. / The student has used at least two triangles in their drawing. / The student has used at least one triangle in their drawing. / The student did not use any triangles in their drawing.
Quadrilaterals / The student has used at least six quadrilaterals in their drawing. / The student has used at least five to four quadrilaterals in their drawing. / The student has used at least three to two quadrilaterals in their drawing. / The student has used at least one quadrilateral in their drawing. / The student did not use any quadrilaterals in their drawing.
Octagons or Hexagons / The student has used at least four octagons or hexagons in their drawing. / The student has used at least three octagons or hexagons in their drawing. / The student has used at least two octagons or hexagons in their drawing. / The student has used at least one octagon or hexagon in their drawing. / The student did not use any octagons or hexagons in their drawing.
Definitions / The student wrote all of the definitions for each polygon and quadrilateral. / The student wrote all of the definitions to the polygons and quadrilaterals except one. / The student only wrote two definitions for all of the polygons and quadrilaterals that were used in the drawing. / The student only wrote one definition for all of the polygons and quadrilaterals that were used in the drawing. / The student did not write any definitions.
Paragraph / The student wrote at least five sentences for their paragraph. / The student wrote at least four sentences for their paragraph. / The student wrote at least three sentences for their paragraph. / The student wrote at least one to two sentences for their paragraph. / The student did not write a paragraph.