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toc//(NOTE: After you add your information to this page, delete the instructions in parenthesis, including this note, so that all that's left is the 4 headers and your information.)// =G.R.A.S.P.S= = = Product: Attractiveness of news article 10%, Requirements of project 30%, Content 25%, Organization 10%, Originality 10%, Mechanics 15% Presentation: Preparedness 25%, Content 20%, Comprehension 30%, Collaboration 10%, Enthusiasm 10%, Eye contact 5% ||
 * Goal || To gather information on the historic significance of Franco-Americans in Maine. ||
 * Role || You are a news reporter for the local Sun Journal, writing an article on the history of Franco-Americans in Maine for your next big news column. ||
 * Audience || All subscribers to the local newspaper, and anyone with internet access that will view the article from the paper's website. ||
 * Setting || Dealing with community members through interview to gather critical information, along with conducting personal research on the topic. ||
 * Presentation || You will create a Wikispace as a format for "publishing" your article. You will also create an audio recording of the interview and make a digital file using Garageband to post in on the newspaper's website. ||
 * Standards || You will present the research you found about how Franco-American's helped economy in Maine flourish.

=Introduction= Every community is rich in history. There is something along the line, or someone that has helped make it the place it is today. What has happened in your community that has made it what it is now? Do you know who came before you? How they lived and what they did for work? Have you ever wondered what those big old buildings in your city/town were once used for? Lets find out a little bit more about where you come from...

=Task= You are a news reporter for the local Sun Journal gathering information on the history of Franco-Americans in Maine for your next big news article. Along with conducting personal research on the topic, you are to conduct an interview with a member of the community who worked in the mills/shoe shops/etc. to get a personal understanding of what life for those families was like and how they were a big part of Maine's industrial boom during that period of time. You will take your research and transform it into an informative piece about this rarely discussed time in Maine's history by publishing your news article and the audio recording on a Wiki. Through this you will interest and educate community members on the cultural history of their town and form a general appreciation for local history.

=Conclusion= Every state, and even community has its own history. You have just researched and presented on the history of Franco-Americans in your community and state. Through this, you have learned about the trials and tribulations that the culture endured upon coming to Maine and how they banded together and helped to create an industrial boom in the state. Hopefully you have also gained a greater appreciation for your communities history and have a little more pride for where you come from.