Shanghai Memories Project

SHANGHAI MEMORIES SCRAPBOOK

Before, during and after, you will be collecting and writing items to go into a Shanghai Memories Scrapbook. This project will stretch over multiple weeks and will go along with our learning about Shanghai, the Jewish Ghetto and Chinese culture in general. There will be multiple steps in this project, and it will take hard work, but most of all it is designed to be fun!

You will be given a binder for your work that you will need to take with you to Shanghai.

IT IS CRITICAL YOU DO NOT FORGET YOUR BINDER ON THE TRIP.

Your completed scrapbook is due December 1st and should be assembled in the order listed below.

ALL WRITTEN WORK MUST BE NEAT. Pencil or jagged edges will not be accepted. Pens of various colors can be used – make this a colorful project that you will enjoy picking up again and again.

SCRAPBOOK COVER
A multimedia collage that includes both computer generated AND hand-drawn artwork.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Written or printed neatly. If you are printing, you should use a ruler to make sure lines are straight.

RESEARCH REPORTS
Each scrapbook will have two research papers included. Your research paper should have a minimum of five paragraphs. Everyone will write one paper on The Jewish Shanghai Ghetto. The other paper can be on the topic of your choice.
Yangtze River
Pearl Tower
Chinese Money
Maglev Train
Opium War
Feng-Shan Ho


• The first draft of your paper on the Jewish Shanghai Ghetto paper will be due on Tuesday, November 10th
• The final draft of your first paper will be submitted on Friday, November 13th
• The draft of your SECOND research paper is due on November 25th.
• The final draft of the SECOND research paper is due on December 1st.

Library/ Computer Research Day___________________________________

Organizers and class time will be given to help you structure and organize your paper.

PICTURES AND PHOTOGRAPHS
Six pictures or photographs need to be included in your scrapbook.

THREE pictures should show the landscape of Shanghai and our trip.
What do the pictures tell you about the places that we visited?

THREE pictures should show the lifestyle of people in Shanghai.
What do the pictures tell you about the daily life of the people who live in the places that we visited?

Each picture must include a caption written in a complete sentence that describes each photo or picture.

LETTERS FROM SHANGHAI
Write two letters for this section. These letters need to follow the friendly letter format.

Letter 1: Write this letter to a friend or relative telling them about your reactions and feelings in the Shanghai ghetto. Include the interesting facts that you learned about the ghetto on the trip.

Letter 2: Write this letter to a friend of relative telling them how Shanghai is different from Hong Kong. Think about what is the same and what is different. This letter should have two paragraphs.
We will write the first draft of this letter in class on November 24th

SOUVENIRS AND MEMENTOS
Draw, create, collect or find six souvenirs from your trip to Shanghai. These objects should reflect the places and the culture in and around Shanghai. All souvenirs and mementos must fit in and be securely fastened into your scrapbook.
• Include an explanation next to each object describing its meaning. This explanation must be written in complete sentences.

POEMS
In this section, you need to include three poems.
1. An acrostic poem about Shanghai
2. A limerick poem about something funny that happened on the trip
3. A couplet poem – with a minimum of 5 couplets – about the water town

DAY-BY-DAY DIARY
At the end of each day, you will be given some time to reflect on the day we spent in Shanghai. On each day, you should write at least a half-page entry that captures some of the best memories of the day. Share some of the lessons you learned, something new you discovered or a story that will stick with you.

MAP
Before we leave, you will receive a map of Shanghai. At the end of each day, you will need to pinpoint the various places that we traveled.

IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY
On each day of the trip, we will look through the newspaper for important events taking place in the world while we are traveling. You will give a three-sentence summary of three events happening each day.


The pages of your scrapbook must be organized following the given sequence in this packet.

YOUR COMPLETED SCRAPBOOK WILL BE DUE ON DECEMBER 1st.