One-Thousand Reasons for World Peace in Cyberspace

CYBERSPACE CRANES - A SYMBOL FOR "WORLD PEACE"

Are you a dreamer for world peace? Do you make paper cranes in hopes that one day there will be peace around the world, in your school, community, and state? If so, this project if for you, your school, classmates, friends, and family.

Sadako, the dreamer whose legacy we must keep alive, continued to hold on to dear life for as long as she could. She believed that there was happiness in the world and that it belonged to everyone. Like her, we can help fill this world with happiness and excitement through the sharing of our book reviews in her memory. Don't pass up this opportunity to fulfill the dream of a life time. You can make a difference by participating in this project.

Step 1 - Read "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr

Step 2 - In her memory share a favorite book from your school media center or classroom with the 5th grade students at Winding Springs Elementary School. (We will copy all reviews, bind them together in one volume and title it "one-Thousand Reasons for World Peace" in Cyberspace)

Step 3 - A copy will be sent to you upon request, if you agree to pay postage and/or shipping.

Step 4 - Tell why this book review was chosen as a symbol for "world peace"

Name of your school: ________________________________________________ is keeping the legacy of Sadako alive! We are sending this book review in memory of her.

Title:

Author:

Genre:

Summary of Book:

Additional Information

____We will send you a paper crane with the name of our school on it C.O.D (Cash on Delivery).

____We will not be sending a paper crane.

____Yes, we want a copy of the one thousand book reviews.

____No, we do not want a copy of the one thousand book reviews.

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COOPERATIVE GROUPS: Students will participate in groups to research, fold paper(origami), and do word processing.

Students will learn how to create, compile, illustrate, design, print and bind materials to assure the completion and success of this project.

ORAL COMMUNICATION: Oral communication skills will be used in small group discussions.

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RESEARCH SKILLS: Students will use library media resources, both print and nonprint, to find accurate information about the following:

ACTIVITY AND PROCEDURES FOR PROJECT

1. The media specialist will introduce book, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes as a read aloud title. The students will listen to gain an appreciation for, and information about the book.
2. The students will be divided into groups and given specific assignments to complete.
3. The students will gather a variety of information about the author and her research, as well as about the subject matter.
4. Students will search on-line databases for the following information:
   Atomic Bomb
   Eleanor Coerr
   Hiroshima, Japan
   Holidays and Customs
   Japan
   Japanese Kimonos
   Leukemia
   Mount Fuji, Japan
   Origami
   Peace Memorial Park
   World War II
5. Students will use the 3-D ATLAS and GROLIER'S MULTIMEDIA ENCYCLOPEDIA, to draw and color a map of Japan.
6. Students will make cranes. Based on the number of students in the class, the students figures that each one, including the teacher, would have to make thirty-five cranes plus twenty more, to reach their goal of one-thousand paper cranes to display in the media center. (Can you help by sending a crane?)
7. Students will begin the construction of a book complied from reviews submitted by children from around the world.
8. Students will hold a Japanese Festival in February to culminate this activity and to present their findings to the school.

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WORLD PEACE "READ OUT"

JANUARY 31, AT 12:00 NOON

"THIS ONE IS FOR SADAKO DAY"

Please encourage everyone in your city, county, state, province, etc.,to support this project.

PLEASE SEND RESPONSES TO: dguthrie@cms.k12.nc.us

Ed Gragert
I*EARN -- International Education and Resource Network
http://www.iearn.org/iearn/
Youth Making a Difference in the World Using Telecommunications

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