Step-by-Step directions for your LOUISIANA POSTER MAP DO NOT ROLL MAP ~ DO NOT ROLL MAP ~ DO NOT ROLL MAP ~ DO NOT ROLL MAP Below are the step by step instructions for completing your Louisiana Poster Map. Check off items as you complete them. Use BLACK INK [ ] Label all parishes in CAPITAL LETTERS [ ] Draw dots and label all parish seats in UPPER and lower case -be sure to put them in their proper location. [ ] Make dots of seven major cities larger http://www.louisiana101.com/ideas_postermap.html [ ] Put star for state capital [ ] Locate and label all universities on check list [ ] Locate and label all historical sites on check list [ ] Purchase poster board DO NOT use any 3-D objects on your [ ] Put your NAME on back of poster board map. Keep the whole map flat. [ ] Color all parishes in the following manner: Acadian Parishes = all light yellow (indicate in map key) Florida Parishes = all light gray (indicate in map key) DO NOT USE All other parishes must be colored in assorted LIGHT colors of your choice MARKERS [ ] Cut out each sections [ ] Lay out sections on your poster board and arrange them BEFORE pasting them down [ ] Paste or glue to full sheet of poster board [ ] Put your name on the BACK of poster board Be sure all lettering is in [ ] Draw and label highways BLACK INK [ ] Draw in and label all rivers, lakes and bayous [ ] Locate and label 31st & 33rd parallel and 94th longitude [ ] Create map key shows roads, sites, schools, historical places, and all symbols used on your map – may be typed - - DO NOT USE MINE! Be sure all symbols match what is on map [ ] Label at least ONE festival for each section of the state, put on Map Key [ ] Color state symbols -be careful of state flag [ ] Cut out, paste or glue state symbols - be aware of state flag - may use computer printouts [ ] Label state symbols NO GLITTER anywhere [ ] Label whole map "Louisiana" (may use computer) on poster board or map [ ] Recheck front of poster to be sure everything is done – Check Checklist! [ ] Put your NAME on the back of poster board [ ] DUE DATE: Before school ______________________________, No lateness, no excuses Directions given out on FIVE Grades, one each for: [ ] Overall first impression of map which includes neatness. Map Due [ ] Correctly labeling all parishes and parish seats as per directions [ ] Correctly labeling all sites and schools as per directions [ ] Correctly labeling all highways and bodies of water as per directions [ ] Correctly coloring and labeling map key and state symbols as per directions Updated 7/29/13

Louisiana Poster Map Item List

Updated 7/29/13

Below are the items that must be labeled on your map. Must label in BLACK INK. Check off items as you complete them.

Do Not use any part of this page as any part of your map key. You do and you will get a “0” [ ] All parishes and parish seats Major cities: [ ] Lake Charles [ ] Lafayette [ ] Baton Rouge [ ] New Orleans [ ] Alexandria [ ] Shreveport [ ] Monroe Acadian Parishes State Capitol: Calcasieu [ ] Baton Rouge * use star Cameron Universities: Jefferson Davis [ ] MSU -McNeese State University * Lake Charles Evangeline [ ] UL-L -University of Louisiana at Lafayette * Lafayette Acadia [ ] LSU -Louisiana State University * Baton Rouge Vermillion [ ] LSU-E -Louisiana State University at Eunice * Eunice [western tip of St. Landry] Avoyelles St. Landry [ ] LSU-A -Louisiana State University at Alexandria * Alexandria Lafayette [ ] LSU-S -Louisiana State University at Shreveport * Shreveport Pointe Coupee [ ] GSU -Grambling State University * Grambling Just west of Ruston] St. Martin [ ] SU -Southern University * Baton Rouge [north side] Iberville [ ] TU -Tulane University * New Orleans Iberia [ ] UNO -University of New Orleans * New Orleans St. Mary [ ] SLU -Southeastern Louisiana University * Hammond [bottom of Tangipahoa] Assumption [ ] NSU -Nichols State University * Thibodaux Ascension [ ] LT -Louisiana Tech University * Ruston West Baton Rouge [ ] LC -Louisiana College * Pineville Just north of Alexandria] Terrebonne St. James [ ] UL-M -University of Louisiana at Monroe * Monroe Directions given out on Lafourche [ ] NSU -Northwestern State University * Natchitoches St. John [ ] XU -Xavier University * New Orleans St. Charles [ ] DU - Dillard University * New Orleans Historical Sites: Map Due Florida Parishes [ ] Nottoway Plantation * White Castle [Iberville parish] East Baton Rouge [ ] Oak Alley Plantation * Vacherie [St. James Parish] East Feliciana [ ] Laura Plantation * Vacherie [St. James Parish] West Feliciana [ ] Myrtles Plantation * St Francisville [West Feliciana Parish] St. Helena [ ] Loyd Hall Plantation * Cheneyville Just south of Alexandria] Livingston [ ] Fort St. Jean Baptiste de Natchitoches * Natchitoches Tangipahoa [ ] Battle of New Orleans * Chalmette [St. Bernard Parish] Washington [ ] Angola State Prison * Angola [West Feliciana Parish] St. Tammany [ ] Forts Pike, Jackson, and St. Phillip Geography: [ ] Mt. Driskill [Bienville Parish] [ ] The Delta [southern tip of Plaquemine Parish] [ ] 31st Parallel [top straight edge of "toe" of boot] [ ] 33rd Parallel [northernmost straight edge -top of boot] [ ] 94th Longitude [westernmost straight edge of boot] Highways: [ ] I-10 [ ] I-12 [ ] I-49 [ ] I-20 [ ] I-55 [ ] River Road [ ] Hwy 171 [ ] Hwy 165 [ ] Hwy 167 [ ] Hwy 27 [ ] Hwy 1 Waterways: [ ] Calcasieu Lake [ ] Calcasieu River [ ] Sabine River [ ] Toledo Bend [ ] Pearl River [ ] Red River [ ] Atchafalaya Bay [ ] Atchafalaya River [ ] Lake Maurepas [ ] Lake Pontchartrain [ ] Barataria Bay [ ] Gulf of Mexico [ ] Mississippi River [ ] Sabine Lake [ ] Lake Borgne [ ] Atchafalaya Basin [ ] Bayou Lafourche State Symbols: [ ] State Tree -Bald Cypress [ ] State Bird -Eastern Brown Pelican [ ] State Reptile -Alligator [ ] State Dog -Catahoula [ ] State Flower -Magnolia [ ] State Drink –Milk [ ] State Insect -Honey Bee [ ] State Crustacean -Crawfish [ ] State Seal [ ] State Flag Festivals: [ ] Label at least ONE festival for each section of the state PUT ON MAP KEY! Misc. Items: [ ] Map Key for Universities, roads, historical sites, Acadian / Florida parish colors, Festivals, etc.

North Louisiana Using a pencil, label each parish and parish seat. Add all items as instructed by teacher. Finish map by using BLACK ink and pencil colors. When completed, cut out each sectional map and Glue-stick or tape together on a sheet of white poster board. Label all st borders (Mississippi River, 31 parallel, Gulf of Mexico, etc.) Add other items such as compass rose, map key, state symbols… Turn in by due date as directed.

Central Louisiana Using a pencil, label each parish and parish seat. Add all items as instructed by teacher. Finish map by using BLACK ink and pencil colors. When completed, cut out each sectional map and Glue-stick or tape together on a sheet of white poster board. Label all borders (Mississippi River, 31 st parallel, Gulf of Mexico, etc.) Add other items such as compass rose, map key, state symbols… Turn in by due date as directed.

Southwest Louisiana Using a pencil, label each parish and parish seat. Add all items as instructed by teacher. Finish map by using BLACK ink and pencil colors. When completed, cut out each sectional map and Glue-stick or tape together on a st sheet of white poster board. Label all borders (Mississippi River, 31 parallel, Gulf of Mexico, etc.) Add other items such as compass rose, map key, state symbols… Turn in by due date as directed.

Florida Parishes Using a pencil, label each parish and parish seat. Add all items as instructed by teacher. Finish map by using BLACK ink and pencil colors. When completed, cut out each sectional map and Glue-stick or tape together on a sheet of white poster board. Label all borders (Mississippi River, 31 st parallel, Gulf of Mexico, etc.) Add other items such as compass rose, map key, state symbols… Turn in by due date as directed.

Southeast Louisiana Using a pencil, label each parish and parish seat. Add all items as instructed by teacher. Finish map by using BLACK ink and pencil colors. When completed, cut out each sectional map and Gluestick or tape together on a sheet of white poster board. Label all st borders (Mississippi River, 31 parallel, Gulf of Mexico, etc.) Add other items such as compass rose, map key, state symbols… Turn in by due date as directed.

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What's WRONG with this map? The Florida parishes and Acadian parishes are the WRONG COLOR. Just follow the DIRECTIONS PLEASE.

Directions: Based on my vast, past experiences, here are the things you might want to know before, during, after you do this project. These have worked for me many, many years. Hope they work for you.

1. Print out copies of each map section. Run EXTRAS, they will need them. I always showed my students each section on a white board projection and we talked about each parish, parish seat and festivals, historical sites, etc. The power-points are on http://louisiana101.com/ideas_postermap.html

2. While using the appropriate power-point the students will follow along and fill in their map each day. (You may add whatever extra info or highlights you see as fit. Students will complete parish, parish seat, additional towns, rivers, highways, etc.)

3. I always gave info about a festival for all section except one which left students a small bit of textbook/internet research to complete.

4. Parish names should be in CAPS and parish seats in Upper and lower case as with most maps.

5. As students begin their final posters, given them a fresh set of maps, directions, symbols, etc.

6. When we finished drawing the sections in class they were then given time at home to complete the map, state symbols, coloring – in pencil colors. Generally two weeks or less depending on what you require.

7. Students could use my symbols or pull pictures from the internet which gave them some individual choice. All map sections should be cut out and should fit together like a puzzle.

8. The students SHOULD write in black ink, color in appropriate pencil colors, and follow the simple rubric.

9. I always got maps from VERY RIGHT to VERY WRONG but the grading stickers allowed me to give them SOME points. Generally they got the parish names and seats correct. Stickers are printed on Avery 8163 sheets of 10 per page.

10. When they turned in the maps, I had students turn them in BEFORE School so they did not roll them up or mess them up. They turned them in UPSIDE DOWN WITHOUT ME SEEING THEM, as I told them: "it was to get a fair and impartial grade".

11. Once the maps were all turned in, I picked them up, flipped them over and NEVER looked or saw the names until I graded them. Fair and impartial grading. All I do is put a sticker on them and grade them. It has taken me a week to ten days to grade them all.

12. Email me if you have any questions because I know I left out something even though I have done this foe 20+ years in September, October, or early November each year. [email protected]

Rubric for grading maps A

B

C

Overall Appearance

Map appears to be very well presented, symbols are all here, proper key, rivers/highways seem correct

Map appears to look pretty good, symbols are mostly here, proper key, rivers/highways seem mostly correct.

Map appears to look good, some symbols are missing, a few key issues, rivers/highways seem mostly correct.

D

U

Map appears to look rushed, some symbols are missing, problems with map key, some rivers/highways are missing.

Parish AND Parish Seats

All 64 parishes and parish seats are written properly in black ink and in upper, or upper and lower case.

Most parishes and parish seats are written properly in black ink and most are in upper, or upper and lower case.

Most parishes and parish seats are written properly in black ink but are not in upper, or upper and lower case.

Some of parishes and parish seats are written improperly or not in black ink, or not in upper, or upper and lower case.

Sites and Schools

Following the directions for state sites and all universities is well done and in proper locations

Most state sites and universities are located and in proper locations.

Many state sites and universities are located and in proper locations.

Missing state sites and/or universities plus locations are wrong locations.

Highways and waterways

Following the directions, state highways and waterways are in proper locations.

Most state highways and/or waterways are in proper locations and labeled correctly.

Many state highways and/or waterways are in proper locations and many labeled correctly.

Missing some state highways and/or waterways and in wrong locations and labeled incorrectly.

Missing some state highways and/or waterways and in wrong locations and labeled incorrectly.

Map key and state symbols

Following the directions the map key seems correct and all state symbols are properly labeled and attached to poster.

The map key seems nearly correct and most state symbols are properly labeled.

The map key is mostly correct and but state symbols are incomplete and improperly labeled.

The map key is missing and some state symbols are missing and/or improperly labeled.

Either the map key is missing or the state symbols are missing and/or improperly labeled.

Map appears to look very rushed, many symbols are missing, problems with map key, and/or many rivers/highways are missing. Many of parishes and parish seats are written improperly in pencil, and are not in upper, or upper and lower case. Many missing state sites and/or universities plus locations are not correct or not shown.

In all my years of doing this project I have NEVER come across a turned in map that got all U's. I GIVE points very freely starting with the appearance. If they turned in a map, they get SOME points. Almost every map gotten points for the parish / parish seats. They may have missed some of the schools or sites but still they got some of them. The highways are generally done nearly correct and many waterways are correct but some may not be labeled. My biggest problem was always with the map key. It is general not done or they tried to use MY map key which gives them 0 points. The symbols are generally correct. So you see, students can get lots of points even if the map is not done correctly. I have never given a student a totally bad set of points if they turned a poster in due to the fact that SOMETHING is always done correctly. It may not be what they wanted but it is generally much more than they expected. The points, on average run – B, A, B, A, C. So 16 out of 25 isn't so bad. Mostly, they have learned something about Louisiana. Mainly my students learn that if they start working on a project from the beginning, it all works out in the end with good grades and I'm not the bad guy here, Most of our learning has been in fun and by the end of the year my students just wonder "How did I learn that?"

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