Due Monday Jan 14: One full 5 sentence paragraph on either of the following topics: A) How well do you think your comic book group will do on this project, and why?  or B) What have you found out so far about your individual project?

Those interested in extra credit can do both paragraphs…

We are starting the Civil war, and the month of January will be spent on civil war projects in the form of comic books (fun!). Yes, I will be picking your groups. No you cannot beg/pester me into changing them… We will also be working hard to finish up our individual projects by the end of the month for semester grading. The year is almost half gone already!

I am posting the guidelines I gave you in class here.  It is an Inspiration document, so some computers might not open it (but you all have a hard copy, so you don’t need it, right?).

     civil war books guidelines

Please remember that while the comic book and your essays will be guided by me, the individual projects are up to you, and there will be no extensions, so please work diligently on them in the time I give you!

Please write out one paragraph (5 sentences, intro and conclusion are needed) that explains the steps a territory must take to become a state!

Write out definitions (at least 2 sentences each) in your own words explaining the following review terms; Manifest Destiny, Missouri Compromise, Oregon Territory, Abolitionism

Due Friday (12-7):

Pick one (1) state on our Midwest map and tell me the following; state name, population, largest city, state symbol/nickname (ie Oregon is the Beaver State, WA is the Evergreen State), and the year it entered the Union (became a state).   This one does not have to be in full sentences, PM core please remember to turn it in before the breakfast!

4 informational notices today:

1 Your behavior during our haiku illustration time is telling me whether or not each class is capable of doing project work instead of book work - I want you to have fun, but if you cannot do the work at the same time then it will just be bookwork… Boring!

2 Community Unity Day is Friday! Students who get all their work in this week (in both classes) will be going with me to have a group breakfast during class. Students who do not get their work done will be taking a test in Ms Chan’s room.

3 AM - I posted musical chairs pics on Photobucket here is the link to the album

4 All - I also (finally) posted my omsi pics. The link to the omsi album is here

Good Luck!

The test for the constitution unit will be Tuesday, October 30 (so you don’t have to study on Halloween). We will be doing review all this week - I suggest all students bring their Constitution worksheets (all of them) on Monday and Tuesday for ease of study…