Flood of 2013 Clean Up/Please Keep Studying

Sorry about all of the flooding in Elmwood Park and the Chicagoland area.  I hope that everyone who suffered flooding has at least been able to clean up.

The US Constitution test will go on as planned this Monday and Tuesday (instead of last Thursday & Friday) so please keep studying.

The US Constitution Test is Thursday & Friday. Study!

Use the links below, especially the flashcards, to study for the test. 

There's a free app for Apple products, link below so you can study the flashcards on you're phone. 
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flashcards-+/id478986342?mt=8

There's also a study session after school on Wednesday.

US Constitution April 12 & 15: Finish Practice Test and Study!

• Finish up practice test and study!  Test is Thursday & Friday next week.

Speaking of studying. . .

1. Flash Cards (highly recommended) are here

And on my Quia profile look for

1. Review Games:  Activities -->Constitution and you'll see them
2. Review Quizzes for retakes, review and practice: Quizzes --> US Constitution --> and you'll see the quizzes

US Constitution April 10 & 11

• Collected Constitution Sheet #1
• Reviewed Ch 7 & Constitution Outline
• Read Citizenship Handbook (p.251) parts 1-4.
• Homework: Study and fill-out half of Practice Test

The test is April 18 & 19.  Start studying now!

US Constitution April 5 & 8

 

 Look over the Constitution outline at the end of Chapter 7 (p. 226) and you can view the real thing here.

• Complete US Constitution Worksheets 1 & 2.
• Start working on the US Constitution Practice Test packet (due the day of the test)

Quiz Retakes
You can retake quizzes online as many times as you want.
Ch 6, Section 1 Quiz online for max 5/6 score if needed.  Click here for Ch 6 quiz retake. See me for the secret word (password).

Ch 7, Sections 1 & 2 Quiz online for max 7/9 score. Click here for quiz retake. See me for the secret word (password).


Online Activities:
Nothing new.  See previous blog posts.

U.S. Constitution April 3 & 4

• Read Chapter 7, section 3 and complete section 3 worksheet but just the Bill of Rights part
• Study for Section 3 Quiz

Need to retake Ch 7, Sections 1 & 2 quiz online for max 7/9 score?  Click here for quiz retake. See me for the secret word (password).

Online activities:
Sequence of Events & Documents in U.S. History
http://www.quia.com/rd/257913.html
Amendments to the Constitution (matching game)
http://www.quia.com/jg/2536193.html 
27 Amendments
http://www.quia.com/jg/2241789.html

History Fair Papers where peer graded today and will be graded by me soon. 

U.S. Constitution March 22 & April 2

• Read Chapter 7, section 2 and complete section 2 worksheet
• Study for Section 1 & 2 Quiz next class

Retake Ch 6, Section 1 quiz online for max 5/6 score if needed.  Click here for Ch 6 quiz retake. See me for the secret word (password).

Need to retake Ch 7, Sections 1 & 2 quiz online for max 7/9 score?  Click here for quiz retake. See me for the secret word (password).


Online activities:

Articles of Confederation or U.S. Constitution?

Confederation to U.S. Constitution (Battleship)

•  Constitutional Compromises

Finish History Fair Essay.  Will be peer-graded next class.

U.S. Constitution March 20 & 21

• Read Chapter 7, section 1 page 206
• Complete Articles of Confederation and the Constitution worksheet

Online Game:
Articles of Confederation or U.S. Constitution? 

And: Finish History Fair Essay

U.S. Constitution March 18 & 19

Introduction & Overview
Background & Revolution

Declaration of Independence

• Read Ch 6, Section 1 and complete worksheet
• Study for Ch 6/Sec 1 Quiz

Need to retake Ch 6/Sec 1 Quiz?  See me for the password and then click here.

Online activities to play:

Declaration of Independence fill-in The American Revolution Battleship American Revolution Review Questions (Challenge Board) http://www.quia.com/cb/835309.html

 

History Fair Research Paper--Due 3/21

Now that your bibliography is cited and annotated we're going to start writing your research paper.  It will take the from of a five-paragraph essay using your thesis.  These types of essays are usually called argumentative.  

1) Take a few minutes to re-read your sources since it's been a while.

2) Refine your thesis. Still having trouble with your thesis?
Check out this basic site:  Thesis Generator

 





 
3) Outline your essay and come up with a rough draft.
 
Use the outline in class or this webtool:

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/essaymap/

 This will be discussing this in class, but here are two great guidelines for you to reread or read if you were absent.
 http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/685/05/
 http://www.roanestate.edu/owl/argument.html

4) Write a five-paragraph essay.
The method consists of:

1. an introductory paragraph that introduces the topic, gives a context, and states the thesis
2. three evidentiary body paragraphs that support the thesis
3. a conclusion that restates the thesis

You'll also need to print a copy for class.  12 point simple font, double spaced. 

Due Thursday, March 21.