Ch 23 Practice Test

The Chapter 23 Great Depression and New Deal test is fast approaching.  

Make sure to complete and study your Ch 23 Test Review Sheet (pink) and take your Ch 23 Practice test at SuccessNet.  

The online test is for practice and you will not receive a grade based on your score.

Many test questions are on there but not all and some questions on the practice test aren't on the actual test.  
  
Good Luck!

There will also be a study session after school on Thursday in my room until 4:05.  There will be help and more study games.

History Fair Topic Selection!

1. Look over your blue History Fair & You sheet if you need to.
2. Still looking for a topic?  Go to Edmodo to check my comments.  Also look over the printed out list of topics (see me) or the digital lists are here.
3. Once your topic has been approved by me, fill out the blue History Topic Sheet (with the keys).
4. Read, read, read about your topic.  At least ten minutes in class and more outside of class.
5. Finally, write a paragraph about your topic.  You can either hand write it on paper or type it into Edmodo.    The paragraph is pass/fail.  The paragraph must:

·       be at least five sentences

·       have topic date(s)

·       underline the topic

·       describe topic clearly

·       explain why it’s a turning point

or it will be a zero. 

You will have until 11/27 to complete the Topic Sheet and until 11/30 to compete the paragraph.  Any redos by these dates will receive full credit.  After that they’ll be late.

Once you have your topic we’re going to put it into hibernation until Jan/Feb 2013.

November 6, 2012

History Fair Topic Ideas (repost)

Think about what we talked about in class and explore some topics that interest you.  Need some ideas?  Click on the links below.

Go to NHD and View the Sample Topics (pdf)

and
 

 

Go to Chicago History, then click Students Become Historians and NHD Topic Ideas

Election 2012 Electoral College

Use your outline map of the U.S. worksheet to make your own electoral college map. 

You can use any site you want, but I suggest using the CNN website.

For additional predictions, check out 270 to win. 

Election 2012 Debating Points

Use your worksheet and the internet to help you prepare for the debate next class. 

You will be assigned to either Romney or Obama (sorry, but you probably won't get to choose).  Use the internet to research the candidates opinions on various issues.  You many not include the issues of abortion or drugs.
 


Having trouble finding information?  Try:
http://www.thepoliticalguide.com/
and
http://2012election.procon.org/view.source-summary-chart.php?topic=64

Edmodo: History Fair

Join Edmodo.  See me for your class code.  If you have an account, log in.  If you don’t have one create a new one.  We’ll be using this to turn in much of our History Fair work.  

See me for help.  

History Fair Topic Ideas

History Fair topic ideas can be difficult to develop and you shouldn't rush into it.  Here are some sites to help you out.

Think about what we talked about in class and explore some topics that interest you.  Need some ideas?  Click on the links below.

Go to NHD and View the Sample Topics (pdf)

 

Go to Chicago History, then click Students Become Historians and NHD Topic Ideas

The theme is year is Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, Events.  While I'm not too concerned at this point about you fitting your topic into this theme, it's a good idea to keep this in mind. 

Read the pages and choose three topics that look interesting.  If you can’t find much information on the topic you probably can’t do it.