History Fair is Thursday, May 9

History Fair will be in the Gym during school for students and after school from 6-7 for students and their families.  

The Illinois Constitution Test is May 7 & 8

 

Check these out to help you on the Illinois Constitution Test.

Review Games

Illinois Constitution Battleship

Illinois Constitution Hangman

Illinois Constitution Rags to Riches

There are flashcards up at Quizlet 

Practice Quiz if you want a challenge and have some extra time (you don't have to use your name)

Illinois Constitution Practice Quiz http://www.quia.com/quiz/2405981.html

Note: this quiz has some info that isn't on the test and not everything on the test is on this quiz. It's meant to be fun but is not a substitute for studying for the test.

History Fair: Webstie Option

If you've chosen the website option, sorry but no tumblr.  
You must use blogger or better yet wix or a similar site. 

See me.

History Fair Project 2013: Communicating Your Story

The essays are in, now:

How are you going to tell your story?

Documentary?  Model?  Tri-fold board?

We'll be discussing your options in class.  In the meantime look for examples online and read more here and here.  And here.

Remember, you've got to pick a product from among the five categories:

• Documentary
• Exhibit
• Paper
• Performance/Acting
• Website

Click on the links for more info.

Please don't start the projects until they've been approved by me.

More examples are here.

Here are pictures from last year:
 https://plus.google.com/photos/105241701220894289977/albums/5743152056073864561

And these are from this year's regionals:
https://plus.google.com/photos/105241701220894289977/albums/5852637853723687137

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.