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Project Letter - Liberators

This Week's Schedule

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Wednesday (A day) / Thursday (B day)
COPY of Research Outline is due (***2 HW grades***)
Notebook Quiz 

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Friday (A day) / Monday, Feb. 28 (B day)
Empire Map is due
Map Quiz

What do you need for the Notebook Quiz?

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A-day Students

Agenda: 1/25, 1/27, 1/31, 2/2, 2/4, 2/8, 2/10, 2/14

§Review Questions: 125a/b, 1/27a/b, 131a/b, 202a/b, 204, 208, 210a/b, 214a/b

§Unit 4 Voc: 1-13

§Aztec/Inca Notes

§Liberator Chart

 

B-day Students

Agenda: 1/26, 1/28, 2/1, 2/3, 2/7, 2/9, 2/11, 2/15

§Review Questions: 126a/b, 1/28a/b, 201a/b, 203a/b, 205, 209, 211a/b, 215a/b

§Unit 4 Voc: 1-13

§Aztec/Inca Notes

§Liberator Chart

Copy of the Research Outline

A COPY of the Research Outline is due Wednesday for A day students and Thursday for B day students.  I need a copy of the outline, and you need a copy of the outline.  There are several ways to do this.

Options

1. Make a photocopy of the outline.
2. Scan the outline, and print it out.
3. Type the outline, and print it out (or email it to me).
4. Re-write the information on another piece of paper.

Students, I know this seems very tedious (a big waist of time), but this is very important.  I need to read your Research Outline to make sure all of the information is correct.  However, if I have your outline, you will not be able to work on your project.  This is why I would like a COPY of the outline.

Thank you so much!
Mr. Posey

Research Outline

Please include the following information in the project:

***This outline is due February 16***

Liberator’s Name: _______________________

Birthplace / birth date: __________________

Country (or countries) that he liberated:

_____________________________________________________________

Background Information

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

Major Achievements / Interesting Facts:

1. ________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________________

5. _______________________________________________________

How do people celebrate his achievements? (e.g. holidays, festivals, statues, places named after him, etc.)

_____________________________________________________________

Cause of Death:

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

Project: Leaders of Latin American Independence

Dear Parents,

            This week, our social studies students will begin a very important, yet exciting, new project.  They have learned a few facts about each of the following leaders of Latin American independence movements: Toussaint L’Ouverture, Simon Bolivar, and Father Miguel Hidalgo.  Each student will choose one of these liberators as the focus of his or her project.  We will spend two days (February 4^th and 7^th) researching in the school’s media center and computer labs.  The students are responsible for conducting all other research outside of school.  Each student will receive a research outline.  This outline must be completed by Wednesday, February 16.  If there are any issues with gaining access to resources or the student needs individual assistance, I am available after school each day Monday-Wednesday until 4:30.

The students will present information on the life and achievements of their chosen liberator.  They will have the following options for presenting the information:

Ø      Poster

Ø      Glog (an e-poster) – www.glogster.com

Ø      PowerPoint Presentation

Ø      Poem, song, or rap

Ø      Monologue – dressed in costume (a presentation of the information from the first person point of view)

Students must choose an option by Monday, February 28.  On this day, they will submit their decision in writing.  At that point, each student will receive a rubric, outlining the grading criteria.  This project is worth 200 points.  Presentations will begin Monday, March 7.  Projects will not be accepted after Friday, March 11.  It is extremely important that your child takes this project very seriously.  It will have a tremendous impact on his or her overall grade for the 3^rd nine weeks.

Sincerely,

Steven Posey