projects

=//*Students: Please use this page as reference for your Class Projects*//=

= = =The 1950s Project: May 8th-11th 2012:= Students submitted answers via their Google Docs feature.

Students were assigned an important element of American culture from the 1950s. Students were provided sources on their sections such as internet sites and textbook information. Sections Include: //The Cold War// //The Korean War// //The Cold War in America// //Peace and Prosperity// //The Two Americas// //Rebelling Against Conformity//

Students answered a series of questions as individuals.

Students are responsible for providing enough information for their classmates to be able to answer corresponding questions.
 * This information was compiled and taken down in note-form as a class.



=World War II Battles: Jigsaw April 23rd-27th, 2012:= Students submitted answers via their Google Docs feature.

Students were assigned an important American battle from WWII. Students were provided sources on the battle such as graphic novels, internet sites, and textbook information. Battles Include: //Pearl Harbor// //Midway// //D-Day// //Guadalcanal//

Students answered a series of questions as pairs.

Students are responsible for providing enough information for their classmates to be able to answer corresponding questions.
 * This information was compiled and taken down in note-form as a class.

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=//The Great Gatsby// and the American Dream- April 2nd-April 4th, 2012:= //(*This assignment is designed to support preparation for the PSSA Writing Exam).//

Monday: Students will use their homework to complete a timed writing assignment in class. Students will be asked to analyze the relationship between the characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby," and the concept of the American Dream. 20 points.

Tuesday: Students will peer-edit their written responses and complete a visual assignment for homework. Students will be asked to represent their response visually. 20 points.

Wednesday: Students will present their projects to the class. Students will be given a short presentation rubric. 10 points. //Total Points: 50//

=In-class Project: The Progressive Puzzle! January 27th- February 1st 2012:=

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Part 1: Students will work together to complete a jigsaw packet, 30 Points. These will be shared via Google Docs and completed in class. Students will be asked to answer a series of questions regarding their assigned topic, using the textbook as a basis for their answers. The students will then be asked to find 5 pictures which correspond to their topic, paste them in their Google Doc, and write appropriate captions for each picture.======

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Part 2: Students will work together to create a Publisher document, 30 Points. Students will create a visual representation of the information that they have compiled from their Google Docs. Students will also use the images and captions that they have researched and incorporate all data into their "Puzzle Piece."======

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Part 3: Students will work together to complete a series of questions about the Progressives Puzzle, 30 Points. The students will use their peers' Puzzle Pieces as well as their own information to synthesize the data to answer questions regarding the Progressive Era.======

*Students will also receive 20 participation points, for a total of 110 points for the project.


=In-class Project for December 14, 15, 16, 19 2011:=
 * Immigration and Personal Histories**

**Oral History Project OR Family Tree Project- Submitted Online via Google Docs**

 * Step 1: Check your email, copy and paste the shared document into a Word Doc., and fill in the blanks. Save this and e-mail it to Ms. Draksler as an ATTACHMENT. Ask if you do not know how to do this!!!**


 * Step 2: Check your email. Use the information from Step 1 to complete and re-submit Step 2 to Ms. Draksler via Google Docs. SHARE THIS WITH MS. DRAKSLER. Ask if you do not know how to do this!!! When Ms. Draksler has edited it, re-type the information in paragraph form. Make a title on a Word Doc. Submit both to Ms. Draksler via e-mail as ATTACHMENTS. Ask if you do not know how to do this!!! Copy a family tree or history scroll on a post-it poster and fill-in the information from Step 1. Get your print-outs from Ms. Draksler and paste them on your poster.**


 * Step 3: Check your email. Open the shared document and complete the reflection form. Submit this to Ms. Draksler to complete the project! Thanks!!!**

== =In-class Project for Thursday and Friday, November 3rd-4th 2011:=
 * Reconstruction**

-Thursday:
Students will use the project template completed for homework, their notes, and their Civil War Battlefield Comic Book, to complete a folder of the history of the Civil War and Reconstruction in 1 of the following states: Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, or Tennessee. Students are asked to describe: 3 facts from their battles (Gettysburg, Antietam, Bull Run 1/Wilderness/Merrimac v. Monitor, Shiloh, respectively), 5 facts about Reconstruction in their state following the Civil War, and 5 facts about a Historically Black College located in that state (Cheney, Bowie State, Virginia Union, Fisk, respectively). Students will be given pictures and resources from Ms. Draksler that apply to their specific state. Students will receive 1 point per fact, and 1 point for the use of a picture.

-Friday:
Students will complete their folders.

= In-class Project for Tuesday through Monday, September 6th-12th 2011:=

-Tuesday, Wednesday:
Students will use the margin notes that they took for homework to complete a project template specific to their sections.

-Thursday:
Students will construct a timeline of the French and Indian War using a project template.

-Friday:
Students will not have class due to 4Sight testing.

-Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday:
Students will finish and present their infographic on the French and Indian War. = =

-Thursday
Students will be introduced to a project where they split parts of a larger written document on the French and Indian War. The student will construct a small presentation to add to the class' overall understanding of the conflict.

-Friday
Students will be introduced to a project where they split parts of a larger written document on the French and Indian War. The student will construct a small presentation to add to the class' overall understanding of the conflict.

=In-class Project for Friday, August 26th 2011:= = =

**Together We Will....Create a Class Tagul Word Cloud for Trimester 1 American History!**
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 * Don't know what a Word Cloud is? Here is my example:** My Cloud!
 * Scroll over the tagged words-- I recommend Right-clicking on the tag and select the "Open tag in new window" option.

**We are going to create a class word cloud.**

**//So.......//** **Think about what America and American History mean to you. Take a few minutes and pay some real attention to what you have learned this week, your peers' perspectives, and your own perspectives!**

YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES. GO!!!!
 * Once you have considered your answer, submit them to Ms. Draksler.**

After everyone has submitted your words, we will work together as a class to create our word cloud. Use this time to think what colors and shapes would work best!