Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Caribbean project 1/8

Today we will be researching Caribbean islands & making cultural brochures to share with other students. You will be working with a partner (randomly chosen), and will have only today in class to research, and the weekend to finish.

Task: 1) Research the Caribbean islands.
2) Take notes on the websites you see
3) Make two brochures with your partner

Roles:
1) Historian - Responsible for brochure sections 2, 4, & 6
2) Artist - Responsible for brochure sections 1, 3, & 5


Here is how you and your partner will create your TWO brochures:
First, fold white paper into three parts.
Fold 1- Flag and name of Country
Fold 2- History of Country (at least FOUR facts)
Fold 3- An artistic scene of area or picture of that country
Fold 4- The biography of a famous person of that country
Fold 5- Map of the country
Fold 6- Travel tips.
(Your brochures should be almost the same, but you must make tw0)

How will it work?
  • Today, research for 20-25 minutes.
  • Then complete your sections on ONE brochure.
  • Give that brochure to your partner, and take the brochure they completed.
  • You can now finish your second brochure by using the information you already know.
  • You can NOT print pictures offline, or print off maps. Everything is by hand! :)
  • You can NOT type anything to print off & glue on your brochure. It must be by hand!
  • You CAN type information you want to remember on MS word, but you have to close the document before we leave today.
RESEARCH:
As you research the Caribbean islands, we will be using some important links. Here are a few:
*General world atlas site: here
Cuba:
Puerto Rico:
Jamaica
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Trinidad & Tobago * another resource
Barbados -More Barbados

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Unit from 12/1-12/17: Mexico!

Our next unit will study Mexico! That is chapter 6 in your textbook (p. 176). 

Our unit formatives and summatives are tentatively set for: 
Quiz: 12/9 Vocab
Quiz: 12/15 Content (summative prep)
Summative: 12/17

*We will also continue to hold quizzes on the U.S. States on 12/3, 12/11, and 12/19!!! Each student MUST know ALL states on the quizzes to "test out" of the quizzes. Keep studying those states. :)