Winter Break Update

I am in the process of grading all chapter 4 recycled tests, chapter 5 tests, chapter 5 extra credit projects, and chapter 5 station work.  I'm planning on having all of these grades finalized in grade portal by our first day back at school.

I announced in class that there is no written homework over the break, but I do want all students to read the Chapter 6, Lesson 1 before school starts back up so that we can hit the ground running.  Make sure to read this a few days before we head back, as there will most likely be a short quiz on the basic informaton covered in the lesson.

I hope everyone is enjoying their winter break!  See you all in 2013!

NHD Update

Assignments 1, 2 & 3 on the NHD timeline will be due in either Mr. Schemer’s team time or Mr. Petrick’s team time (depending on your group).  Completion of these assignments on time will count as both a team time grade and a Civics grade.  You will have a total of 7 hours of class time in team time to complete these assignments, which allows everyone more than enough time to finish.  Most team times have already completed assignment 1 (5 extended responses to essential questions), and will be expected to have assignment 2 (five source cards & draft of annotated bibliography) completed by the time they get to the next NHD team time, where they will work on assignment 3 (50 note cards).  You must have each assignment signed by your NHD team time teacher on your timeline in order to receive credit.

These NHD team time rotations will be completed by January 25^th.  From that point, the rest of the assignments will be due in my classroom on the following dates.

Assignment #4 – Formal Outline – Due January 31^st (B-Day) & February 1^st (A-Day)

Assignment #5 – 1^st Draft of Paper with Title Page & 2^nd Draft of Annotated Bibliography – Due February 14^th (B-Day) & February 15^th (A-Day)

Assignment #6 – Final paper with Title Page & Final Annotated Bibliography (100 Points) & Timeline (with teacher signatures) for each completed assignment (100 points) – Due February 28^th (A-Day) & March 1^st (B-Day).

Important Reminders

• All 6 stations of the Chapter 5 station work will be due Thursday, 12/13 (A-Day), and Friday, 12/14 (B-Day).  We have been working on these stations in class, so they should all be finished and ready to turn in by the due date.  Remember to print out your worksheets for stations 5 & 6.  This requires you to log on to your online book (which students have had over 2 months to do).  Check your assigned work section on the online book's website and you will find the assignments.
• The Chapter 5 test will also be on Thursday, 12/13 (A-Day) and Friday, 12/14 (B-Day).  Use your outlined notes from your station work as a study guide (they will be extremely helpful in preparing for the test).
• Chapter 5 EXTRA CREDIT project will be due on Thursday, 12/13 (A-Day), and Friday, 12/14 (B-Day).  If you are planning on completing this assignment, you should get started ASAP in order to avoid having to work on everything at once.  Plan ahead!!

All directons for your station work and extra credit project are listed below in previous posts.  As always, if you have any questions, please email me at schemerm@duvalschools.org .

Chapter 5 Extra Credit

Chapter 5 Extra Credit Project

Directions:  All projects must be turned in on time.  Remember, you must include a bibliography in MLA format. Students must use at least 2 sources (this does not include pictures).

Research information on the Constitutional Convention. Create a poster board displaying the reasons leading to the convention, information on the delegates in attendance, and the decisions that were made. Each topic must include a visual and a description (descriptions should be at least 8 sentences). You must also create an invitation that would have been sent out to the delegates.  This invitation should inform it’s recipients of the reasons for the meeting and provide factual evidence in order to persuade them to attend.  Information for both the poster board and invitation must be typed or written in pen.

** Any project that is found to be plagiarized (directly copied from a website, book, or another student) will automatically be given a zero and a referral will be written. Student will not be given the opportunity to recycle the grade.***

Rubric:

Points	Title	Description
25	Bibliography	Bibliography is included with the project. At least two sources are used.  Sources are in MLA format. Sources are identified how they are used. Bibliography is written in pen or typed.
25	Content	Content is accurate and correct.  Content pertains to the time period that is being studied. Content is put into student’s own words.  Content is either typed or written in pen.
25	Organization/Presentation	Project is put together as specified in directions. Project is neat and free of errors.  Project is easy to understand.
25	Visuals	Visuals are accurate.  Visuals pertain to the time period. Visuals pertain to the project.  Visuals are clear and easy to see.

Due Date:

A Day: December 13

B Day: December 14