Week of 9/12 and Guilford Courthouse Extra Credit

Thanks for checking in.  This week we will focus on the early settlement of North Carolina.  Mon is a little out of sequence, and we will be talking about 9/11, and the roots of modern terrorism.  The rest of the week we will discuss Columbus, the Lost Colony, and the Jamestown settlement.  

The extra credit details/instructions are below.   

1 Print the worksheets. Click on "GC" in the documents section of my website.

2 Go to the park find the information and fill in the worksheets. This may take many hours. There is a battlefield section and a museum section. I believe the Museum closes at 5 pm daily. 

3 Take a picture of yourself at the park near an identifiable landmark. Pictures can be emailed, brought in on device, or printed.

4 Turn both in by 10/26. No exceptions can be made because this is the last day of the grading period.

5. DO NOT wait until the last minute to do this. Weather does not always cooperate, and you probably cannot get it done after school in one trip. It is NOT alright to take off of school to do this.

6 If you all go to the park together it is OK to do this with friends. Do not give your work to someone else. 

7 You will receive 5 100%'s in the grade book; the equivalent of a perfect test grade. 

8 Questions other than extensions email me. 

Project due Friday

We are doing a mini project that is due Friday.  Students will be doing this entirely at home.  Students will create a 3D model of the regions of North Carolina.  The main purpose is to get across the theme that elevation is what determines our geographic regions in North Carolina.  Students can use any medium they wish to make the model.  Clay, cardboard, and uncooked pasta are a couple of materials they may wish to use.  The model need not be larger than a sheet of paper, but it is up to the discretion of the student.  I do not expect the project to take more than an hour or two. 

 

	A	B	C	D	F
Does the Map show elevation well?	There are clearly 3 distinct elevations represented well.	3 elevations represented but not well.	Elevation represented but not correctly.	Elevation not represented	Project not done
Are the 3 regions clearly depicted?	3 regions clearly depicted and in the proper places	3 regions depicted but not in proper placement	1 region not depicted properly	2 regions not depicted properly	Project not done
Was there effort and thought put into the model?	The model is done well with few flaws and clear effort	Model is done with minor flaws and effort is apparent	Model is done but little effort apparent, or sloppy	Model is done but little effort and it is sloppy.	Project not done
Project Grade _______

 

The rest of the week there are no assignments, and we will focus on Native Americans, and Primary sources

First Post

Thank you for visiting.  This is where I will occasionally update information for our class.  You can follow this like  you would any other blog.  This week we are studying the geography of North Carolina.  There is a quiz on Friday, but it is not necessary to study for it.  We will be using materials we created in class for the quiz.  Since it is the first quiz I am going to do a completion grade.  This way students can grow to know what to expect in a quiz.  As always, thank you for visiting this site. 

 

-Alan Schubert

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