Complete your history card for lesson 48.
Write 2 essays on 1 topic. Essays must be a minimum of 3 paragraphs each if you are in 7th grade or under. Otherwise they must be a minimum of 5 paragraphs.
Some suggested subject ideas were your favorite food, season, author, sport, or animal. You may think of another topic, but both essays should reflect the same topic but be according to the intended style, which are explained again below. Remember that 1 of the style choices has already been assigned to you.
Narrative essays tell a story which may be fact or fiction from a personal viewpoint. Your history lessons are narrative style essays.
Expository essays convey information or clearly explain something about the topic. They do not highlight your opinion.
Persuasive essays attempt to persuade or convince a reader to accept a particular view or take a specific action.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Monday, January 28, 2013
Phillip II and the Spanish Armada
Complete the history card for lesson 46. Then read lesson 47 along with its summary card.
Use another 3x5 card and write an imaginary postcard from Phillip II to a friend in Spain describing the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Glue a copy of the picture below to the front of the card. (You will file this under "Europe: Spain."
"Escorial" ~ monastary-palace of Phillip II
Use another 3x5 card and write an imaginary postcard from Phillip II to a friend in Spain describing the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Glue a copy of the picture below to the front of the card. (You will file this under "Europe: Spain."
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The Dutch Revolt
Read lesson 45, creating a flashcard for each word in bold print in the lesson. You will use these as flashcards to re-tell the lesson to a parent. Have your parent sign your written work page below to verify you re-told the lesson to them at some point after your reading it.
Write 5 true-or-false questions from the lesson which you will use in class review time, so make sure they are in your notebooks! Of course, write your summary card for your own benefit as well.
Listen to the Netherlands' National Anthem all the way through reading the lyrics here in English.
Write 5 true-or-false questions from the lesson which you will use in class review time, so make sure they are in your notebooks! Of course, write your summary card for your own benefit as well.
Listen to the Netherlands' National Anthem all the way through reading the lyrics here in English.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Renaissance Stargazers
Read lesson 43 and write a concise summary of these men and what is most important to remember about them for your history card for this lesson.
Read more about this picture from NASA on the bottom of this page.
Read more about this picture from NASA on the bottom of this page.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Semester Review and Exam
Review the worksheet information received in class to aid studying for the semester exam. Also, past quizzes are a good source for study helps. Utilize the text book table of contents to determine if particular lessons are especially foggy in the mind. If so, return to that lesson and be reminded of the significance of those persons and events in history.
When ready, take the History Exam due back in class this Friday.
When ready, take the History Exam due back in class this Friday.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Writing Assignment
To be due this next Tuesday, complete the following history writing exercises below:
Choice A: Write about the life of Jeanne d'Albret as if you were writing an entry about her for an encyclopedia. The paper should be five to six paragraphs long but nothing you write should be someone else's words. You must give an overview of her life in your own words. Use lesson 41 and this article here for your information.
Choice B: Write a report on the symptoms and treatment of tuberculosis. Be sure that you do not plagiarize the words of the sources that you choose to use. This report should be a minimum of three very well developed paragraphs.
Note: I will be noting your use of verbals in your writing, which you have been learning in grammar!
Also, if you did not write your history summary card for lesson 42, be sure to do that as well as catch up on any recent lessons for which you did not write a summary.
Choice A: Write about the life of Jeanne d'Albret as if you were writing an entry about her for an encyclopedia. The paper should be five to six paragraphs long but nothing you write should be someone else's words. You must give an overview of her life in your own words. Use lesson 41 and this article here for your information.
Choice B: Write a report on the symptoms and treatment of tuberculosis. Be sure that you do not plagiarize the words of the sources that you choose to use. This report should be a minimum of three very well developed paragraphs.
Note: I will be noting your use of verbals in your writing, which you have been learning in grammar!
Also, if you did not write your history summary card for lesson 42, be sure to do that as well as catch up on any recent lessons for which you did not write a summary.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Quiz and Jeanne d'Albret
Complete the Quiz for Week 13. Helps are not permissible; it is closed book and closed notes.
Write your history card for Mary, Queen of Scots, from lesson 40.
Then, read lesson 41 and write a summary for this lesson as well.
To be due this next Tuesday, complete the following history writing exercises below:
Choice A: Write about the life of Jeanne d'Albret as if you were writing an entry about her for an encyclopedia. The paper should be five to six paragraphs long but nothing you write should be someone else's words. You must give an overview of her life in your own words. Use lesson 41 and this article here for your information.
Choice B: Write a report on the symptoms and treatment of tuberculosis. Be sure that you do not plagiarize the words of the sources that you choose to use. This report should be a minimum of three very well developed paragraphs.
Note: I will be noting your use of verbals in your writing, which you have been learning in grammar!
Write your history card for Mary, Queen of Scots, from lesson 40.
Then, read lesson 41 and write a summary for this lesson as well.
To be due this next Tuesday, complete the following history writing exercises below:
Choice A: Write about the life of Jeanne d'Albret as if you were writing an entry about her for an encyclopedia. The paper should be five to six paragraphs long but nothing you write should be someone else's words. You must give an overview of her life in your own words. Use lesson 41 and this article here for your information.
Choice B: Write a report on the symptoms and treatment of tuberculosis. Be sure that you do not plagiarize the words of the sources that you choose to use. This report should be a minimum of three very well developed paragraphs.
Note: I will be noting your use of verbals in your writing, which you have been learning in grammar!
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