Assignments

Students are responsible for turning in assignments when they are due and collected by the teacher. Students have been provided with an assignment tracking sheet to stay current on their work. Students is different periods may have variations from the assignment below due. Parents please ask your students periodically to see their assignment to stay current on their academic progress. The assignment sheet is design to encourage and ensure student responsibility in the educational process.

Instructor: __Tiffany Thrasher__ Course: __AMERICAN Gov’t/Civicsand Current Issue__ Principal: __Dr. TYRONNE SMITH__ Date: 12/09/09

Project Rubric must include: a. Use guided reading worksheet to create group project. b. Create a profile of the country and put on the project. c. Use political cartoon and put on project and answer questions. d. Create a map of the country and put on project. e. Vocabulary for the section to be listed and defined then put on the project f. Create a flag of the country and put on project. Rubric must be signed by parent!!!!!!!!!!!

Final Grades Count down to end of the Year class pERIOD 2, 6, 1, 3 1. rUBRICK FOR GROUP PROJECT SIGNED BY PARENT DUE ON DATE GIVEN IN CLASS 2. gRADE ON GROUP PROJECT PRESENTED ON 12/10/09 AND 12/11/09 3. sIGNED STUDYGUIDE FOR FINAL SEE STUDY GUIDES FOR INSTRUCTIONS 4. sTUDENT TAKES FINAL EXAM

cLASS PERIODS 8 AND 7 1. oUTLINE OF CHAPTER 22-1 AND 22-2 2. oUTLINE CHAPTER 22-3 AND EXIT TICKET 3. sIGNED STUDYGUIDE FOR FINAL SEE STUDY GUIDES FOR INSTRUCTIONS 4. sTUDENT TAKES FINAL EXAM

cONDUCT GRADES: mANY STUDENTS WILL HAVE A GRADE THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF AN OVERAL EVALUATION OF BEHAVIOR DURING THE SEMESTER. iF, YOUR STUDENT HAS HAD ISSUES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS HABITUALLY THERE WILL BE A REDUCTION IN THE GRADE POSSIBLEY EVEN FAILURE: dISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR dISRESPECT TOWARD TEACHER OR OTHER STUDENTS cHEATING sLEEPING eATING IN cLASS tARDIES bEING SENT TO THE INFRACTION ROOM

Instructor: __Tiffany Thrasher__ Course: __AMERICAN Gov’t/Civics____and Current Issue__ Principal: __Dr. TYRONNE SMITH__ Date: 10/19/09—10/23/09

(5-10 Minutes)
 * == instructional focus ==

Review of Georgia Performance Standards and skills used to construct a social science fair project. Essential Question: How can social issues become transformed into research questions for scientific investigation? ||

(75-80 Minutes) Teacher will review concepts in detail for students.
 * == instructional plan ==
 * Important concepts related to social studies research.
 * Essential Vocabulary for research will be reviewed.

Students will review concepts through differentiation. (5 Minutes) Final review questions student have about concepts on developing research project. Clarification given to any questions.
 * Some students will use the computer to review at [|www.pearsonsuccessnet.com]
 * Some students will use the computer to review at various websites for current issues.
 * Students will create a 3 research questions and present other students for peer review and feedback.
 * Revision of best two research questions.
 * Research annotated bibliography constructed. (3 books, 3 academic websites, 2 articles from various periodicals.
 * Class if schedule permits or some students will visit library for research purposes. ||
 * == closure ==

Home work: Continue to work on research project. Final Research question and annotated bibliography due 8:00am Monday 10/26/09 :
 * please email to:

tthrasher@mhsscienceandmath.org
** ||

= Research annotated bibliography constructed DUE November 2 Monday = Three books Three academic websites two articles Write two paragraphs for each source in total 8 sources and 16 paragraphs. Please email to : tthrasher@mhsscienceandmath.org

(3 books, 3 academic websites, 2 articles from various periodicals. )

11.20.09

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