Q2 U.S. Update (October 22, 2009)  rx   fr  lt  rctl  artpr   pc

The second and third quarters are more challenging—I will give you less and you will earn (and learn?) more?

Q2 Field Report: Movie should be about ‘soldiering’ (could be before combat, during combat or after combat)—something that will help you ‘learn’ about/ better understand Veterans’ Day.  Please find a movie you have not already seen. 

Advice: User the same format as Q1, but don’t be stingy with the notes, do explain what you learned from the movie—what do you now ‘get’? and clearly explain the DV – movie connections.  (Civil War may not go with all movies—tell me how/ why it is connected.)

Field Report Guidelines:  Students are expected to independently select and view a movie about history/ government each quarter.  The movie may be a documentary or simply a film with social studies content.  In order to receive credit, students must submit a Field Report that includes:
1) notes (at least ½ page)
2) an explanation of two things learned from the movie (descriptions of new understandings, not restatements of notes)
3) an explanation of how the movie connects to two Déjà vu Terms.

Each section of the Field Report is worth 3 points:

DV connections:

Lived at same time?  No!  Show understanding of the terms and clues.  Think and Share—Teach Me!

Learn and Teach Project Part II:

You must score 15/15 on the Q1 Paragraphs before you can earn any points for Part II.

For the second quarter, you should explore your topic (research) in order to answer the following questions:

1) What is your specific topic? (short answer)

2) What did you find (3 hours research?) about your topic? (Describe and summarize research results)

3) What is the main idea (thesis) you want to share with peers? (medium length)

4) Why are your topic and ideas important for others to understand? (Medium length)

5) In terms of organization, how do you plan to organize and present your information and ideas? (extended response)

6) In terms of medium, how do you plan to communicate your ideas? (medium length)

I will cycle papers back on a weekly basis—get drafts in soon!

Hang onto and return all your old submissions throughout this process.

Q2 Recital: The Preamble to the United States Constitution
We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

(19 points for the recital, 2 points each for fact, importance to self and adult, and image)

Q2 Postcard from the Past: Postcard text page must come from Unit 2 or Unit 3.
Postcards should include ‘ideas’ demonstrating your understanding of the content.

Postcard from the Past Guidelines: Students will use the textbook to create a postcard message from the past that includes:

• reference to a specific date, place, event, vocabulary term, and person that convinces me you understand how they are all connected
• an explanation of how the event connects to a Déjà vu term
• a prediction of how the event will affect the future (based on the postcard date)
• a student created image for the postcard with a caption

Postcards should be created on a folded sheet of paper with the image on the top half and the message on the bottom half.

Q2 DV Spiral Grade:
add all chapter notes, etc.

Q2 STTA: text chapter image (specific topic and instructions coming later)

Article Pair:

Discuss/ complete with a partner.  Be sure to use an article from the
QUARTER TWO E-MAIL.  Think and explain for more credit.

Article Pair Guidelines: (must be completed with a partner/ not required to be an 8B student—turn in a single paper)

A) Describe something the article taught you (an understanding, not a fact) and why it is important.

B) Explain your thoughts about why you think the article was approved by the teacher.  (What was the teacher’s goal?)

C) Describe a connection between the article and two Déjà vu terms.

D) Create an image that presents your ideas and information about the article in a visual form.

Q2 Reaction: Use the reaction format (below) to write a reaction to the class thus far.  Your responses should be based on how the class is going for you as a learner.