American Revolution News Cast and Rap Song

Standardized Tests

Hello!
The Social Studies class has had focus lessons all week on the "How To" strategies for performing their best on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills.  In these focus lessons, we have discussed strategies as a whole group to ensure that they are able to do their best on the test!
As a teacher, I have mixed feelings about high stakes testing. I know that there are a lot of students that tend to "freeze" when it comes time to show what they know.  My attempts with the focus lessons were to simply ease the anxiety that they might have going into next week while encouraging them to show how they have grown academically of the past year and to show our students how important these assessments are to our school district!  I wanted to share a powerpoint that I found that the kids really bought into.  I really thought that this hit the nail right on the head!  Good luck to all students taking the test!  I know that you will respresent Davis County well!
jc-schools.net/tutorials/test-strategies.ppt

WebQuest Questionaire

American Revolution WebQuest Questionaire

1. What is the date and location of the event? 

2. What led up to the event?

3. What people are involved and did any lose their lives? 

4. If there are there famous people involved (ie., George Washington, Ben Franklin, Patrick Henry), what are their roles?

5. What resulted because of the event?

6. How does the event effect the war cause? 

7   There were many famous quotes from the war; were there any famous quotes derived from the event?

 8.   How has this event affected your life?

 

American Revolution WebQuest

Hello! 

Our students will be working on a WebQuest project over the American Revolution.  In this project, they will use available resources to create a presentation with their partners.  This will be the second WebQuest this year.  It will be fun to see how creative they can be in their projects that will cover a specific time span of the war!  I will be posting a questionaire that will need to be filled out by each pair.  One student will be playing the "Yankee" role and the other will be playing the "Doodle" (artistic) role in this quest.  Projects will be posted over the next few weeks!  Wish us luck! 

Wednesday's Test

Students,

Welcome back to school!  Don't forget to have your notebooks ready to help you for the French and Indian test this Wednesday.  Also, make sure that you have your notebooks up to date so that you will receive all of your points for your work in them.  You need notes for chapter 1,2,3,5, and 6...as well as all of your vocabulary words. 

You may receive 5 extra points if you print out the questions below (copy and paste into word) and answer ONE of them.  You may have the question answered prior to taking the test.  Good luck to all! 

French and Indian Questions:

1. What would have happened if the English would have lost at Quebec?  How might this have impacted you?  What might our economy be based upon today?

2.  Explain the relationship that the English had with the Indians during the French and Indian War and how that changed after France left this continent. 

3.  Compare and contrast Sir William Johnson with Sir Jeffrey Amherst when it came to their positions regarding Indian rights.