Social Studies

Ms. N — Wed, 07 May 2008 02:36:20 +0000

Below you will find the order of the slides you need for our e-portfolio.

Introduction/title slide
Table of contents
Work I am proud of
Improvement shown
Need improvement
ESLR I demonstrate a lot
ESLR I want to improve
Reflection: How do the items in my portfolio reflect ME as a learner
Acknowledge people

Bring photos to class next period if you want to include them into your portfolio.

Renaissance Review

Ms. N — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:05:11 +0000

Use the following study sheet to review for the Renaissance People Quiz (Monday, April 28th)

William Shakespeare- Wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets, and his words are the second most known in Europe after the bible.

Leonardo da Vinci- His inventions were centuries ahead of his time and a couple of his famous portraits are the Mona Lisa and St. John the Baptist.

Sandro Botticelli- Painted the Primavera and the Birth of Venus but his paintings became famous in the 19th century.

Isaac Newton- Created the law of gravity and made the refracting telescope.

Galileo Galilei- Famous for claiming the theory that the sun is the center of the universe and that the other planets orbit the sun.

Leonardo Fibonacci- Introduced Indo-Arabic numbers to Europe.

King Charles- Known for ruling four leading dynasties in Europe.

Cosimo de Medici- Rich banker who owned banks all over the world, and financially supported the arts of Florence by supporting artists and architects.

Joan of Arc- Helped in the Hundred Years War and helped Charles Henry get crowned.

Filippo Brunelleschi- Famous architect who changed the design of buildings.

King Henry the VIII – He had a habit of getting rid of his wives, and so he created his own religion that allowed divorces.

Isabel de Castile- In charge of the Spanish Inquisition and sponsored Columbus’s trip to the New World.

Francis Bacon- An English philosopher, statesman (lawyer), and essayist who had many famous cases that helped a lot of people.

Marco Polo- Gained fame for worldwide travels, recorded in the book Il Milione and was one of the first Westerners to travel the Silk Road to China.

Michaelangelo Buonarotti–Italian painter of the Sistine Chapel and sculptor of the famous statue of David.

Queen Elizabeth I- The sixth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty.

Raphael- An Italian painter and architect, celebrated for the perfection and grace of his paintings and drawings. A large body of his work remains, especially in the Vatican.

Francis Bacon- An English philosopher, statesman, and essayist. Also known as a proponent of the scientific revolution and has been credited as the creator of the English essay.

Rembrandt- Generally considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art history and the most important in Dutch history.

Renaissance Newscast Podcasts

Ms. N — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:15:15 +0000

Cosimo (Kasthury)Cosimo Kasthury

Filippo Brunelleschi (Elizabeth)

Isabel de Castile (Felicia)Isabel de Castile Felicia

Rembrandt (KayLynn)

Joan of Arc (Min Ah)minah_joan-of-arc.mp3

King Charles (Nicole)nicole.mp3

(Nick)niks-ss-mp3.mp3

Marco Polo (Kevin)podcast-marco-polo.mp3

Renaissance Newscast Choices

Ms. N — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:33:20 +0000

Click on the link below to see the people you can choose to research for the newscast assignment.

newscast choices

Medieval Reflection

Ms. N — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:24:31 +0000

1. What did I feel successful doing during the process of the project? What am I proud of?

2. What new skills did I value learning?

3. What was challenging during the process of completing the project? With what did I struggle?

4. How could I have improved my process so that I would have been more effective?

5. Did I effectively create an age-appropriate presentation and game for the elementary students? (please explain how you know it was appropriate or how you could have changed it to be more appropriate)

HEAR YE! HEAR YE! LET’S GET MEDIEVAL

Ms. N — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:04:48 +0000

By now, we have discussed many aspects of Medieval Europe. The culminating activity for this unit of study will be a Medieval Fair, an opportunity for you to share your knowledge of this fascinating historical era with younger students as well as your parents. Just as you would for a modern day fair or exhibition, you will be responsible for a “booth” of information pertaining to your chosen area of study. Choose the topic and activities that best suit your learning style, interests and strengths.

MEDIEVAL FAIR TOPIC CHOICE:

Which of the following topics would you most enjoy learning more about?

1. MANOR

2. TOWNS

3. CASTLE

4. KNIGHTS

5. CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

6. CHURCH

7. MONASTERY

8. WEAPONS AND WARFARE

9. ENTERTAINMENT

10. CRUSADES

11. FEUDALISM

12. WITCH HUNT

13. SOMETHING ELSE……

CHOICES OF PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES:

Now that you have chosen your topic, you may choose one activity from each of the following categories.

1. Audio – Visual: The purpose of this component is to teach others about your topic.

• PowerPoint: A detailed PowerPoint that clearly explains your topic.

• I-movie: This should be no longer than 5 minutes. It is your opportunity to include clips, images and sounds to captivate your young audience.

• Model: A detailed model related to your topic. All parts must be clearly labeled. Due to the limitation of space, please limit your model to 2’ x 2’.

• Sketches: Very detailed sketches that are clearly labeled.

2. Games: The purpose of this component is to get our guests actively involved. Remember that your audience will be students from M’KIS Elementary.

• Quiz game: A game used to quiz your audience about what they have learned. The success of this game depends on your ability to teach the audience with the other components of your project. This can be in the form of an electronic game or a board game.

• Hands-on game: You may come up with an interactive game or actually play a game that is popular during this time.

3. Performance: This component involves you speaking directly to the audience.

• Short story: Write and perform a short story or a skit that will educate the audience about your topic.

• Persuasive speech: Write and deliver a speech to convince the audience to think a certain way or do something.

4. Writing: This component will be turned in to your teacher. Our young guests will not have the opportunity to view this. Although you may plan this at home, the writing will be done in class. It will be counted as its own separate assessment grade based upon the following writing rubric.

• Journal- A series of 5 journal entries in the voice of a character related to your topic to demonstrate and apply your knowledge of your chosen topic.

• Encyclopedia Article: A one-page article with images about your chosen topic.

• Newspaper Article: A news article set in the Medieval Europe that demonstrates your knowledge and ability to apply the information in a creative writing piece.

REMEMBER: I am always open to your ideas and suggestions! If you have another idea for one of the activities just ask me. Most likely I will approve your idea.

Jeopardy Reflection

Ms. N — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:41:12 +0000

1. What did I feel successful doing during the process of the project? What am I proud of?

2. What new skills did I value learning?

3. What was challenging during the process of completing the project? With what did I struggle?

4. How could I have improved my process so that I would have been more effective?

Jeopardy Review

Ms. N — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:56:50 +0000

Excellent work everyone! In order to study for the upcoming quiz, you need to download and review the following Jeopardy questions and answers:

Quiz: Tuesday, December 4th

Jeopardy_Quiz_Answers

Also, if you want to play the Jeopardy games again at home, just download the game you want.

See me if you have any questions. Good Luck!

Jeopardy Schedule

Ms. N — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:52:35 +0000

Our Roman Encyclopedia is looking fantastic! Now, you need to prepare yourself for the competitions we will be having in class. In order to be successful when we play our jeopardy games you need to read and carefully study your classmates’ articles. Read the schedule below to see which games we will be playing each day in class.

Daily Life (Customs)/ Political System: Thursday, November 22nd

Important People/Innovation: Monday, November 26th

Major Events (Era)/ Religion: Tuesesday, November 27th

NOTE: REMEMBER TO DROP YOUR GAME IN MY DROP BOX SO IT IS READY TO GO ON THE DAY WE ARE SUPPOSED TO PLAY YOUR GAME!

Roman Encyclopedia Reminder

Ms. N — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:08:43 +0000

We are doing a fantastic job on our Roman Encyclopedia articles. Don’t forget to bring a hard and soft copy of your article to the next class since we will be working on peer-conferencing and revision. Then, after posting our articles to turnitin.com we will be ready to create our class wiki.