Saada Charara – Ms Charara 8th grade US History

tues 5-27 and wed 5-28 … Unit 6… Checkpoint 6

Unit 6 Virtual Museum Project
Citations linked properly through citation machine APA
Parent Meeting TUESDAY at 6pm (Bryant Media Center)
If your parents attend the meeting, your name will be automatically entered to win a bike or a pair of headphones.

Checkpoint 5- due Friday May 23
- Adding 2 videos per subtopic (total of 4)
- Add Skips to slides (all but slide 1)

Check point 4 is DUE May 20
- Unit 6 Virtual Museum Project
Wed 5/14:
- Create your pages in the Museum (11 total)
  - Group main entrance page
  - Your own pages – subtopic rooms and heading rooms – 8 total
  - Group refernce page
  - Your own reference page
- We practiced making a 3D room
Thurs 5/15– Choosing Museum theme and color schemes, adding titles to rooms
Fri 5/16– Adding in museum objects and topic related objects in rooms, adding in signs in rooms
Mon 5/19– Add paragraphs to heading rooms, make signs look 3D
Tues 5/20– CP#4 DUE today… final touch ups

Unit 6 Virtual Museum Project
Checkpoint #2 … 50 pts total for Subtopic #1… Due May 13
Checkpoint #3 … 50 pts total for Subtopic #2… Due May 13
- Paragraphs – Research each day this week
  - Need 3 heading titles per Subtopic
  - Write out bullet notes on loose leaf paper
  - Notes- a full page of written notes in order to produce 2 paragraphs each later
  - DO NOT COPY/PASTE and No full sentences for notes … to avoid plagiarism
  - SAVE links on a google doc, save page numbers from text on loose leaf notes
  - Use Essential Questions to Guide your Writing
  - Titles for your subtopics should be specific and capitalized
Mini GOALS– Subtopic #1 done by 5/7, Subtopic #2 done by 5/11, Typing done by 5/13

Today: Unit 6 Virtual Museum Project
Checkpoint #1 items are due TODAY
- Group ROLES doc with me (as editor)
  - Team meber #1 creates the google doc
  - Add all members and ME as an EDITOR
  - List the Topic, all subtopics, and headings for each member
    - 2 subtopic and 3 headings for each person
Homework
- Start Checkpoint #2 … research and notes (Due next Friday)

Wednesday: turned out to be a sub day
Thursday: Introduce project
- Unit 6 Virtual Museum Project
- Team groups made
- Groups Choose a Group topic- Unit 6 Approved Topic List
- Members choose 2 subtopics
Homework:
- Research your subtopics to know the 3 headings
- Checkpoint #1 Due Friday

Today: Exit Exam Study Guide
- Gave time in class to complete as much question son the study guide
- We will work in class on questions Monday-Wednesday
Homework:
- Complete the rest of the study guide on your own time
- Study Guide is due Thursday– I will go over answers
Reminder:
- TEST is Friday

Today:
- Complete 8th grade M-Step Notes
Homework:
- Complete the MStep reviews… go to student portal then LMS to access them
- 10 EXTRA CREDIT points for each review completed with a score above 70%
- REMINDER– it will NOT be reopened after testing.
MSTEP Practice SITE from the state of Michigan … try it out 🙂

Tuesday:
- Started 7th grade MStep review notes
- Link has blank notes sheet and screen shots of the notes taken in class
Wednesday:
- Finished notes for 6th and 7th hour
- 1st,3rd,4th hour- PSAT Testing … will finish 7th grade review tomorrow
Homework:
- LMS review. 1 review to complete for extra credit if you get over 70% for each. A possible 10 points for the review.
MSTEP Work Due:
- LMS reviews are all open only up to Sunday night. After MStep testing is done, they will not be open again and the extra credit opportunity will be closed.