College Brochure Projects

If you are having trouble making your brochure this website might help....

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Brochures-on-Microsoft-Word

If you still have questions you can leave them here in the comments. I will check back on Friday and answer them if I can.

Stay dry everyone.

Latin Roots Book Project: Word List

These are the roots and the words for the Latin roots book projects. 

All projects are due tomorrow, December 9.

1. foli - leaf: foliage, bifoliate, portfolio, defoliant
2.  manu - hand: manufacture, manuscript, manicure, manipulate
3. mal - bad: malevolent, malicious, malady, malnutrition
4. miss/mitt - to send: missive, transmit, missle, missionary
5. gen - birth, origin: genesis, generation, gender, indigenous
6. ped/pod - foot: pedel, pedestal, pedestrian, podiatrist
7. stell - star: stellar, constellation, interstellar, stelliform
8. aqua - water: aquarium, aquatic, aqueduct, Aquarius
9. mob/mot - to move: motor, automobile, motivated, remote
10. bene/bon - good: bonus, benediction, benefactor, benevolent
11. cor - heart: courage, encourage, concord, discord
12. cis - to cut: scissors, incision, incisors, precise
13. cred - to believe; to trust: credit, incredible, credentials, credibility
14. dict - to say: dictator, dictionary, predict, contradict
15. fract/frag - to break: fraction, fragment, fragile, fracture
16. mem - mindful: remember, memory, memorial, commemorate
17. port - to carry: portable, import, transport, portfolio
18. rupt - to break; to burst: erupt, interrupt, disrupt, rupture
19. scrib - to write: scribble, prescribe, manuscript, inscription
20. spect - to look at: spectator, specimen, inspector, suspect

Current Homework

Here is the homework for the first week of December for all of my classes.
 

1. Read 150 pages for Friday's Reading Race
2. Complete your Latin Root book.  See me during lunch if you need to review the word list because you have lost yours.  Due Tuesday, December 9.
3. Type up a new draft of your Hugo essay.  Use MLA format. Follow the directions that were handed out in class today or use this website.   The website contains directions and a sample page. It may be easiest to use the sample page.  Papers not in MLA format will have to be reprinted. Due Friday.

Crusader Trading Cards Mini-research Project

Crusader Trading Cards

A mini-research project

Directions:  Create four trading cards about the Crusades.

Steps:  

1. Read History Alive chapter 11 pages 119-126.
2. Select four people from the lists below.  Select two from list A and two from list B.
3. Do some research into each of the four people selected. For this project, Wikipedia is probably the best place to go.  You may also use your history book.
4. Find out these things about each person: home country or place of birth; date of birth; date of death;  religion;  one major reason they were  important  during the Crusades.
5. Use your research to create a trading card about each person.  All four should fit onto a single piece of paper.   (You can divide your paper by using the columns feature.)  Your cards should all have the same format.   Include a picture or a symbol on each card.  You may use borders and other artwork.  ( An example is done below.)
6. Create a rough draft in class.  
7. Create a final (typed) draft at home or in the library.

People of the Crusades List A:

• Pope Urban II
• Alexis Comnena
• Anna Comnena
• Richard I of England
• Eleanor of Aquitane*
• Stephen Count of Blois*
• Peter the Hermit*
• Baldwin, King of Jerusalem*
• Phillip  II of France
• Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor*
• Stephen of Cloyes*

People of the Crusades List B:

• Eleazar ben Nathan
• Salah al-Din (Saladin)
• Eleazar ben Judah
• Usamah ibn-Munqidh
• Kalonymus ben Mushullam*
• Ibn al-Qalanisi

*Challenge: These people are not mentioned in History Alive.

Sample Card

Nicholas of

Cologne

Home: Germany,  

Born:1198 (approx)

Died:  1212 (approx.)

Religion: Christian

Importance:  Nicholas

was a young shepherd

who started the first

Children’s Crusade in 1212.  He led 7,000

young people from Germany to Genoa, Italy

where many of them settled down and became

citizens.  He later died while crossing the Alps

on his way home to Germany.

Source: Wikipedia.org

History: Common Core Writing #2 What is the hajj and why is it so important?

After you have viewed the websites listed below, write a multi-paragraph essay that describes the hajj, discusses what people do on the hajj, and makes conclusiong about why it is important.  Support your discussion with evidence from the websites.

Websites:

Beliefs and Traditions: The Hajj, National Geographic
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/saudiarabia_mecca

While you watch this short video about the hajj, take note of the different places people visit on the hajj.

Hajj Pictorial from Time Magazine
http://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1865298,00.html 

While you review this photo-essay, see what conclusions you can draw about the hajj from the pictures.  How can you include this information in your essay?

Hajj 2013, Islam's Pilgrimage to Mecca: Facts, History and Dates of the Muslim Holiday.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/11/hajj-2013_n_4064513.html

Take Cornell notes on this article. Write a summar when you are done. Be sure to review the annotated map to get a sense of all the places visited on the hajj and the importance of each place.

British Museum: Hajj Stories
http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/past_exhibitions/2012/hajj/hajj_stories.aspx

Watch the short video introduction and then read at least six accounts of the hajj.  When you find something you think you'll be able to use in your essay, make a note of it.


After you have viewed the websites listed above, write a multi-paragraph essay that describes the hajj, discusses what people do on the hajj, and draws conclusions about why it is important. Support your discussion with evidence from the websites. 

You should follow this outline for your essay:

1. Introduction: hook, topic, thesis statement.
2. Describe the history of the hajj.
3. Discuss what is done on the hajj.
4. Draw conclusions about why the hajj is important.
5. Conclusion: restate the thesis, final statement (food for thought).

Make sure you cite your sources.  Use quote sandwiches.
 

Your essay is due on Friday, November 7.  It should be a proof-read first draft.  You do not have to type it up. 

Life of Muhammad Mini-books

Create a mini-book about the life of Muhammad.

Include:

• Cover with title and author.  Decorate following principles for Islamic art.  (geometric and floral designs.  No pictures of people or animals.)
• Five summaries from the notes
• Four Arabic words, also from your notes.
• One map.  This can be any of the maps in chapter 8.
• Islamic (geometric and floral) decorations/art

Use the summaries you wrote in your workbook for this project. 

Make your decorations in color.  Your book should look good, but the summaries are the most important part for your grade. 

Due Thursday, October 30.

HIstory Unit One: Our Story So Far (Part Two)

 
Use your notes and the history book to complete this outline.  This information will be on the unit test on Thursday.


Feudalism's declined for three reasons:   ...............

The Black Plague was caused by......................................

The Black Plague killed .................................

Because of this the people who survived were able to...................................... which took power away from the lords.

Because the Hundred Years War changed the way wars were fought, knights on horseback were replaced by...................................

One result of this was a loss of power for the ..........................

Legal reforms in England like Edward's Model Parliament gave greater political power to ..........

The Magna Carta, signed by King John, limited the power of ....................

By the end of the Medieval period towns had become..............................

Safety Last Full Clock Scene

Here is the complete climbing scene from Safety Last starring Harold Lloyd.


 

Medieval Alphabet Books

This is a 70% project.

We will work on this project in class today, Friday for one period and on Monday for a half period.  You may work on it at home, but use your class time wisely.

Project: Create a Medieval alphabet book.

Include:

• All letters A-Z
• No repeated items.  For example: you may use William the Conqueror as either your 'w' or your 'c' but not for both letters.
• Three historical facts per letter.  These may be three facts about the same item or three facts about three different items that all start with the same letter.
• An illustration for each letter. This may be an illuminated letter or a picture of the item.

Higher scores for:

• More history per letter.
• Illuminated letters
• Rhymes
• Original art

Students will work on this project in groups of four.  

Hero's Journey/Reading Race Poster/Collage

Create a poster size visual describing how one of your Reading Race books compares with the steps of the hero's journey.

Your project should include:

•  the title and author of the book you read.
• labels identifying at least eight steps of the hero's journey.
• at least three brief summaries of how the book's plot and characters compare with the hero's journey.
• at least three passages from the book that illustrate how the book compares with the steps of the hero's journey. 
• at least three visual elements that illustrate how the book compares with the steps of the hero's journey.  These can be drawings, collage cut-outs, computer images.

This is a 70% project for English.  Please see Mr. Chester if you have any questions or if you need paper for this project.

Due Thursday, Oct. 17.

Please complete your book and your  chart/worksheet of notes by Monday, Oct. 14 so you have enough time to work on your poster.

This video explians why the Black Plague was good for the survivors.

History: Our Story So Far

Complete this paragraph for a quick summary of Europe After the Fall of Rome.  (Unit One)  This information will be on the unit test.

Rome declines because.....

Rome leaves a legacy in its........

Clovis unites ................ and becomes a .........................

Charlemagne unites ........................ and becomes ................. on ................

Vikings and others .............................

Feudalism provides ...................................

Lords give ....................... to vassals in exchange for ............................

Monarchs .................. Lords ..................... Knights..................... Peasants....................

William of Normandy wins the.......................... on ..........................................

William brings .................................... to England

The church and the monarchs fight over ...................................

Sacraments..........................

Education ..............................

Thomas Aquinas........................

Towns grow in size and power because ..............................................

Guilds ....................................................

Trial by combat is replaced by ...................................................................

Two Medieval Music Videos

Meet Clovis and Earn Extra Credit in History DEADLINE EXTENDED!

Meet my new dog, Clovis.

I named him after the King of the Franks, Clovis I.

So here's an extra credit assignment in history to celebrate Clovis the First and Clovis the Dog.

Do some research and find a fact about Clovis I, King of the Franks.  It must be something that I don't already know. Tell me about it in person by Friday for extra-credit in history.  You may write your fact down, but you don't have to.

Find something unusual, because it must be something I don't already know about Clovis I.

You must see me before school, during access, during lunch or after school to complete this assignment.

Deadline extended until   10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 1.

History Chapter 3 Project: Illuminated Church Poem

Students all received a longer version of these directions in class last week.

Create an illuminated manuscript of a poem describing the structure of the Roman Catholic Church and its influence on daily life.

• Nine stanzas.  
• The first letters of the stanzas spell out The Church
• The 'T' must be illuminated (fancy and illustrated)
• Include four pictures
• Use nine words from the word bank.
• Use correct spelling and grammar
•  

Poems that rhyme will get extra consideration on their grade.

Grades will be based on how much accurate history each poem contains.

Word bank

cathedral
monasticism
sacraments
diocese
parish
salvation
Emperor Henry IV
pilgrimages
Thomas Aquinas
excommunication
Pope Gregory VII
universities
holy days
religious orders

This project is due on Wednesday.

Charlemagne Music Video

This will be on the test.

Here are some examples of annotated castles I found.

Remember, your annotations must be one to two sentences and must be packed with historical information.  

You do not have to limit yourself to the parts of the castle we discussed in class.  High scoring assignments may show the research you did in order to find new and interesting information.

Annotated Castle Projects

Due Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014.

Draw either a Motte and Bailey castle or a 13th century castle.  You may trace.  You may do other kinds of artwork besides drawing, buy your final product must be something that can be hung on a wall.

You may draw all or part of a castle.

You may include a town or manor in your drawing.

Include 10 annotations.  (1-2 sentences each.)

• six annotations must be about parts of a castle.  i.e. portcullis, drawbridge, arrow slit, etc.
• four annotations must be about people.  One for each social class: monarch, nobles, knights, and peasants.

Annotations should contain lots of historical information.

Grades for this project will be based on historical content, written and visual, and on artistic effort.  High quality annotations include correct information that is the result of research and cite sources.

This is a 70% project.


You may want to watch the castle video below before starting your project.

Castle by David Macaulay.

Here is a video about castles that you may want to take a look at before Friday's lesson. We'll be talking about Medieval castles for our next project.

You can watch the entire video, or just take a look at part of it.  It's a combination of animation and live action.

Eulogy for Rome

History Classes Only

Write a eulogy for the Roman empire.  This should be three paragraphs about (1) the reasons why Rome declined and fell, (2) the legacies of Rome, (3) Rome's influence on the United States.

You may use the topic sentences below for your three paragraphs:

While the Roman empire suffered many problems in its final years, three of the worst were _____, _____, and _____.


In spite of all that went wrong towards the end, the Roman empire achieved many great things including _____, ______, and ______.


Today, the Roman Empire continues to influence our lives through _________ and _________.


Put your final draft inside a Roman temple using the big paper (11x17).  Put "The Glory of Rome is Not Forgotten" inside the pediment at the top of the temple.


Due Wednesday.  This is a 70% project.

Traits of a Hero Paragraph

All classes.

Due this Friday.

Type up a second draft of your paragraph about the traits of a hero.

Be sure to work on....

• improving the topic sentence and the conclusion.  (greens)
• adding information and details using appositives. (reds)

To improve your topic sentence you might try using one of these frames:

Three traits common to many heroes from Batman to my mother are ____________, __________________, and _______________________

My heroes inspire me with their ______________________, _________________ and their _________________________.


To improve your conclusion you might try using one of these frames:

_____________________, __________________________, and blank are just three of the many things that make people like _______________________ one of my heroes.

Heroes in fiction and in real life inspire us with their _______________________, ___________________, and ___________________.


There are two ways you can add more detail in your red-level sentences. The first way is to add more red level sentences. There is no limit to how many red-level sentences you can use in a paragraph.  The second way is to put more information in your red-level sentences by using appositives.  See the worksheet from today (Wednesday). 

For example: Harry Potter was brave when he fought against Voldemort.

Add appositives to include more information.

For example:  Harry Potter, the young wizard in J.K. Rowling's books, was brave when he fought against Voldemort, an evil wizard who killed Harry's parents.


Use MLA format when you type up your paragraph.  Use this link to see how it's done.

Here's a little music video about Rome. We will talk about Rome in more detail next week.


  

Some of this will be on the test.