ALL DUE DATES ARE LISTED ON THE YEARLY PROJECTS PAGE. EACH ASSIGNMENT WILL
BE LISTED ON THIS PAGE. PLEASE USE THE LINKS AVAILABLE TO HELP WITH
COMPLETION OF THESE ASSIGNMENTS.
- WHAT IS DISCOVERY QUEST?
- HOW DO I CHOOSE A CURRENT EVENT AND WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?
- WHAT IS THE CONTINENT WEBQUEST ASSIGNMENT? DUE AUGUST 28
- HOW DO I STUDY FOR A HISTORY TEST?
- WHAT IS THE STATE NOTEBOOK?
- HISTORY CHECKPOINT # 1 Maps DUE SEPTEMBER 18
- HISTORY CHECKPOINT # 2 Symbols DUE OCTOBER 9
- HISTORY CHECKPOINT #3 Indian Project DUE DECEMBER 18
- HISTORY CHECKPOINT # 4 Early History DUE JANUARY 15
- HISTORY CHECKPOINT # 5 Government DUE MARCH 12
- HISTORY CHECKPOINT # 6 Interesting Places to visit DUE APRIL 23
- A GREAT WEBSITE TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR STATE!
WHAT IS DISCOVERY QUEST?
Discovery Quest or a Current Event is the speaking part of our
curriculum. Once a month each student should choose one of the
quests for the month OR do a newspaper current event speaking
presentation on their assigned Friday.
If you choose to do the current event, see the instructions in
the CURRENT EVENT section of this page.
I will assign each student a day during the month to give their
speech.
SECOND SEMESTER: THESE SPEECHES SHOULD BE NO LESS THAN 1 MINUTE
AND NO MORE THAN 5 MINUTES IN LENGTH, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO
PRACTICE AT HOME BEFORE GIVING YOUR SPEECH!
THESE SPEECHES COUNT 10% OF YOUR AVERAGE GRADE!!
DO A GOOD JOB!
Remember to PARAPHRASE what you have read. DON'T JUST READ WHAT
YOU WROTE!!
HOW DO I CHOOSE A CURRENT EVENT AND WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?
Current Events:
Use newspaper or an internet article that relates to today's
news. Write a paragraph telling what the article or news event
was about.
Tell WHO did WHAT. Tell WHERE it happened and WHEN it happened.
Include WHY it is newsworthy. Then tell your OPINION of the
article or how you feel about it. You will present your current
event as a speech.
The links for homework page has links to use for current events.
NO WRITTEN WORK NEEDS TO BE TURNED IN! YOU WILL SIMPLY BE GRADED
ON YOUR SPEECH!
3X5 CARDS MAY BE USED TO HELP YOU REMEMBER WHAT TO TALK ABOUT,
BUT IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO JUST READ THE SPEECH!
WHAT IS THE CONTINENT WEBQUEST ASSIGNMENT? DUE AUGUST 28
The Continent Assignment is a WEB assignment that serves 2
purposes.
1. It helps students adapt to the use of the internet as a tool
for research and learning.
2. It is a fun way to review geography skills.
For complete instructions, see the Continent Assignment document
on the downloadables and documents page.
HOW DO I STUDY FOR A HISTORY TEST?
1. You should read through the notes and book section we talked
about that day.
2. You should read through all your NOTES that you fill out at
least every other day.
3. You should have someone quiz you with your notes and book the
night before a quiz.
4. The person quizzing you should turn your notes into questions
for you to answer.
DON'T FORGET TO ALWAYS BE REVIEWING YOUR ATLAS PAGES IN THE BACK
OF THE BOOK!!
WHAT IS THE STATE NOTEBOOK?
In fourth grade you will choose one of the 50 states to study
throughout the year. We will make these choices the first week.
From that point on you will complete mini assignments about the
state you are studying.
These assignments will be kept in the classroom upon completion
and compiled into a binder to make one large project at the end
of the year.
Some of the mini projects will be completed in class, but most
will be completed at home with the use of the internet links
available on this site.
You will see these mini projects listed as history assignments OR
history checkpoints.
HISTORY CHECKPOINT # 1 Maps DUE SEPTEMBER 18
State Project Checkpoint #1
http://sf.factmonster.com/statemaps.html
Using the maps of your state given in class, fill in the
information discussed in class neatly and carefully.
Include a key and a compass rose for each map.
Use color coding for the different aspects of the Key and be neat.
Most of the information you need can be found on the website
links or at map quest on a map of your state.
Geography Using the map outlines given in class
A. Map of State
1. Capital must be shown with a star
2. Three other major cities must be shown with a dot
3. Must have a key and a compass rose
B. Map of land regions (3 land regions must be clearly
represented)
1. Must show mountains,rivers, lakes, deserts, forest,
plains, etc.
2. Must be colored with colored pencils
3. Must have a KEY and a COMPASS ROSE to the map
HISTORY CHECKPOINT # 2 Symbols DUE OCTOBER 9
State Project Checkpoint Symbols
Use the links on the website to help you find the symbols. The
birds can be found in the classroom and all of them are in your
science book.
Each must be done on a separate sheet of paper.
Important symbols (each symbol must include a one or two sentence
description of the symbol and each one must be clearly labeled)
A. A picture of the state bird
B. A picture of the state flower
C. A picture of the state flag
D. A picture of symbol of choice
This should be done as neatly as possible. You are NOT allowed to
paste and glue pictures off the internet. These must be colored
on the sheets issued in class or printed off the internet as
coloring sheets.
Any extra creativity is welcome, but do not go overboard.
These are to be hand drawn OR colored in a coloring page.
HISTORY CHECKPOINT #3 Indian Project DUE DECEMBER 18
The First North Americans
1. Research the internet or an encyclopedia, or some other form
of resource to find information about the first Americans
(American Indians) who dwelt in your state's area before it
became a state.
2. Answer the following questions about that Indian Nation.
paragraph 1
What is the name of the major Indian Nation that dwelt in the
region?
Name their type of house (dwelling)
How was their dwelling type best suited for the land region?
(tepee, hogan, pueblo, etc)
What animals were important to this tribe?
How did they use this animal?
What type of work did this tribe or nation do to live: hunt?
fish? farm?
paragraph 2
Did these Indians get along with the Europeans who began moving
into the area?
Was this nation forced off their native land?
Where did they move, if they moved?
Is this tribe or nation still together today?
Where do they dwell today?
Are they on reservations?
paragraph 3
What were their religious practices?
Have their religious practices changed because of the Europeans?
What are some of the major traditions of the tribe?
Do they still practice these traditions today as a group?
3. Write your paragraphs
Using most or all of the information from the questions you
answered, write three paragraphs, in order, that describe your
state's tribe.
Do not include the paragraph numbers when writing. Just indent,
and that will tell me, the reader, which paragraph you are
working on.
It is not necessary to skip a line when beginning a new
paragraph. Just indent on the next line.
Be sure to include the name of the state you are studying. For
example:
The first Americans to dwell in the state of South
Carolina were the Catawba Tribe. The Catawba Indians dwelt in
hogans. Hogans were the best type of dwelling for the Catawba
tribe because.....
This is the best way to word the opening (or topic) sentence of
your first paragraph.
Use good sentences and good handwriting if you are not typing
your final draft.
Have someone read your rough draft before you write your final
draft.
Remember a new paragraph is always INDENTED and begins a new
train of thought.
All sentences in the paragraph must relate to the MAIN IDEA of
the paragraph.
4. Draw a picture of the type of dwelling your state's tribe
would have lived in. Put these pictures on a new sheet of paper.
5. Include pictures from magazines, books, internet, coloring
books or hand drawn of the tribe's clothing, jewelry OR anything
else that would be interesting. Put these pictures on a new sheet
of paper.
6. DO NOT USE CONSTRUCTION PAPER FOR ANY PART OF THIS PROJECT!
Remember that this project will be part of the State Notebook for
the year.
All the pages must fit into a 3 ring binder at the end of the
year. ANY REAL ITEMS YOU WANT TO BRING AS PART OF YOUR
PRESENTATION MUST BE EXTRA AND WILL NOT COUNT
AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR YOUR PICTURES.
They cannot fit neatly into a 3 ring binder.
Bring your paragraph and drawings to school in a folder on or
before the due date! __________________
HISTORY CHECKPOINT # 4 Early History DUE JANUARY 15
State Project Checkpoint #4 Early History Before the 1900s
Do some research on two early explorers or historical figures
who explored in your state. They do NOT have to be from your
state. They just have to have been there!
There are links on the website that will help you.
The best way to find information is to use the Yahooligans link
on the links page of my website or Safegoogle also found on this
website. Type in the name of your state followed by early
explorers or early history.
Remember to use your skimming and scanning skills to find exactly
what you are looking for. Take notes and stick to the main idea.
Make sure that any details you add must be relevant to the main
idea! Have fun!
You can learn a lot of cool stuff about our country!
Type or write this information into paragraph form.
TRY YOUR BEST TO INCLUDE A PICTURE OF EACH PERSON !!
For example:
Kentucky: Daniel Boone
Texas: Sam Houston or Davy Crockett
Pennsylvania: William Penn
Others: Merriwether Lewis, William Clark
John Cabot, DeSoto, Coronado, etc. are acceptable.
****Here are some questions to guide your research:
A. Who are they?
B. Where and When did they live?
C. What did they do to make them famous?
D. How did they come here? Who paid for it?
E. What else do you want us to know about this person?
HISTORY CHECKPOINT # 5 Government DUE MARCH 12
Checkpoint 5 Government
Write 3 paragraphs.
Paragraph 1: Main Idea famous people from your state recently
Write about a famous person who lives or lived in your state in
the last 100 years: (presidents, scientists, inventors, etc.)
Who are they and why are they famous?
How did they become famous?
Is there anything else you want us to know about this person?
Paragraph 2: Main Idea Governor
Current governor (include a picture)
Who is the current governor?
Age?
How long Governor?
What is the political party of the Governor?
Write about the family
Spouse's name
Children
Pets?
Anything else interesting about that person.
Paragraph 3: Main Idea One of the Senators
(there are 2 remember? You write about one!)
What is this Senator's name? (include a picture)
Age?
How long Senator?
When is reelection?
What is the political party of the Senator?
Write about the family
Spouse's name
Children
Pets?
Anything else interesting about that Senator?
Paragraph 4: Main Idea: Representation
Finally, in your conclusion, tell us how many Representatives are
in Washington, DC representing your state.
Do you know why your state has that many?
Do you know why it matters?
Explain this concept in your paragraph!
HISTORY CHECKPOINT # 6 Interesting Places to visit DUE APRIL 23
I. Gather information on 3 interesting places to visit in your
state and report on it using pictures and paragraphs.
Each place to visit will be one paragraph.
Write a short paragraph (5-7 sentences) explaining:
Where is this place located?
What is the name of this interesting or fun place?
Why is this place fun and interesting?
Have you actually been to this place?
Would you like to visit?
What would you do there?
PLEASE BE CREATIVE!
ONE PARAGRAPH per PLACE!!!
II. Include at least ONE picture of each place you discuss. The
more pictures, the better!
Label all your pictures neatly.
III. Put this checkpoint together:
Place your paragraphs together into one report
YOU MAY TYPE OR WRITE IN CURSIVE
Place your pictures together neatly on another page.
(label each picture)
Be creative, but remember it has to fit into your final notebook!
A GREAT WEBSITE TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR STATE!
http://sf.factmonster.com/statemaps.html
AVAILABLE AS A LINK FROM MY HOME PAGE "LINKS FOR HOMEWORK"
You will need to copy and paste this address into your address
box!