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 THE CONTINENT WEBQUEST ASSIGNMENT?
- HOW DO I STUDY FOR A HISTORY TEST?
- WHAT IS THE ABC STATE NOTEBOOK?
- A GREAT WEBSITE TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR STATE!
- How do I find my state's agriculture?
- state assignments
WHAT IS THE CONTINENT WEBQUEST ASSIGNMENT?
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 downloadable 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 and/or ask you the questions from the book.
DON'T FORGET TO ALWAYS BE REVIEWING YOUR ATLAS PAGES IN THE BACK
OF THE BOOK!!
WHAT IS THE ABC STATE NOTEBOOK?
NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
4TH GRADE
ABC AMERICA PERFORMANCE TASK
CREATE AN “ABC BOOK” FOR ASSIGNED STATE
NAME:__________________ STATE:_____________
This project will be done over the course of the school year. Parents are encouraged to help your child access information at home, on the Internet, and at the
library. You may even choose to write to a state agency for more information!
INDIVIDUAL DUE DATES ARE ON THE YEARLY PROJECT
DUE DATES INFORMATION PAGE WHICH WILL BE POSTED
ON THE CLASS WEBSITE.
EACH BOOK SHOULD CONTAIN:
• 26 Pages: Each page must contain:
Letter in large print tied to a KEY WORD.
What the letter represents in your state.
This should be something of importance to the state
i.e. (A is for Apple for Washington State).
• Three to Five well-written sentences in paragraph form that explain the connection to your state.
• Illustrations, graphs, or maps to match each letter.
Fill the page with color.
• NO PENCILS! Use crayons, colored pencils, etc. to illustrate.
• DO NOT USE PRINTED OUT PICTURES FROM THE WEB SITE FOR EVERY ILLUSTRATION! DRAW AS MANY OF THE ILLUSTRATIONS AS POSSIBLE!
I WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH YOUR MAP OUTLINE AND YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR INCLUDING THE REQUIRED INFORMATION ON THAT MAP.
On the Map
Include the following information:
Show 3 cities including the capital city.
Show major water and landmarks such as forests, deserts etc.
You may include anything else of importance to your state on your map
Make sure you include a key to your map
OTHER ELEMENTS REQUIRED: I will let you know when these are due!
COVER OF WHITE NOTEBOOK
Title
Your Name
Colorful decorations with symbols from state
TITLE PAGE
ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR (You)
BACK COVER BLURB: Make people want to open and read your book: (Have you ever visited…?)
ABC MUST HAVES: All other letters are your choice BE CREATIVE
Checkpoint 1…October 21…A-F
• A is for Agriculture
• E is for Economy
• F is for Flag – This must be drawn by you
Checkpoint 2…December 7…G-M
• G is for Geographic Features. You must report on a minimum of 2
• I is for Industry
• M is for Map
Checkpoint 3…February 17…N-T
• O is for Outstanding Son/Daughter (A famous person of importance from your state).
• Q is for Quarter…try to find and include your state’s quarter.
• R is for Recipe – A traditional recipe from your state.
• S is for Statehood (what year did the state join the United States?
• T is for Timeline – include at least 3 dates, other than statehood, that are important to your state in a timeline.
Checkpoint 4…May 4…U-Z
• X is for Xtra Interesting Facts
****Title Page: State Name, Your name (author), Date
This information must be centered neatly on the page.
**Author Page: You are the author and illustrator..You will write a
brief autobiography of yourself for this page.
Include a picture!
**BACK COVER BLURB: Make people want to open
and read your book: (Have you ever visited…?)
PROJECT DAY: DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED
YOU WILL PRESENT AN ORAL REPORT ON YOUR
ABC BOOK!
ABC subject requirements:
• A is for Agriculture
• E is for Economy
• F is for Flag – This must be drawn by you
• G is for Geographic Features. You must report on a
minimum of 2
• I is for Industry
• M is for Map
Include the following information:
show 3 cities including the capital city.
Show major water and landmarks such as forests,deserts etc.
You may include anything else of importance to your state on your
map
Make sure you include a key to your map
• O is for Outstanding Son/Daughter (A famous person of
importance from your state).
• Q is for Quarter
• R is for Recipe – A traditional recipe from your state.
• S is for Statehood (what year did the state join the
United States?)
• T is for Timeline – include at least 3 dates, other than
statehood, that are important to your state in a timeline.
• X is for Xtra Interesting Facts...these may be listed.
Not all pages must include a paragraph. Only when appropriate.
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!
How do I find my state's agriculture?
http://www.agclassroom.org/kids/ag_facts.htm
state assignments
Caleb.....Nevada
Haley.....Michigan
Michael.....Tennessee
Miko.....Minnesota
Maddie.....Missouri
Kendall.....Rhode Island
Jansylin.....New Jersey
Tyler.....Texas
Mathew Galloway...Mississippi
Andrew...Arizona
Dani...Ohio
Matt Koon...Hawaii
Jack...Connecticut
R.J. Lyles...Florida
Christian...Washington
Natalie...New York
William...North Carolina
Jada...Louisiana
Devin...West Virginia
Mary Grace...Kentucky
RJ Sweat...Delaware
Hayden...Georgia
Salina....Virginia
Kaylyn...Pennsylvania
Eric...Oklahoma
Samuel...Alaska
Molly... Maine
Kyra...New Mexico
...California