We are going to start presentations today. I’m going to give you about a couple of minutes to get things in order while I take care of attendance. Make sure that you have saved your PowerPoint to the correct folder. If it’s not there, you will lose some points!
Whenever you finish I want you to save it to Student (I) Drive>Osborne>Your Hr>State PowerPoint
Today is your final full work day. We will start presentations tomorrow!
Whenever you finish I want you to save it to Student (I) Drive>Osborne>Your Hr>State PowerPoint
Continue working on your PowerPoint. It looked like enough of you are getting far enough along that tomorrow will likely be your final day to work on this assignment and we’ll start presentations on Friday.
If you are able to get it finished today, I don’t want you to turn it in the normal way. I want you to save it to Student (I) Drive>Osborne>Your Hr>State PowerPoint
Extra Credit Opportunity! I had several students not prepare for the states and capitals test like they should have. This extra credit opportunity won’t make up for your poor test grade, but it will help it some. It doesn’t matter if you received an A or an F, you are allowed to do the extra credit opportunity.
Your assignment is:
1. On a blank sheet of paper number 1-50.
2. List the 50 states
3. Next to each state write the capital
4. Next to each capital write the postal abbreviation for that state
You won’t receive any class time to do this. This is due on Wednesday. If you do this assignment you will recieve 10 extra credit points. It must be correctly and completely finished to get the extra credit points.
Also, if you didn’t finish an assignment that was due last Friday, you have until Friday to turn it in or it’ll be considered late.
This week will be researching a specific state and then we’ll create a PowerPoint presentation. I’m going to show you the “Do’s and Don’ts of PowerPoint”.
We’ve used PowerPoint before, but if you don’t remember how to use it you can watch a short video that shows you the basics. Go to the Video (V) Drive. Open the Osborne folder. Click on the “Computer Tutorials” folder. Open the “PowerPoint Basics” video.
You are going to research a state and create a PowerPoint about it. Here are your directions: US States Project
You may use the internet to find information and pictures about your state. Below are a couple of resources that will guide you to the information you need.
This website is a great resource that our school has access to. On the left hand side of the screen click on “America the Beautiful” then click on the state you are researching. The lefthand side of the screen has different topics about your state that you can explore.
Here’s another link that might give you some information about your state.
You can also access World Book Online here. You need a username and password for this one. You can get that info off of the board. This is a great resource.
username: carthage11
password: cjhs78
After you get logged into this website, click on “Student” to get started.
If you want to see the “Do’s and Don’ts PowerPoint” you can access it here: PowerPoint Do’s and Don’ts
You will have 4 classes to work on this assignment, but Thursday is an early out day.
Save it as:
hr-last name-last name-the name of your state
Today is your final day with your current partner. It is also an Early Out Day!
Finish any missing work that you have. I will announce missing assignments after I take attendance. If there are any assignments that you don’t finish, you have until next Friday to get them turned in for no penalties or grade reductions.
If you have everything finished you may:
-Read a book
-Work on homework from another class
-Visit Class Links/Google Earth
Today we are taking our states and capitals test.
Your username is your first name, your last name, 318 There are no commas and no spaces. For example, my username would be: jacobosborne318
Yours should look exactly like that except you will insert your first and last name instead of mine.
Your password is your Mosis #.
I will give you the secret word.
Whenever you finish your test you don’t have to tell me or show me your score. I have access to all of the scores.
After you submit your test you may:
1. Read a book
2. Work on homework
3. Visit class links
The State, Capital, and Postal Abbreviation test is tomorrow! Tomorrow’s class will be held in the Media Center.
If you need to finish your US Regions assignment or the US Map assignment from yesterday, finish those first.
After you finish those assignments, study for the test.
You can use this new link. This is a great resource for learning what the capital of each state is.
You can do the quia.com practice quiz as many times as you want.
Your username is your first name, your last name, 318 There are no commas and no spaces. For example, my username would be: jacobosborne318
Yours should look exactly like that except you will insert your first and last name instead of mine.
Your password is your Mosis #.
The practice quiz you took can be accessed here. The “secret word” is: practice
You can access a new practice quiz here. The “secret word” is: practice2
You can practice identifying states on a map at this link.
There’s a fun states and capital video you can watch at: Video (V) Drive>Osborne>United States>Wakko’s America States and Capitals Song
After you feel confident in getting a good grade on the test you may:
-Work on homework from another class
-Read a book
-Visit class links
Most of you are still working on the US Regions assignment from Friday. That is priority #1 today. If you get that finished, I want you to start on a new assignment. It shouldn’t take you very long to finish. You need to download this document: US Map
You need to insert a text box to label the places on the map. Your text box shouldn’t have any lines around it and its “fill” color should be “no color”. If you don’t remember how to do this you can rewatch the video from earlier this year at Folders>Video (V) Drive>Osborne>Computer Tutorials>Insert Text Box and Shapes in Word 1st Sem
The locations that need to be on your map are:
Each of the 5 Great Lakes
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Missouri River
Rio Grande
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Save it as:
hr-last name-last name-USmap
Your states, capitals, and postal abbreviations test will be on Wednesday!
If you didn’t finish the US Scavenger Hunt from yesterday, you need to finish that first.
Those of you who already turned that in will move onto a new assignment. We will spend a couple of days learning about the different regions of the US. The United States can be grouped into 4 distinct regions. Each region has their own geographical and cultural characteristics that make them different from the other regions.
You need to read this digital PowerPoint book: US Regions PowerPoint Book
After you read the PowerPoint book, you need to complete this US Regions comparison chart: US Regions Comparison Chart Since this is a graphic organizer that is meant to show a comparison, you don’t need to write in a complete sentence. Use a different color font for each region.
You should save it as:
hr-last name-last name-UScompare
Today is the 1st day of 2nd quarter. That means a lot of things. Tardies reset in all of your classes, so you now have a fresh slate. That also means that you are halfway done with this class.
Today you need to finish yesterday’s Scavenger Hunt assignment. Turn it in whenever you are finished.
After you turn it in, you may:
-Study for your states and capitals test. It is next Wednesday! On the test you will have 3 sections:
1. Match the state to the capital (20 questions)
2. Match the state with the postal abbreviation (10 questions)
3. Identify states on a map (20 questions)
Practice Activities for the test:
You can do the quia.com practice quiz as many times as you want.
Your username is your first name, your last name, 318 There are no commas and no spaces. For example, my username would be: jacobosborne318
Yours should look exactly like that except you will insert your first and last name instead of mine.
Your password is your Mosis #.
The practice quiz you took can be accessed here. The “secret word” is: practice
You can access a new practice quiz here. The “secret word” is: practice2
You can practice identifying states on a map at this link.
After you feel confident in getting a good grade on the test you may:
-Work on homework from another class
-Read a book
-Visit class links