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Week 7

Africa Map Assignment

Everyone will go ahead and do this assignment today. This assignment will require you to read and follow directions very carefully! You are going to be creating a map by using the tools in Word.

You need to watch a video first. The video you need to watch is located at    Video (V) Drive>Osborne>Computer Tutorials>Inserting Shapes to Word   (Note: It’s NOT the video titled, “Copying and Adding Shapes in Word”)

While you work, it would be a good idea to have your study guide out so you can double check to make sure that your map is correct.

Here are the directions for the assignment. Make sure you read them closely and double check them to make sure you don’t skip any steps.  Africa Map Directions

Here is the Map you will use for your assignment:  Africa Map

Whenever you are finished, save and turn it in.

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Africa Test

The test over Africa is tomorrow! Study your study guides tonight and you should be fine on the test. Tomorrow we will meet in the Media Center.

Week 6

You are going to use PowerPoint to create a “digital book”. You will also be using Paint for this assignment. You can access Paint by clicking on the Windows Icon in the bottom left hand corner>Click All Programs>Click Accessories>Click Paint

Download this document so you can read the directions:   Africa Project

You will also need to watch 2 videos for this assignment.

To access the videos go to the Video (V) Drive>Osborne>Computer Tutorials>Basics of Paint

The other video you need to watch is located at    Video (V) Drive>Osborne>Computer Tutorials>Creating Hyperlinks in PowerPoint

Today you should:

-Pick out all of your topics

-Do your research

Whenever we finish for the day, save your project.

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Week 6

Today we are going to continue learning about Africa. There are many misconceptions about this continent.

Click on this link to read what a misconception is.

You need to download this document:  Misconceptions

Highlight whether you believe each answer is true or false. You aren’t allowed to use the internet for this. You will only have about 10 minutes to finish before we talk about it as a class.

Later this hour, if we have time, I will go over our next project. Download this document so you can read the directions:   Africa Project

Week 5

Tomorrow is Social Studies Night in the Auditorium. It will be held from 6:00-7:00. If you attend, you will earn 10 points extra credit. It is a guest speaker from George Washington Carver National Monument. 

Even though I’m not here today, I expect you to be on your very best behavior. If your name gets left behind, you can expect a referral when I get back tomorrow.

Mr. America is back! He is now wanting to take a trip to Africa. Download this assignment:  Africa Scavenger Hunt

Reminder! This is a great opportunity for you to practice your Google skills. Don’t type out the entire question. Only type key words. Your results will be more accurate and you will be able to finish quicker. 

Whenever you finish, save it and turn it in.

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