Due May 8th
Homework:
Please call me if you have any questions or concerns while working on your presentation! Ms. Elzinga 210-865-3309
Wow, we learned so much from Trinity, Natalie, & Josh's presentations! Thank you for the wonderful Thai food, Biryani, Date cookie and tea! Thank you for the wonderful information you shared with us about Pakistan, Thailand and Saudi Arabia. Your costumes, Floating Market diorama, Urdu handouts and information boards were excellent.
This week we look forward to presentations from: Camila, Joey, Noah and Sophia! I can't wait - I know we are in for another great learning week!
This week we look forward to presentations from: Camila, Joey, Noah and Sophia! I can't wait - I know we are in for another great learning week!
Please call me if you have any questions or concerns while working on your presentation! Ms. Elzinga 210-865-3309
Due May 1st
We are all looking forward to hearing what you have learned about your countries!
Homework:
I am looking forward to all of your presentations! Please call me if you have any questions or concerns while working on your presentation! Ms. Elzinga 210-865-3309
Homework:
The time has come for "My Country Presentations!" This week
Trinity, Natalie, & Josh will present!
Continue to Prepare for your Presentations-
- Practice your presentation at least 3 times- have someone use the Presentation Rubric to “grade” you on your presentation.
- Complete your Teaching Aid.
- Plan to turn in your completed My Country Notebook (including your map) & My Country Book Report after your presentation.
I am looking forward to all of your presentations! Please call me if you have any questions or concerns while working on your presentation! Ms. Elzinga 210-865-3309
Due April 24th
We finished reading A Long Walk to Water. I think we all agreed it was an amazing book! (We hope that Noah and Joey are feeling better! Please have them read the end of the book.)
We will watch a little more of God Grew Tired of Us, the movie about the Lost Boys next week in class.
Continue to Prepare for your Presentations
May 1 Middle East Presentations: Trinity, Noah, Josh
We will watch a little more of God Grew Tired of Us, the movie about the Lost Boys next week in class.
Homework:
Continue to Prepare for your Presentations
- Practice your presentation at least 3 times- have someone use the Presentation Rubric to “grade” you on your presentation.
- Complete your Teaching Aid.
- Plan to turn in your completed My Country Notebook (including your map) & My Country Book Report after your presentation.
I am looking forward to all of your presentations! Please call me if you have any questions or concerns while working on your presentation!
May 1 Middle East Presentations: Trinity, Noah, Josh
May 8 Africa, Far East & Australia Presentations: Sophia, Natalie, Camila, Joey
Due April 17th
Since in class we had a special guest, I was unable to go over your presentation outline.
Please bring your presentation outline to class this week.
1. This week you should finish reading your novel set in your country.
Due April 10th
I am so very excited about your presentations! Everyone has a unique perspective and some great ideas for presentations on your country. Keep up the good work!
- For an overview of the entire presentation process including due dates print this RESOURCES AND CALENDAR document.
- If your student is missing any pages of the packet or if you need a fresh copy you can click on the "My Country Presentation Resources" button to the right to find all resources.
- Please, if you need any help or have any questions, call Ms. Elzinga 210-865-3309
- Below are the assignments for this week:
0. Catch up - most of you completed all of the assignments for last week but a few of you had one or two items unfinished. Please complete last weeks homework first!
1. This week you should read at least 4/5 of your novel set in your country.
2. Fill out the "Worksheet to record Historical Fiction Summaries". Write short summaries of the chapters that you have read this week in the spaces provided. Write facts that you learned about your country in the boxes titled Country Facts. REMEMBER: these are for YOU. Make them as brief or as complete as you will need for your presentation preparations!
3. Begin a rough draft of the My Country Book Report Pages
4. Choose ONE of these extra sheets for your My Country Notebook and complete it:
Postcard, or
5. Begin planing your presentation by completing your MY COUNTRY PRESENTATION OUTLINE - This will help you plan your presentation. This form outlines all parts of the presentation and makes it easy to plan what you will say. Be sure to use your MY COUNTRY PRESENTATION RUBRIC to guide you in filling out the presentation outline. The rubric tells how your presentation will be graded so that you can prepare well.
6. Bring your rough draft of your Book report (#3 above) and your complete Outline (#5 above) to class for feedback and approval.
7. Continue to work on your teaching aid.
MAP LINKS
Below are links to blank maps for each student's country. You may use these blank maps as a reference to draw your own blank country outline, or you may create your map directly on the printed page.
Due April 3rd
- For an overview of the entire presentation process including due dates print this RESOURCES AND CALENDAR document.
- If your student is missing any pages of the packet or if you need a fresh copy you can click on the "My Country Presentation Resources" button to the right to find all resources.
- Please, if you need any help or have any questions, call Ms. Elzinga 210-865-3309
- Below are the assignments for this week:
0. Catch up - most of you completed all of the assignments for last week but a few of you did not. If you are behind, please complete last weeks homework first!
1. This week you should read at least 3/5 of your novel set in your country.
2. Fill out the "Worksheet to record Historical Fiction Summaries". Write short summaries of the chapters that you have read this week in the spaces provided. Write facts that you learned about your country in the boxes titled Country Facts.
3. Complete pages 5 & 6 (Very Important Citizen & Interesting Animal) of your “My Country Notebook.”
4. Complete the cover of your “My Country Notebook.” Follow the instructions on the "Instructions for Your Cover" page. Make sure your cover is neat and attractive.
NOTE- To ensure neatness, you may want to print a black and white or low quality cover page to experiment on first, and then print a color copy to use for your final cover.
5. Create a final map of your country.
(NOTE- Remember that in addition to the items listed on page 2 of your “My Country Notebook” each of you should identify the following on your map:
- 2-4 geographic features (mountains, plateaus, rivers of importance, volcanoes- etc. As you research your country you will discover many of these. Choose the most significant and important to include on your map).
- 1-2 Major Historic Landmarks -An Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, or object that is officially recognized by your countries government for its outstanding degree of historical significance (like the Taj Mahal in India). Be sure to list these on your map key and be sure you know the importance of each!
ZIMBABWE
AFGHANISTAN
ISRAEL
SAUDI ARABIA
THAILAND
JAPAN
AUSTRALIA)
7. Gather all the items you will use to create or put together your teaching aid. Bring to class a picture of your gathered items.
Due March 27th
In class we reviewed a complete packet of everything you will need to prepare for your "My Country Presentation". If your student is missing any pages you can click on the "My Country Presentation Resources" button to the right.
Below are the assignments for this week:
1. Resources you will need to Research and Prepare for your “My Country Presentation” Planning Tool. Review these sheets (there are 2 pages, in the packet they were printed front and back on a single page.) with your parents to make sure you and your parents understand the steps you will be taking to prepare for the presentation over the next months. Please bring a copy of this SIGNED BY YOUR PARENT on March 27th.
2. You should be reading your novel, that is set in your country, every week. This week you should read at least 2/5 of your novel.
3. Print and fill out the "Worksheet to record Historical Fiction Summaries". Write short summaries of each chapter that you have read in the spaces provided. Write facts that you learned about your country in the boxes titled Country Facts.
NOTE: This is a generic handout that has up to 20 chapters. You only need to print the pages the include the number of chapters in your book.
4. Complete pages 1, 3, & 4 (The World and My Country, Just the Facts, and the Country Flag) of your “My Country Notebook.”
5. Complete a rough draft of your country map. In addition to the items listed on page 2 of your “My Country Notebook” each of you should identify the following on your map:
ZIMBABWE
AFGHANISTAN
ISRAEL
SAUDI ARABIA
THAILAND
JAPAN
AUSTRALIA
6. Each presentation will need to have at least ONE TEACHING AID. Read the many teaching aid ideas in purple print on the first page of the Resources you will need to Research and Prepare for your “My Country Presentation” Planning Tool.. Write down your idea or ideas for your Teaching Aid and bring it to class for approval.
Below are the assignments for this week:
1. Resources you will need to Research and Prepare for your “My Country Presentation” Planning Tool. Review these sheets (there are 2 pages, in the packet they were printed front and back on a single page.) with your parents to make sure you and your parents understand the steps you will be taking to prepare for the presentation over the next months. Please bring a copy of this SIGNED BY YOUR PARENT on March 27th.
2. You should be reading your novel, that is set in your country, every week. This week you should read at least 2/5 of your novel.
3. Print and fill out the "Worksheet to record Historical Fiction Summaries". Write short summaries of each chapter that you have read in the spaces provided. Write facts that you learned about your country in the boxes titled Country Facts.
NOTE: This is a generic handout that has up to 20 chapters. You only need to print the pages the include the number of chapters in your book.
4. Complete pages 1, 3, & 4 (The World and My Country, Just the Facts, and the Country Flag) of your “My Country Notebook.”
5. Complete a rough draft of your country map. In addition to the items listed on page 2 of your “My Country Notebook” each of you should identify the following on your map:
- 2-4 geographic features (mountains, plateaus, rivers of importance, volcanoes- etc. As you research your country you will discover many of these. Choose the most significant and important to include on your map).
- 1-2 Major Historic Landmarks -An Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, or object that is officially recognized by your countries government for its outstanding degree of historical significance (like the Taj Mahal in India). Be sure to list these on your map key and be sure you know the importance of each!
ZIMBABWE
AFGHANISTAN
ISRAEL
SAUDI ARABIA
THAILAND
JAPAN
AUSTRALIA
6. Each presentation will need to have at least ONE TEACHING AID. Read the many teaching aid ideas in purple print on the first page of the Resources you will need to Research and Prepare for your “My Country Presentation” Planning Tool.. Write down your idea or ideas for your Teaching Aid and bring it to class for approval.
PRESENTATION DETAILS
"MY COUNTRY PRESENTATIONS"
Each of the students in our history class will be doing an end of year "My Country Presentation." You have chosen your books - and hopefully purchased or borrowed them. You should start reading right away! Click here for the THE LIST OF BOOKS AND COUNTRIES THAT EACH STUDENT HAS CHOSEN.
Here you will find links to all of the resources you need to prepare step by step & week by week for your presentation! There will be homework weekly and your student will need your help.
1. RESOURCES YOU WILL NEED TO RESEARCH AND PREPARE FOR YOUR "MY COUNTRY PRESENTATION" - A list of resources you need and a calendar of due dates.
2. MY COUNTRY NOTEBOOK - A special notebook created just for you to help you do research on your country. In addition to completing the cover and all six pages of the My Country Notebook, you will chose ONE of the following pages to complete-
Fabulous FoodTraditional Clothing
Postcard
Timeline
3. My Country Book Report - When you have finished reading your Historical Novel set in your country you will use this report form to write down what you have learned.
4. Worksheet to record Historical Fiction Summaries & Country Facts. - This is a tool you will use each week to record what you read and what you are learning about your country as you read. This does not have to be detailed or difficult - student or parent can write in it. When this is complete you will use it to complete #3 above, "My Country Book Report".
5. My Country Presentation Outline - This will help you plan your presentation. This form outlines all parts of the presentation and makes it easy to plan what you will say.
6. My Country Presentation Rubric - This tells how your presentation will be graded so that you can prepare well.
Homework Due March 6th or by email before March 6th if desired
Due March 6th
You have TWO assignments this week!
1. PURCHASE THE BOOK - A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story Linda Sue Park- we have begun reading it in class and you will want the book to read along.
2. Take STEP ONE in preparing for a class presentation that you will do in 6 + weeks from now. Each of you will be doing a presentation on a country sometime in the next 6-10 weeks.Don't worry - I will give you lots of detailed instructions on how and what to prepare for your presentation. This week you need to do just the first step! Choose the country you will study and the book you will read.
In preparation for the presentation, you will read a novel set in that country to immerse you in the country, its culture and its people. Look at the list of books and countries at the bottom of the homework. Research these books by looking on Amazon or other sites to read summaries of the book. Parents: most of the books listed will require either you or an older sibling to read to your student. Feel free to choose your own book at the library if you prefer (just make sure to send me the title and author to approve). Siblings may choose the same book and country - I will assign you different "aspects" of the country to present. Also - if you have a sibling in my older class you may want to choose the book together since your family can read one book and each student can prepare presentations. Email your choices to pamela.classes@gmail.com
PLEASE CALL ME - with any concerns or questions! This presentation will be a great step for your student and I will give them all the support they need to be successful. 210-865-3309.
First come, first served on books and countries.
You have TWO assignments this week!
1. PURCHASE THE BOOK - A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story Linda Sue Park- we have begun reading it in class and you will want the book to read along.
2. Take STEP ONE in preparing for a class presentation that you will do in 6 + weeks from now. Each of you will be doing a presentation on a country sometime in the next 6-10 weeks.Don't worry - I will give you lots of detailed instructions on how and what to prepare for your presentation. This week you need to do just the first step! Choose the country you will study and the book you will read.
In preparation for the presentation, you will read a novel set in that country to immerse you in the country, its culture and its people. Look at the list of books and countries at the bottom of the homework. Research these books by looking on Amazon or other sites to read summaries of the book. Parents: most of the books listed will require either you or an older sibling to read to your student. Feel free to choose your own book at the library if you prefer (just make sure to send me the title and author to approve). Siblings may choose the same book and country - I will assign you different "aspects" of the country to present. Also - if you have a sibling in my older class you may want to choose the book together since your family can read one book and each student can prepare presentations. Email your choices to pamela.classes@gmail.com
PLEASE CALL ME - with any concerns or questions! This presentation will be a great step for your student and I will give them all the support they need to be successful. 210-865-3309.
First come, first served on books and countries.
Non Western World - possible books for end of year project
Homework Post Delay
I am currently out of town, so I will not be able to write, format, and post the homework until later this afternoon. Homework should be up by this evening. Sorry for the delay!
-Mrs. Lancaster Elzinga
Due February 6
There is no homework for this week! Remember that there is no Friday School on January 30th. See you on February 6th!
Due January 23
Tell your Mom or Dad about the mystery of the Black Taj Mahal.
There is a legend that Shah Jahan, who built the Taj as a tomb for his wife, Mumtaz, had also built a black marble Taj across the river. But no one has found any trace of this Black Taj- what do modern archaeologists think the Black Taj actually is?
This is the only homework due this week. See you Friday!
NO FRIDAY SCHOOL ON JANUARY 30th-The building is being used by the San Antonio Police Dept!
December 19th
There is no homework for this week! Have a great week and see you for our fun India activity on Friday!
Due December 12th
1. Watch this 40 minute IMAX movie on Tigers: Kingdom of Tigers
This story of tigers in India is interwoven with the story of a man named Jim Corbett who was a legendary British hunter and tracker-turned-conservationist, author and naturalist, famous for hunting a large number of man-eating tigers and leopards in India. The British ruled India between 1858 and 1947 and Jim Corbett was born in Uttarakhand, India. When he grew up he held the rank of colonel in the British Indian Army and was frequently called upon by the government of the United Provinces, now the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh andUttarakhand, to kill man-eating tigers and leopards that were preying on people in the nearby villages.
This story of tigers in India is interwoven with the story of a man named Jim Corbett who was a legendary British hunter and tracker-turned-conservationist, author and naturalist, famous for hunting a large number of man-eating tigers and leopards in India. The British ruled India between 1858 and 1947 and Jim Corbett was born in Uttarakhand, India. When he grew up he held the rank of colonel in the British Indian Army and was frequently called upon by the government of the United Provinces, now the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh andUttarakhand, to kill man-eating tigers and leopards that were preying on people in the nearby villages.
