Subjects Selected in Class

World History

World History Projects and assignments

Assignments are all worth 100 points

Ancient World Persons Biography beginning of time-450 A.D.

Biography of person who lived from Beginning of time to 450 B.C. will be due February 22, for extra credit and February 24 for everyone going on the trip to Belize. For Belize trip students a requirement of two pages discussing the significant accomplishments made by the subject will be turned in with a 5-6 minute presentation on the subject.

March 1 and March 3 the Biography will be due for everyone. Students must research subjects using two to three different sources and Wikipedia is discouraged. Students must learn to research more in depth (past the second option on Google).

Middle Ages Biography 450 A.D.­- 1350 A.D.

To be announced

Due March 8 for EC Due March 10

April 12 Extra Credit April 14 Full Credit

Biography  

Students need to focus on a chronological biography. Students need to write this biograqphy in the order of from birth to death. Students must research subjects using two to three different sources and Wikipedia is discouraged. Students must learn to research more in depth (past the second option on Google).

Middle Ages Structures 450-1350 A.D.

Due March 29 for extra Credit and March, 31 for full Credit

In this assignment students are required to choose an invention, engineering feat or a great architectural structure from the ancient times 450 A.D. to 1350 A.D. The purpose and objective of this assignment is to teach students about World history and the engineering accomplishments made during the Middle Ages, and to have students develop problem solving skills to finish and to meet their goals.

--In this assignment students do not choose just to make any castle or a castle, but must replicate similarly after a specific castle or place historic site found throughout the world.

--A four page explanation of what the student learned while working on the assignment will be due. Accuracy to the original is taken into account.

--No kits, internets print outs, or purchased professionally pre-made structural designs on projects must not take up over 30% of the project. Students need to be creative and develop problem solving skills to complete this assignment.

-- The student must use at least 6 different medium. A medium is the physical visual part of a project. For example: if a student used construction paper, a cardboard, pencil, a wood base, paint and colored marker they would meet the medium requirement.

--The student will give a presentation in class on their project. An outline of their presentation will need to be turned in after the student has finished presenting. The student will be graded on a rubric. The presentation grade will count as part of their testing grade.

-- A 3-dimensional model with labels and a fact sheet of the student’s project will be due the day of the presentation. Students working in a group will turn this in with their group and will be graded on, historical accuracy, effort, labeling and the fact sheet.

Renaissance Biography 1350-1850

4 pages May 10 EC didn’t go on Trip May 12 Full Credit Didn’t go on trip

2 pages May 17, EC Went on Trip May 19 Full Credit Went on Trip

Renaissance Structures 1340-1850 AD

Due May 31, For EC June 2 for Full Credit

American History

Civil War Biography/Invention/Battlefield

Due Feb. 22 for EC For those going to Belize and Feb. 24 for full credit

American History Biography 1866-1917

Due March 8 for EC and March 10 for Full Credit

Structures and Inventions 1860-1930

Due March 29 for EC and March 31 for Full Credit

American History Biography 1918-1945

Due April 19, for EC and April 21 for full Credit

American History Biography 1945- Today

Due May 17, for EC and Ay 19 for full credit

Structures 1930-Today

Due May 31 for E.C. and June 2 for Full Credit

World Geography

Assignment 1
 Those who went to Costa Rica are exemptfrom the first two assignments.

Compare and contrast the physical make up or culture andsociety of Arizona to that of the country you have chosen. It must be two pageshand written and will be due next Friday February 25. A T chart must accompanyyour paper and you must use at least three different sources. A list of sourcesis required at the end of your essay. Students must learn to cite their sourcesin their paper.

Brian-CostaRica

PedroMexico

FreddieBelize

YC- Jamaica

Hector ElSalvador

Seymore-Guatemala

 Sierra- Haiti

Jasahn- Nicaragua

Nik-Dominican Republic

Michael-Canada

Shanice-Bahamas

AntoniaHonduras

John-Cuba

Mr.Sampson’s World Geography Assignment 2 February 25, 2011

Compareand contrast the physical make up or culture and society of Arizona to that ofa South American Country you have chosen. It must be two pages hand written andwill be due next Friday March 4. A Tchart must accompany your paper and you must use at least three differentsources. A list of sources is required at the end of your essay. Students mustcite their sources in their paper. Not more than to forty words may be copiedfrom one source. A short Presentation of 4-6 minutes must be presented to theclass. Students will be graded on presentation quality and it count towardstheir testing Grade.

Mr.Sampson’s World Geography Assignment March 4, 2011

Compare and contrast the physicalmake up or culture and society of Arizona to that of another state in theUnited States. It must be two pages hand written and will be due next Thursday, March10. A T chart mustaccompany your paper and you must use at least three different sources. A listof sources is required at the end of your essay. Students must cite theirsources in their paper. Not more than to forty words may be copied from onesource. A short Presentation of 4-6 minutes must be presented to the class.Students will be graded on presentation quality and it count towards theirtesting Grade.