Tuesday, March 10

Science:  Study for Thursday's quiz.  Use quizlet to review bacteria & virus terms.  Username: kmidkiff    Password:  voyager8

Humanities:  Civil War Unit re-test tomorrow.  Project presentations tomorrow.  Read NC Ch. 9 sections 4 and 5.  Take notes.  

Rubrics for the projects...

The Civil War General Project RUBRIC                                                         Group Members:

            General:

1.  Answer the DQ.  What was the Human Condition exhibited by your General at Gettysburg?	Notes:                                                                      Pts:
2.  How did you come to that conclusion?  What were the most important resources utilized?	Notes:                                                                      Pts:
3.  The Poem.  (DQ, metaphor, music) Presentation is polished and meaning is clear.	Notes:                                                                      Pts:
4.  The Flag. (History, philosophy, contributions to humanity, human condition, personal foundation/culture) Presentation is polished and meaning is clear.	Notes:                                                                      Pts:
5.  Reflection. Content/Process/Collaboration	Notes:                                                                      Pts:

                                                                                                                                    TOTAL: 


           Soldier Motivation PRESENTATION Grade Sheet

Group Members:_______________________________________

Presentation time: ____________

1) Answer the driving question (Up to 20 points)

What motivates a person to enlist in the military?

How do soldiers’ reason for enlisting during the Civil War compare to modern day recruits?

Polished answers with specifics.

2) How did you come to that conclusion? (up to 20 points)

- Details about the most important resources utilized. (primary sources, secondary sources)

3) Share first product (recruitment poster) and explain it. (up to 20 points)

 - For which time period are you recruiting?

- What is the overall theme or message of your poster?

- How did you come to this theme / message?

4) Share second product (letter to the editor) and explain it. (up to 20 points)

- Read letter to class

- Explain how you decided what to include, based on your research

5) Reflection on content / process / collaboration. (up to 20 points)

Substantive and thorough discussion that will touch on points regarding…

-         What challenges did you face in your research?

-         Did you discover conflicting information?  How did you handle that?

-         What were successful or challenging moments in your collaboration?  How did you manage them?

-         Other thoughts?

REMEMBER

-         Your preparedness, pronunciation, stage presence, volume, eye contact, and formality are being evaluated within each of these items.

-         DO YOUR BEST!