1. Inventor Presentation
Sign up for your Inventor if you haven’t already. You will be writing an essay AND giving a presentation on this person.
Your essay will be due March 10. Your presentation will be on either March 17 or March 24.
2. Caught’yas
Complete Caught-ya #38 and #39. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.
If you missed class …
Here is the correction for Caught-ya #37 (We corrected this one in class.)
3. History Study
Spend 60+ minutes researching the following topic during this time period.
Exploring the South Seas
1606 – 1840
- Read Usborne Encyclopedia of World History (UEWH) pgs 326-327.
- Spend at least 45 additional minutes studying any resource focused on this time period (YouTube, documentary, picture book, magazine, etc.).
CLICK HERE for a YouTube list of possible videos.
( NOTE: I have not previewed all of these videos and can not vouch for all of the content.)
As you study, fill out your Time Period Study worksheet.
You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more than one worksheet.
4. Timeline
- Add the following key dates or figures to your timeline.
- Add ONE additional date that you find during your History Study.
- 1606 – Dutch explorers reach Australia
- 1642 – Abel Tasman reaches New Zealand
- 1770 – James Cook claims Australia for England
- 1779 – James Cook is killed in Hawaii
- 1788 – Britain begins sending convicts to Australia
5. Writing Assignment
Write THREE different introductions to go with the three silly essay paragraphs and outlines you’ve already created.
Practice using a different type of introduction for each one – using the handout you were given in class.
If you weren’t in class, here are reference images:
Image 1
Image 2
(Also be sure to check pages 38, 40 and 42 in your 5 Paragraph essay book about how to write an introduction.)
6. Reading Assignment
Continue reading Tale of Two Cities —
Book 2 Ch 19-24
Book 3 Ch 1-6
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