These are the final Caught-ya’s for this year!!! Complete Caught-ya #125 – #130. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections. There are 7 this week including the one from class. Don’t forget to give yourself 35 points on your cover sheet when you complete them.
If you missed class …
Here is the correction for Caught-ya #124 (We corrected this one in class.)
2. Timeline
Study for a final Timeline Race!
3. Writing Assignment
Write a 2-3 page self-reflection essay. Use essay format and answer these questions:
What are your takeaways from this class?
What did you learn from what you studied at home and what we did in class?
What did you learn about yourself?
What feedback do you have about the mentors and the class? Anything you would change or suggest they improve – either in teaching or content?
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.
3. Timeline
Add the following key dates or figures to your timeline.
Add ONE additional date that you find during your History Study.
1806 – Britain takes control of Cape Colony.
1841 – David Livingston starts to explore Africa.
1879 – The Zulus are defeated.
1884 – European leaders divide Africa between them.
1902 – The British defeat the Boers.
4. Writing Assignment
Write a 2-3 page typed journal entry as if you are an immigrant traveling to the US for the first time. You have left your home and headed to the United States.
In your journal entry, some thoughts you could consider sharing:
How old you are and how you fit into your family
Who in your family is with you and who you have left behind
Where you are from and what it is like
Where in the US you will land and where you are ultimately trying to settle
What you’re feeling about leaving your home & about the new place you are going to
Complete Caught-yas #113 – #117. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.
If you missed class, we did Caught-ya #112.
2. History Study
Spend 60+ minutes researching the following topic during this time period.
United States and Immigration
1880 – 1924
NO Usborne Encyclopedia of World History (UEWH) reading this week.
Spend at least 60 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.)
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.
3. Timeline
Add the following key dates or figures to your timeline.
Add TWO additional date that you find during your History Study.
1880-1920 More than 20 million immigrants arrive in the US
1882 Chinese Exclusion Act is passed – barring Chinese from immigrating
1892 Ellis Island opens
1924 Immigration Act of 1924 limits number of immigrants from different countries
Complete Caught-ya #107 – #111. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.
If you missed class …
Here is the correction for Caught-ya #106 (We corrected this one in class.)
2. History Study
Spend 60+ minutes researching the following topic during this time period.
Abolition of Slavery
1807-1888
NO Usborne Encyclopedia of World History (UEWH) reading this week.
Spend at least 60 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.)
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.
3. Timeline
Add the following key dates or figures to your timeline.
Add ONE additional date that you find during your History Study.
1807 – Britain outlaws the Atlantic slave trade- a cause led by William Wilberforce
1848 – France abolishes slavery
1863 – Abraham Lincoln passes Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in US
Complete Caught-ya #101-#105. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.
If you missed class …
Here is the correction for Caught-ya #100 (We corrected this one in class.)
2. History Study
Spend 60+ minutes researching the following topic during this time period.
Latin America Independence
1808-1826
Read Usborne Encyclopedia of World History (UEWH) pgs 344-345.
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.)
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.
3. Timeline
Add the following key dates or figures to your timeline.
Add ONE additional date that you find during your History Study.
1810 – Independence movement begins in Mexico
1813 – Simon Bolivar begins his revolutionary career in Venezuela
Complete Caught-ya # 95 – #99. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.
If you missed class …
Here is the correction for Caught-ya #94 (We corrected this one in class.)
2. History Study
Spend 60+ minutes researching the following topic during this time period.
Napoleonic Europe
1799 – 1815
Read Usborne Encyclopedia of World History (UEWH) pgs 334-335.
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.)
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.
3. Timeline
Add the following key dates or figures to your timeline.
Add ONE additional date that you find during your History Study.
1769 – Napoleon Bonaparte is born
1804 – Napoleon named Emperor of the French Empire
1812 – Napoleon invades Russia
1814 – Napoleon is exiled to Elba (1st time)
1815 – Napoleon is defeated at the Battle of Waterloo
1821 – Napoleon dies in exile on St. Helena
4. Writing Assignment
Write the essay on your inventor. Use the outline you created last week to keep you focused on your thesis as you write.
Your essay will be graded on the Essay Rubric you were given in class. Use your copy to make sure you’ve included all the correct elements.
Remember – cite sources AND include a Works Cited page
Consider working with someone good with writing (writing mentor – parent or neighbor or other family member) – Have them read and give you feedback. Share rubric so they know what looking for
If you need to remember who you signed up for: Inventor Signup
5. Presentation
Prepare your presentation on your inventor.
Remember the following guidelines:
Be creative! (Don’t be boring) — Make your presentation engaging and include ways for everyone to participate.
No more than 5 minutes. (I will be timing you!)
Half the class will share next week. The other half the week after. Who shares each week will be random, so everyone should come prepared next week!
Complete Caught-ya #89 – #93. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.
If you missed class …
Here is the correction for Caught-ya #88(We corrected this one in class.)
2. History Study
Spend 60+ minutes researching the following topic during this time period.
Industrial Revolution
1760 – 1910
Read Usborne Encyclopedia of World History (UEWH) pgs 336-341.
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.)
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.
3. Timeline
Add the following key dates or figures to your timeline.
Add ONE additional date that you find during your History Study.
1764 – Spinning Jenny invented
1781 – James Watt improves steam Engine
1789 – Samuel Slater secretly brings British industrial ideas to America
1794 – Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin
1844 – Samuel Morse opens successful single telegraph line
1855 – Henry Bessemer process for extracting steel discovered
1869 – Transcontinental railroad completed in America
1879 – Thomas Edison invents light bulb
1901 – Modern assembly line is introduced
1903 – Wright Brothers fly first airplane
1908 – Henry Ford begins production of Model T
4. Writing Assignment
Start working on your Inventor essay.
NOTE: Essay due date is now MARCH 16 (same day as your presentation)
Write a question or prompt about your inventor.
Bubblemap your topic and research/brainstorm ideas.
Write a claim about your inventor and add your 3 points.
MUST be something you can argue. Do NOT state facts.
Write a thesis statement that includes your claim and THREE points that prove the claim.
Create an outline for your essay. Use the Complete Essay Outline you were given in class.
Add a copy of your outline to your packet. It can be handwritten or typed.
If you need to remember who you signed up for: Inventor Signup
Your essay will be due March 16. Your presentation will be on either March 16 or March 23.
2. Caught’yas
Complete Caught-ya #83-#87. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.
If you missed class …
Here is the correction for Caught-ya #82. We skipped this one in class because of time (5 free points!!), but it’s posted in case you want to do it and watch the video for corrections.
3. History Study
Spend 60+ minutes researching the following topic during this time period.
French Revolution
1774 – 1794
Read Usborne Encyclopedia of World History (UEWH) pgs 332-333.
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.)
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.
1789 – Storming of the Bastille & Women’s March on Versailles
1793-1794 – Reign of Terror
1794 – Maximilien Robespierre executed
5. Writing Assignment
Select ONE of the three silly topics that you’ve been writing about for the last few weeks.
Write a 2-3 page essay, using material you’ve already written and adding to it. Make sure your essay includes ALL of these parts:
introduction paragraph that includes 3 parts
hook
transition to thesis
thesis statement
3 separate body paragraphs — each on a different topic from your outline
each body paragraph should have 4 parts
topic sentence
data/examples
your analysis
wrap-up sentence (leads back to the thesis and echoes the topic sentence)
conclusion with 2 parts
restate thesis
final thoughts
Be sure to follow all the correct paper formatting rules:
Your essay will be due March 16. Your presentation will be on either March 16 or March 23.
2. Caught’yas
Complete Caught-ya #77 through #81. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.
If you missed class …
Here is the correction for Caught-ya #76 (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.)
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. Label each introduction with the type you chose to use from the handout. 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.)
Your essay will be due March 16. Your presentation will be on March 16 or March 23.
2. Caught’yas
Complete Caught-ya #71-#75. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.
If you missed class …
Here is the correction for Caught-ya #70 (We corrected this one in class.)
3. History Study
Spend 60+ minutes researching the following topic during this time period.
RUSSIA & PRUSSIA – Catherine the Great & Frederick the Great
1740-1796
Read Usborne Encyclopedia of World History (UEWH) pgs 316-319.
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.)
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.
1740 – Frederick the Great ascends to the Prussian throne
1756-1763 – 7 Years War between France, Austria, Saxony, Sweden, and Russia on one side, and Prussia, Hanover, and Great Britain on the other
1762 – Catherine the Great seizes throne from husband, Peter. Peter abdicates and is later killed.
1783 – Russia annexes Crimea, increasing Russian trade options and control
1791 – Pale of Settlement relocates all Russian Jews to one area of Russia, mostly Ukraine and former Poland