Quiz over Ch. 24-26 Summaries + Research Essay Planning

The post title pretty much says it all: students took the quiz and spent the rest of the period planning out their Research Essay, to be written in class tomorrow.

Assignments

For Thursday
1. Research Essay - Come prepared to write your 45-minute Research Essay in class.

• You can write it from memory for a possible grade of 110.
• Or you may use a 20-word prompt and still make a grade of 100.
• On a student's suggestion, you may use a 10-word prompt for a possible grade of 105.

2. Research Presentation - if you choose to do it on Thursday

For Friday - My Decades Presentations

• Walk us through Texas during your two decades.
• Use whatever presentation media you have chosen: website you created, PowerPoint, online app(s), trifold, etc.
• Be sure to show us how Texas changed during the decade:
• How Texas was at the beginning of each decade
• How Texas was at the end of each decade
• The major events & developments that brought about the various changes during each decade

For Wednesday, 5/27 - Research Presentation should you decide not to do it on Thursday, 5/21