Research Project + Decades Assignment + Quiz Prep

Today students:

• Continued working on their Research Project
• Worked on Steps 10 & 11
• Organized their notes
• Began planning their Research Essay
• Worked on the Decades Assignment
• Studied for the Quiz over Ch. 24-26 Summaries

Assignments

For Wednesday -
1. Quiz over Ch. 24-25-26 Summaries - The Quiz will take no more than 20 minutes.
2. Research Notes Due - Steps 10 & 11 -

• You will be given time in class on Tuesday to work on the Research Notes for Steps 10 & 11. You will then finish taking the notes at home.
• By Tuesday night, if you don't have enough information to write a 45-minute Research Essay, do a Google search for (My Topic) in Texas (or something like that) and then take more notes from appropriate sources. 
• Be sure you gather and organize enough information to write a thorough, 45-minute essay in class on Thursday.

3. You will be given time in class on Wednesday to organize and plan your essay.

• Read over and organize your notes before you arrive in class. 
• This will help you plan your essay.

For Thursday

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