Research Project Planning + Decade-by-Decade, cont'd + Galveston. . .Storm Discussion

Today our students:

• Discussed and finalized plans for the Research Project
• Explored online sites (Wix, Weebly, etc.) for possible Project Presentations
• Augmented their Decade-by-Decade timelines with information from the appropriate textbook chapters
• Were asked to be considering the following for each of their decades:
• What were the 2 or 3 most important events during each decad?
• How did Texas change during the decade?: 
• How was it at the beginning of the decade?
• How was it at the end of the decade?
• What happened to cause the change(s)?
• Held a possibly concluding discussion of Galveston's Summer of the Storm - Discussion notes here.

Assignments

For Tuesday - Finish Steps 8 & 9 of the Research Project

For Wednesday - Quiz over Ch. 24-25-26 Summaries

For Thursday

1. You will write your 45-minute Research Project Essay in class.
2. If you choose, you will do your Research Project Presentation after the Essay.

For Wednesday, 5/28 - If you prefer to do your Presentation on this day, you may.