Welcome back from a looooong weekend!

This week Ms. Jury and I are introducing our FINAL big project of the year--and it is SUPER exciting! From now until almost the very end of the school year, each student will be working individually or with a partner on an project relating to the Civil War. During our work on this project, students will be expected to achieve small steps/goals each day in class. He/she will also be filling out weekly self-evaluations. A big part of this project is developing the ability to break down a large task into lots of little, manageable tasks. Another key feature is that each student will be CHOOSING his/her area of focus for the project, AND choosing the format of the final project itself. I am super eager to start this project!

For the Civil War project handout, please click HERE

For the weekly syllabus, please click HERE.

Have a great week!

Dr. Swartzbaugh

Homework tonight--Tuesday 4/19/11

Hi there!
There IS homework tonight for those students who did not complete the in class work. It is a packet on the economic, military, or diplomatic comparison of North and South at the onset of the Civil War.

Here is a link in case they forgot to bring the packet home (please note, they only have to fill out ONE section--either the economic, military, or diplomatic section of the packet).

http://edsitement.neh.gov/sites/default/files/worksheets/North-vs-South.pdf

Thanks!

Laura Swartzbaugh

Quiz Postponed until THURSDAY!

This will be a medium-sized quiz--not tiny, not huge. Attached is a chart to be used as a review guide. Please note that you should study all of your own notes from watching Ken Burns' "The Civil War" and also study this chart. You should know everything on the chart in bold for certain, and you should know some other details as well. There will be a set of questions that you must answer, and then there will be a set of questions in which you have a choice of which ones you answer.

Good luck! Studying will make all the difference!
If you are a visual learner--read and re-read the notes; rewrite the notes; make index cards
If you are a kinesthetic learner--walk around the room while repeating information aloud, or reading it in your notebook. Drum out a beat with a pencil while saying the information out loud. Play catch with someone while they quiz you on the notes.
If you are a verbal/aural learner--read notes aloud; have someone read them aloud to you; have someone quiz you verbally.
Best of luck!

This week in social studies and advisory!

Hello there,
I hope you all enjoyed the lovely weather over the weekend!

For the FIRST TIME EVER my advisory is going to Nick's on Wednesday! Please remember to bring your permission slip in by Wednesday, and to bring $5 for pizza on Wednesday.

For social studies, we have homework on Monday night, and a quiz on Wednesday (so Tuesday night you have homework too--study for the quiz!) Please see the weekly syllabus for further details. You can find it by clicking HERE.

Remember, if you wish to do the CROP WALK on Sunday, May 1st, you need to get a permission slip signed and bring it with you to the walk. You can find permission slips on the bulletin board just outside the C wing.

Finally, permission slips for Key Lime Cove are due April 20th! You can find these next to Ms. Pavlis' room on the bulletin board.

Have a great week!

Dr. Swartzbaugh

Advisory News!

Thursday, April 7, 2011
Interested in signing up for the CROP Walk? You can do so by clicking here. I will be participating in it, and I'd love to see you there, too! :)

Also, we will be going to Nick's Pizza on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. Permission slips will be coming home Friday, April 8th. Please be sure to get your permission slip in if you haven't done so yet; you may go ahead and download the file below, print it out, and get it signed. This permission slip must be turned in before we go to Nick's Pizza. Thank you!

Nick's Pizza Permission Slip

Welcome Back!

I hope you all had a WONDERFUL relaxing spring break!

I am looking forward to finishing the year with our study of the Civil War and Reconstruction! I am also really excited about our work in Core Extension working on the research projects and reading Bang and Chains.

If you need any extra time at the Media Center to work on any of your school work--or even just to have some time on the computer to practice your keyboarding skills!--I have made a special hand out with Media Center hours. Please click here to see this!

Have a great week!

Dr. Swartzbaugh