Assignments

Monthly Calendar

**September**: **Theme**  Understand History Day   Learn Theme: Revolution, Reaction, Revolt   Understand different sources   Pick groups & Large Topic

**October**: **Historical Context**Read, Read, Read Secondary Sources! Take notes on sources Learn what a Thesis is

**November**: **Specific** Research & locate Primary Sources Analyze Primary Sources Work on the Thesis

**December**: **Write Write Write!**
Begin Writing Assignments  Continue research Work on Thesis Begin Annotated Bibliography

Homework Assignments

**1- Due Monday October 7:** ~Following the format listed below, students are to begin secondary research on their approved time period (**approval will be sent by the teacher by wiki email)** ~Students are to research and read **3** secondary websites (follow research rules for online research) and send an email to msludwig162@gmail.com with the attachments or typed notes in the email DO NOT copy and paste, notes are not complete sentences but rather will follow a bullet format Notes can be taken in WORD or typed into email Take notes while reading following the format listed below:
 * Focus: Secondary Research**
 * Note taking** will consist of typing out the main ideas from the reading that you think are important to remember

Title of Website: Website Link: Author of Website (if available): Date of Publication (if available): __Notes__:

**2- Due Thursday October 20th:** Book Notes EMAILED to Ms. Ludwig's gmail email address by Thursday evening (unless you already discussed the situation and received a new deadline).


 * 3- Thursday October 27th: **

__**Road Trip: Geography Quiz**__ Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts New York Connecticut Rhode Island Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Maryland West Virginia Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida
 * States to Learn:**

This written test will allow the teacher to assess the students comprehension of the larger historical topic they have spent the last month researching. Each student will receive an email from the teacher with informaiton about their test and a study guide.
 * 4- Friday October 28th: **
 * Historical Context Written Test:** Individual Test for each student

Wiki websites continually updates thesis ideas worked on with teacher 3 primary documents that prove your thesis correct _
 * 5- Wednesday November 16th: **
 * Attention Students: **
 * We have reached the point in History Day where each group has different deadlines and assignments due.**
 * Please refer to emails or teacher discussions for individual group assignments.**

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 * 6- Tuesday December 6th: **
 * 1 points for correct location, 1 point for correct spelling **
 * 25 states x 2 points = 50 point quiz**

__**Road Trip: Geography Quiz**__ Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts New York Connecticut Rhode Island Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Maryland West Virginia Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Arizona
 * States on the quiz you already learned:**
 * New States for Quiz:**

Groups will recieve writing assignments the first week of December. First drafts will be due December 23rd.
 * 7- Group Writing Assignments **

Groups will recieve an email with revisions to the writing assignments Second draft writing assignemnts will be due January 6th.
 * 8- Christmas Assignment **