The
following projects have all been created or adapted by Mr. Curry:
Students will do a group presentation on one of the Europeon explorers
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Students will create a 3-D map of the United States as we study
westward expansion
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The class will draft a set of rules and procedures as a class
constitution after living under the rule of an absolute monarch (the
teacher) for the first 6 weeks of school.
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Students will do a comprehensive study of the institution of slavery in
America.
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Students will review what they should have learned in 5th grade about
colonial life.
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Students
will create a presentation, display board or digital video documentary
about
an historically significant American.
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Why have people come to America since 1492?
Why did your
family come to America?
Students will learn about immigration from a personal perspective and
create an oral history presentation or short documentary.
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Students who wish to earn an A are expected to participate in the
National History Day project with research and either a presentation,
video or play.
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Students will learn about the rights and the responsibilities of being
a citizen.
We will learn how laws are made and choose a local issue which we will
research, lobby our legislators about and document what we do.
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Students will do a history of heir life and that of their family here
in America.
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Students will be encouraged to create a digital self portrait of
themselves and/or to create a video based on one of the other topics
covered this year.
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