Year+Course+Assignments

=Overview:= ==The School Year Course contains 2 Exams and 3 major projects. You can view them and their instructions in the list below. All Due Dates have been posted under the corresponding link for the individual assignment. These dates are subject to change. ==

__**Required Materials:**__ 1. Laptop 2. I would suggest that you Purchase or Borrow from the Library (State or School) a book from the Book List and begin Reading it for homework to prepare for the Book Report. **Book Choices are located on this page; choose only from this list!!!** 3. 3-D Model Supplies 4. Pens, Pencils, Folder Paper 5. **ALL TEXTUAL MATERIAL IS ELECTRONIC!!! No Text Required!!!** For the Final Exam, students will be allowed a **1-2 Page** Research-Based Outline Formatted __**Printed**__ Document to use on their exams. **Font size** should be no smaller than 10. || 20% of Semester Grade || As a requirement for this course, you will have accumulated a vast amount of reading practice. To reinforce this skill, we will be reading a novel. For 45/60 minutes, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO READ IN SILENT SUSTAINED READING (SSR) CONDITIONS. For the remaining 15 Minutes you will summarize what you have read in 150 Words. Be sure to mark the date and time of your summaries. || 200 Points: FA, DA, SA, Presentation || ]] || Students will research the past and present job markets then try to carve out an American Dream of their own. The project is designed to generate interest in futuristic thinking. || 200 Points: FA, DA, SA, Presentation ||
 * Title || Description || Value ||
 * History Day Project || * Students will take a position on an issue that pertains to the course theme //Turning Points in History: People, Places and Events//.
 * Students will write a 2500 Word Position Paper and present the information using a professional website-making platform known as Weebly. || The Paper is worth 200 Points, twice the weight of the exam. ||
 * Units || The Unit Jigsaw Project will be a study group for the Final Exam. Skills Practiced during this assignment consist of reading, speaking, writing, and critical thinking skills to produce effective "study pages" meant to help peers study for the Final Exam. Students will work in pairs to create memorable learning experience to impart content knowledge to one another. || Semester 1 Exam 100 Points ||
 * Semester Exams || **(In-class Multiple-Choice and Take-Home Essay) Due at the End of Quarter 3**
 * Book Report || **ASSIGNED FROM DAY 1 **
 * [[American Dream Project|American Dream Project