Mr. Nieves' Famous Latin Americans

Click on the following link to get project directions: Famous Latin Americans

Mrs. Argus' Great Depression Project

Webquest for Great Depression/New Deal Project

http://www.oconee.k12.sc.us/whs2/MJENSEN/www.jensen/webquest.htm#Task

Argus' Industrial Era DBQ

Click on Industrial Era Project Direction below for complete information on the DBQ related assignment:

Industrial Era Project Directions

You can print this out in hard copy.

The library has books on "hold' near the circulation desk, related to the Industrial Era.

Mortas' Women's History Project

March is Women's History Month. In celebration of the many achievements that women have contributed over the course of history, you are to create a power point that explains the achievements of two women (one from odern times and one from the past).

Two websites which will help your research are http://www.nwhp.org/ whic provides you with a list of famous women from the past with a brief biographical background of their achievements and http://www.roadsfromsenecafalls.org/.

The Library Links Database is also an effective resource to assist you in your research:

Biography Resource Center

Student Resource Center Bronze

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia

EBSCO Student Research Center

Modern women you may consider but are not limited to:
Angelina Jolie and her charity work
Oprah Winfrey
Hillary Clinton
Elizabeth Dole
Whoopi Goldberg
Venus or Serena Wulliams
Toni Morrison
Maya Angelou
J.K. Rowling
Katie Couric
Tavis Smiley

Your power point should include :
Title Page
A brief account of early life
Influences on life
Achievements/Accomplishments/How they influenced the world/history
Why you think they are important or why you admire their accomplishments
Pictures of each
A bibliography page: Citations may be included in the article you research...look for them or use Citation Machine to help you create your works cited page.

Check your library's online catalog for print material.

VanValkenburg's Health Careers

You are to assess the personal and individual components which are essential in deciding a specific career. This career of choice should be based on an evaluation of information gathered during the career search process. Research a career and write a paper that describes this career in detail. Resources to help you determine your career and find information are:

NY Career Zone

Career Cruising (See me or Mrs. Miller for the login/password)

Books in Career Reference Center in library

Include the following in your paper:

Career Title
Job description
Education requirements
Skills needed
Salary
Employer expectations (time Management)
Work production (working as a team)
Your own personal touch (what you find interesting about the career)

Use Citation Machine to develop your works cited page.

Licitra's Jobs in France Project

Using Culture Grams World Edition(found on the library Links Database page) and Google search for jobs in France. Develop a power point presentation on your selected topic. Include the following:

16-18 year old job opportunities
18+ job opportunities
benefits
length of work week
qualifications for different professions
schooling for different professions
salaries

Do a minimum of 12 slides with vocabulary translated into French. Present your power point to the class. You may include images. Use Citation Machine to develop your works cited slide.

Balzano & Fiello's Planet Research

Research a particular planet/moon and then share your findings with the rest of the students in the class. You will become experts on one given solar system body, be exposed to information about other solar system bodies, and learn to work better in groups and with partners.

Resources that will help you achieve these goals:

Windows on the Universe

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia

World Book Encyclopedia

Science Reference Center

Use your recording sheet to gather information on your planet/moon.

Today's Science

Grulich's Ethics on Cloning

Write an 8 - 10 page paper on the ethical controversy surrounding cloning and stem cell research. Use the databases that are on the school's library links page. They are:

Issues and Controversies

Opposing Viewpoints

Points of View

Your paper must include the following:

The difference between reproductive cloning, therapeutic cloning, and stem cell research.
A description of how the procedures are carried out (give a description, not a brief summary)
Describe possible advantageous applications of these technologies to our society.
Possible disadvantages (ethical or medical) associated with these technologies.
A description of the laws currently in place in the United States and three other countires (of your choosing) regarding these technologies.
Your final position (or possible lack there of) on the further development and future uses of these technologies explained. You may take any position you choose on the technology as a whole or on certain parts or uses of the technology. You must fully explain and support your position or positions on the topic.
Remember to correctly cite all the sources you use. Citation Machine can help you. (Click on the direct link.) Many of the online source include citing information. If you have any difficulty with citing, see Mrs. Miller of myself. Plagarism will result in a zero grade.

Ms. Licitra's French Vocabulary

Using your vocabulary list on bank words, create a slideshow on banking in France/Paris. The slide show must consist of at least 30 vocabulary slides. The slide show must consist of at least 30 vocabulary words with image (cartoon or actual)

ex. La banque Picture of the front of a bank
Le caissier Picture of a bank teller
Etc.

You may add sound and special effects. Put together a slideshow that would be interesting for you to watch. This will count as a test grade.

Using your vocabulary list on bank words, create a slideshow on banking in France/Paris. The slide show must consist of at least 30 vocabulary slides. The slide show must consist of at least 30 vocabulary words with image (cartoon or actual)

ex. La banque Picture of the front of a bank
Le caissier Picture of a bank teller
Etc.


You may add sound and special effects. Put together a slideshow that would be interesting for you to watch. This will count as a test grade.

Madame Licitra's invitation au mariage

Les vœux de mariage

Mémorisez et présentez les vœux du mariage suivant la classe :

Prêtre :

Chers bien aimés,

Nous nous réunissons ici aujourd’hui pour se joindre cet homme et cette dame au mariage.

C’est un jour spécial pour ce couple. Ils sont contents de partager cet

évenément consacré avec nous. Nous célébrons leurs vœux à devenir

l’homme et sa femme.

Présentez les bagues maintenant et répétez après moi :

Je t’accepte, _______, comme mon mari/ma femme aux maladies et à la

santé, pour la richesse ou pour la pauvreté, pour le meilleur ou pour le pire,

jusqu’à la mort fait nous séparer. Je promets de t’honorer, de t’obéir et de

rester loyal(e) à toi tous les jours de ma vie. Je t’aime.

Maintenant, je vous prononce l’homme et sa femme. Tu dois donner

un baiser à ta nouvelle mariée.




L’invitation du mariage

Développez une invitation au mariage en français sur l’ordinateur.


Exemple 1 :

Ensemble avec les mères et les pères de

Nom

et de

Nom

vous demandent votre présence à la cérémonie de leur mariage

Quand ?

Où ?

Hoey's Phylum Project Zoology

You will use several sources, including Library Links Databases, the internet, to research information about your chosen phylum. Use your research findings to create a power point presentation to teach the class about your phylum.

Phylums: Platyhelminthes, Nematodo, Annelida, Arthropoda, Echinodermata, Bird, Reptile, Amphibian, Mammal, Fish

Information to include in the presentation:
Distinguishing characteristics
Examples of animal in phylum
Anatomy/Physiology
Ecology og phylum
Ebvolution of phylum
Major groups or classes in phylum
Pictures of animals within the phylum
Diagram to label of a major animal in the phylum

Mortas' Leadership Activity

Create a new business. Name your business and describe what product(s) or service(s) you will provide. Create an advertisement poster for your grand opening of your new business. Create a business card using Microsoft Office business card templates or Google free business card website. Share your final product with the class.

Regin Economics Project

Some of the players to watch in 2008

Using the SCSD "Library Links" resources "Biography Resource Center" and "World News Digest", or a search engine like "Google", search one of the names listed below and prepare a summary report of at least 4 papragraphs of why this person is noteworthy. Include the person's name, gender, age, country and continentt where they live or work and what they hope to accomplish in their country. Also include why and how this person will have an impact on the general economy, personal economy, their country or world economy.

Include a bibliography listing the sources you used. Citation Machine can help you create your citations or use the ones listed at the end of your online articles.

Names listed were taken from The Post Standard, Sunday, December 30, 2007.

Dmitri Medvedev, Prime Minister of Russia
Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France
Lewis Hamilton, Race car driver, Stevenage England
Fidel Castro, Cuba Raul Castro: Leaders of Cuba
Carlos Reygadas, Filmmaker, Mexico City
Jacob Zuma, Leader African National Congress, South Africa
Binyavanga Wainaina, Magazine Editor, Kenya
Ngozi-Oknojo-Iweala, World Bank Managing Director/Foreign Minister, Lagos, Nigeria
Marcelo Ebrard, Mayor of Mexico City
Cristina Fernandez de Kircher, President of Argentina
Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia
Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela

Licitra's Spanish Project

The following is a list of Spanish speaking countries:

Andorra, Guatemala, Argentina, Mexica, Belize, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Cuba, Panama, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Galapagos, Uruguay, El Ssalvador, Venezuela

Using "Culturegrams World Edition" or "Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia" create a power point of 8 slides or more. You may choose a country or a famous person from that country to complete this power point. The presentation may center around:

Fashion
Sports
Education
A brief overview of living in that country
Daily life
Jobs available in that country
Family life
Foods regional to that country
Housing
Shopping
Health and Welfare in that country

Licitra's French Project

The following is a list of countries where French is the national language:

Belgium, Guinea, Benin , Haiti, Burkina-Faso, Ivory Coast, Burundi, Luxembourg, Cameroon, Madagascar, Canada, Mali, Central African Republic, Monaco, Chad, Niger, Comoros, Rwanda, Democratic Rep of Congo, Senegal, Djibouti, Seychelles, France, Togo, Gabon, Vietnam.

Using "Culturegrams World Edition" or "Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia" create a power point presentation of 8 slides or more. You may choose a country or a famous person from that country to complete this power point.

Books are also available in the 900 section of the library.

The presentation may center around:

Fashion
Sports
Education
A brief overview of living in that country
Daily life
Jobs available in that country
Family life
Food regional to that country
Housing
Shopping
Health and Welfare in that country