Daily Agenda

Entry Task
-What is the difference between a sea and an ocean. Name the four oceans.
Remember 911
-YouTube Video Tribute
1st Person Presentation Points
-Peer Score......................28 Pts
-Teacher Score................56 Pts
-Daily Research...............40 Pts
-Online Research Notes....10 Pts
-Library Book Notes.........10 Pts
-------------------Total = 144 Pts
Online Research
Library Research
-First Person Library Resources

Online Research

Find two websites about your historical figure. Throughly read the website to gain a better insight of the person. Then record the URL or web address on your paper and three new facts that you learned from each website.

Make sure to use a proper heading and title(Online Research) and use the following outline:

1st Website: website's url
1. Fact #1
2. Fact #2
3. Fact #3

2nd Website: website's url
1. Fact #1
2. Fact #2
3. Fact #3

A great place to start is the online encyclopedia wikipedia.

Presentation Score Sheet

Your presentation will be scored by three peers and by myself. You will be scored on the following seven areas: preparedness, content, costume, speaks clearly, 1st person dialog, vocabulary, posture and eye contact.

Your peers scores will be averaged for a total of 28 points, and my score will be worth 56 points.

Please be sure to read over the rubric so that you understand what is expected:
Presenatation Rubric

Choosing Your Historical Figure

Scan through the textbook and identify three historical figures who you would be interested in presenting a 2-4 minute first person presentation on.

Once you have read about your choices, you will post your choices onto your class period blog.

The following the example is the information that you need to post:

Historical Figure: Sir Isaac Newton
Years of Life: 1643-1727
Historical Accomplishment: Formulated laws of universal gravitation and motion.

Each choice is worth 3 points, your entire entry is worth 9 points.
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