Language Arts Pre-Writing Activity

Make this graphic organizer on a piece of paper and fill it out with the information that you have for

 Item #1: Jamestown and Item #2: The Disney Movie

Pocahontas Comparison Website

http://pocahontas.morenus.org/

Jamestown Adventure

Follow these links on your virtual tour of Jamestown!

The Land
http://www.apva.org/tour/loop.html

James Fort
http://www.apva.org/tour/firstft.html

Statue of John Smith
http://apva.org/rediscovery/page.php?page_id=385

Pocahontas Statue
http://apva.org/rediscovery/page.php?page_id=58

Glass House
http://www.apva.org/tour/glass.html

Jamestown Church
http://www.apva.org/tour/chtour.html

Graveyard
http://www.apva.org/tour/gravyard.html

Hunt Shrine
http://www.apva.org/tour/hunt.html

Memorial Cross
http://www.apva.org/tour/cross.html

Compilation of Information: Jamestown

With a partner, you need to compile information about Jamestown and the Powhatan people on a shared Powerpoint in your Google drive. SHARE WITH MS. K. INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

-Map of Virginia
-At least 3 images of eastern Virginia (paying attention to landscape)
-Pictures of Powhatan people (clothing, homes, food)
      -Try to find at least 2 of their customs (things that are part of their culture, traditions, etc)
-Slide about Pocahontas (NOT THE CARTOON), who was she? how old was she when she met the   English men?

Different Worlds Meet

Citizenship Slideshow

Citizenship on PhotoPeach

Open Bills in Congress.... mskuburas.blogspot.com

Overview: You will be researching a bill that is currently open in Congress. After reading about and familiarizing yourself with the bill, you will write a 3 paragraph essay describing the bill and giving your personal opinion on whether this bill should be passed or not. You need to back your opinion with reasoning. You may research facts to support your opinion.

Paragraph 1: Title of bill, date introduced, name of representative or senator that introduced the bill, party of the representative or senator (Republican, Democrat) and a short 1-2 sentence preview of what the bill is about.

Paragraph 2: More thorough description of the bill and some facts about the topic of the bill

Paragraph 3: Your opinion of the topic and bill, Would you vote for this bill if you were a representative or senator in Congress?  

To find an open bill in Congress  CLICK HERE

Further instructions:

Type your essay in a word document. The font should be size 12.  Font style should be easy to read (Arial or Times New Roman)

Make sure to pay attention to mechanics and grammar.

Bill of Rights Glogster

Using Glogster.com create a digital poster telling about the first 10 amendments of the Constitution.

You need to include text boxes to write about the Bill of Rights (which are the first 10 amendments of the Constitution... these can be found on page 221 of our textbook)

You also need to include one image or video for each amendment.

Checklist

Do you have the following?

Amendment 1                             _____ Description           _____ Image or Video
Amendment 2                             _____ Description           _____ Image or Video
Amendment 3                             _____ Description           _____ Image or Video
Amendment 4                             _____ Description           _____ Image or Video
Amendment 5                             _____ Description           _____ Image or Video
Amendment 6                             _____ Description           _____ Image or Video
Amendment 7                             _____ Description           _____ Image or Video
Amendment 8                             _____ Description           _____ Image or Video
Amendment 9                             _____ Description           _____ Image or Video
Amendment 10                           _____ Description           _____ Image or Video

Citizenship Passport

This passport will be due on Thursday! 

Cover Page


Your Information (Page 2)

  *****************Follow this format! Include only the things below:

---This page is horizontal. Include a picture of yourself, your last name, first name, and date of birth!



MY DUTIES (Page 3)

This page is VERTICAL!!! The heading should say My Duties! List the duties required by law here! Make it pretty and colorful. 

 MY RESPONSIBILITIES(Page 4)

This page is VERTICAL!!! The heading should say My Responsibilities and should list the responsibilities of citizens listed in the book. Remember make it pretty and colorful ;)


 Getting Involved (Page 5-6)

These pages are also VERTICAL!!! Design at least 5 stamps to represent your duties, responsibilities, and to list specific ways you might get involved. 

     JUST SOME EXAMPLES!!!

Mosaic Tile

For this assignment, you are to come up with a drawing of one or more symbols to represent what makes us American. Keep in mind that Americans do not have one race, one religion, or one language but we celebrate a rich diversity. Think about all the ideals that we talked about in class. Refer to your webs for ideas. You can also use the internet for inspiration but do NOT just copy an image!!

To get full credit on this assignment, you need to:

-Demonstrate an understanding of American values through the use of symbols
-Create an original artwork (cannot be copied off the internet)
-Color the entire "mosaic tile" (no white space unless you are purposefully creating a b/w piece)

Multiple Intelligences Test

8th Graders.... go to the following site and scroll all the way to the bottom and take the Multiple Intelligence Test. There are a total of 80 questions. Record your result on a piece of paper.

Multiple Intelligences Test