Attention Stragglers

For anyone who has not turned in a PPT, a map, excel sheet, bibliography, or completed your demonstrations....

PLEASE DO SO BY 3:00 Friday.

If there is a problem, you must come and see me.

What you are turning in

Here is what you are turning in with your project...

1 - PowerPoint (6 slides per page)
2 - Travel Map
3 - Expense Sheet
4 - Eight Elements Graphic Organizer

Printing our PPT

Here are the steps we discussed at the beginning of class.  I will NOT accept projects turned in as full slides.

1 - Click on "FILE"
2 - Select the "Print" option
3 - Select the "Full Page Slide" button
4 - Choose "6 Slides Vertical"

Please be sure to preview the job before you print it and to make sure you are printing to the correct location.

Steps for using printscreen

Here is the list of steps from our mini-lesson today.

1 - Hit button (PTRSC)
2 - Paste into PowerPoint
3 - Format Picture
4 - Crop Picture
5 - Edit picture size

The pages that need to be on the PowerPoint where you will use this process are:
- Expense sheet
- Eight Elements graphic organizer
- Phrasebook
- Bibliography

BASIC FACTS (for those who didn't see the first time)

Here is the list of basic facts you will need to know for your Demonstration.  You must be able to provide at least five basic facts from this list:

- HDI Rank
- Population
- Capital city
- Style of government
- Major Religion
- Language spoken
- Large/Major/Well-known cities (2)
- Literacy Rates

Project due date CHANGE

Your Western Europe Vacation Project due date is now WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19TH.

We will not have any days in a computer lab as a group after that.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Thanks
Mr. Lawhead

Project Reminders - Thursday 12-13

1 - Demonstrations NEED TO GET COMPLETED.  Please make sure that you are coming to see either myself or Ms. Swope/Mrs. Groft depending on the class you are in.

2 - WORK OUTSIDE OF CLASS.  You must do some work at home at this point to get finished by next Wednesday or Thursday.

December 50 States Test

The December 50 States test (the last ungraded one) will be next Thursday or Friday (December 20 or December 21).

BASIC FACTS

Here is the list of basic facts you will need to know for your Demonstration.  You must be able to provide at least five basic facts from this list:

- HDI Rank
- Population
- Capital city
- Style of government
- Major Religion
- Language spoken
- Large/Major/Well-known cities (2)
- Literacy Rates

Thursday - Helpful Sites

Hey gang.  Here are the best sites to use for the rental car and flights.

Rental Car

www.europcar.com

www.autoeurope.com

Flights

www.orbitz.com

www.expedia.com

If there are any issues, let me know.

Calendar Changes!!

Two small calendar changes for due dates...

1 - The PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY will be due on Thursday instead of Friday.
You will need three (3) examples of physical locations in your country with a picture and a description.

2 - The FLIGHT and RENTAL CAR will be due Friday instead of Wednesday and Thursday.

Update your calendars as soon as you can.  Thanks.

Upcoming Due Dates

Here are some due dates this week for certain parts of the project:

TUESDAY - You should have all THREE CITIES picked by today. You should have a REASON for why you are visiting each city.

WEDNESDAY - Your TRAVEL MAP should be finished by today. You should also have your FLIGHT information finalized.

THURSDAY - Your PHRASEBOOK should be finished by today.  You should also have a RENTAL CAR by the end of the day.

FRIDAY -You should have all information for your PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY saved by today.

Vacation Projects

Hey gang!  If you didn't finish and hand in your vacation projects for Western Europe, please make sure they get to me by this Thursday.  You must hand in:
- Travel Map
- Excel Sheet
- Bibliography
- Eight Elements Graphic Oraganizer
- PowerPoint (six slides per page)

You must also complete all the demonstration portions of the rubric.  Please make sure you get this to me by Thursday!  Thanks for all your hard work.

Mr. Lawhead

Basic Facts?

Some of you have struggled a little early with the "Basic Facts" section in your Demonstrations Rubric.  Here is a few examples of what we are looking for:

- HDI Rank
- Population
- Capital city
- Style of government
- Major Religion
- Language spoken
- Large/Major/Well-known cities
- Literacy Rates

If you can think of other basic facts about countries, please feel free to list them.  Remember, you can retake these parts of the Demonstrations Rubric whenever you would like.  Any questions, please ask.

Mr. Lawhead

Currency Converters

Here are two pretty reliable sites for our currency conversion that we are doing in our project.  Just click on either link below.

http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/

http://www.xe.com/ucc/

Vacation Rubric

Hey gang.  Please refer to this worksheet on a daily basis to make sure that you are doing what you need to do on this project.  It is a two page rubric with some reflection questions that we will complete together on the last day of the project.  Any questions, please come and see me.

Western Europe Vacation Rubric

Video fo the Week - December 20th

Saw this on Tosh.O. Love this video.....funny kid!

How to Write a Check

A lot of you had a difficult time writing a check today during our Naturalization Process. Here is a website that gives you one way to fill out a check. The nice thing about this site is that it gives you visual images to go with each description. Did you do it correctly??

http://banking.about.com/od/checkingaccounts/ig/How-to-Write-a-Check/1write_a_check_step2.htm

Video of the Week - December 13th

Tis the season for basketball! Enjoy this NASTY facial that happened the other night. Get off the tracks when the train is coming through!!

Extra Credit - December

The extra credit for December is due this Friday, December 17th! It must be turned in on a 3x5 notecard with your name on it. Each question is worth 2 points for a possible grand total of 10 extra points that will go towards your Western Europe Project!!! Here are the questions:

1. The Dangrek Range is located south of the Khorat Plateau on the border of Cambodia and what country to the north?

2. Rouen is an industrial and agricultural hub for commerce going to and from Paris along what river?

3. The snow-capped peaks of the Jungfrau and the Eiger are found in which European country?

4. The Donets Basin, a coal-producing region, is shared by Ukraine and what other country?

5. Boa Vista, Sal, and Fogo are three of the many islands and islets that make up what country in the Atlantic Ocean?

Good Luck!!