Class news Week of 5-6-13

Hey gang!

Busy week here in 215/MMC.

We are going to try our best to get Chapter 12 finished this week, though it looks like we will be finished by early next week.  We will definitely test on Sections 3 (Germany and the Alpine countries) and Section 4 (Nordic Nations) before Friday.

Please refer to the PPTs and to the text for your note-taking.  If you have any questions, please let me know.

Thanks
Mr. Lawhead

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.

Currency Exchange Rates

Here is a bit of a long video on what we spoke about in class today.  Remember, it is a difficult concept to understand. 

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

Climate Zones

Please use page 63 in your TEXTBOOK to locate the specific climate zone that you are in.  You will need this for the physical geography of your country.  You will also need the description of the climate zone for the textbook as well.

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.

Western Europe Map Labels

Western Europe Physical Map

Western Europe Map

Here are copies of the political and physical maps of Western Europe.  Remember, your maps should be similar to these.

Western Europe - Last Chances

Hey everyone.  If you are trying to do any redo with the DEMONSTRATIONS or PPT for your Western Europe Vacation, you must do so during COLT or before school during the week of May 7th-11th.  I WILL NOT be seeing students during lunch this upcoming week.

Any retakes for the eight elements exam must be discussed with me.

Handing Your Project In

Here is the order of papers to be stapled when turning your project in:

1 - PowerPoint (Handouts - 6 per page)
2 - Expense Sheet
3 - Vacation Planner
4 - Travel Map
5 - Eight Elements Graphic Organizer

You will staple all of these together and also hand in your Rubric.

Basic Facts

- 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.