Anchor Activities
Directions:
Step 1:
-Chose ONE topic from the BACK of this page.
-We will be learning about these topics during 1st quarter.
-Please choose a topic that you wish to learn more about; don’t take the lazy way out and choose a topic that you already know a lot about.
YOU NEED TO DEMONSTRATE THAT YOU LEARNED INFO. OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM. (Don’t just copy your notes from our class! Instead, RESEARCH your topic to find more information.)
Step 2:
Chose an activity to demonstrate your knowledge about the chosen topic:
-Poster
-Game
-Newspaper Article/Front Page
-Collage
-Research Report (2 pages)
-Detailed (Annotated) Timeline
Step 3:
Pick up a rubric from Mrs. Fine that matches your activity.
-The rubrics will tell you exactly what my expectations are for that particular activity.
-These activities must look wonderful, and contain as much information as you can find about your chosen topic.
Step 4:
Turn in your anchor activity by Wed. Oct. 19th!!!!!!!!
Attach the rubric to your activity.
Step 5: (optional)
Repeat steps 1-4 again and again for extra credit.
TOPICS OF 1ST QUARTER ANCHOR ACTIVITIES:
Ancient Egypt: Choose 1 from the list below
-Pharohs (how they ruled, how they were treated)
-Citizen Participation (live of every day citizens, role in government)
-Location of physical and human characteristics
-Location of historical events
-Religious practices
-Cultural practices
-Cultural and scientific legacies (what still exists today?)
-Timelin of Ancient Egypt's history
or
Ancient China: Choose 1 from the list below
-Emperors (how they ruled, how they were treated)
-Citizen Participation (live of every day citizens, role in government)
-Location of physical and human characteristics
-Location of historical events
-Religious practices
-Slavory/Labor systems
-Cultural practices
-Cultural and scientific legacies (what still exists today?)
-Timelin of Ancient China's history