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Students respond to literary text. Students will respond to prompts and answer questions related to the text.

Students will use a combination of magazines, newspapers, or internet sources to find 5 pictures each that illustrate a part of the Constitution. Each student will paste their five pictures on a poster board and write the Article, Section, and Clause numbers below the pictures with a brief explanation. Each picture must depict a different part of the Constitution.

People often express their feelings about historical issues or events through artwork such as songs, novels, short stories, paintings, sculptures and movies. A large portion of your American History Project will consist of one of two art related topics: 1. You will choose a work of art which someone else has created to interpret an event or issue in American history. You will research the event or issue related to the artwork then analyze the artist's interpretation of the the event or issue through their artwork. 2. You will create your own work of art which is your interpretation of an event or issue in American history. You will research the event or issue, come up with your own interpretation of the event or issue then express that interpretation in a work of art of your own in any medium you choose. Be prepared to answer questions about your chosen artwork from the class or the teacher.

Students will choose at least three types of fiction and create a booklet that demonstrates their knowledge about the genres they chose. They will be given two class periods to work on the project and may work on it at home.

Students will create a map with a key, a compass rose, and include a map title and a map type. Include capital, rivers, lakes, forest land, and ranges you would like to have. This should be drawn and colored onto poster board large enough that it is easy to read.

Booklet describing the seven forms of figurative language we have learned.

Students will be able to express ideas clearly by writing a personal narrative about their first day in third grade

Students will be able to express ideas clearly by writing a personal narrative about their first day in third grade

Using the Declaration of Independence as your guide, create a teenager's Declaration of Independence. You will be assessed on how you work together in a group, how well you follow the organization of the original Declaration of Independence, editing for conventions, word choice and ideas, and your presentation of the final document.

Students will create a magazine advertisement using persuasive details and vivid adjectives. Advertisement should be for an original product (in other words, don't draw an ad for the latest Nike style...). Choose HOW you want to market it and WHO you want to sell it to. Decide how best you can persuade those buyers to purchase your product.

Create a poster using pictures and words to illustrate your personal idea of freedom on one half and Gandhi's idea of freedom on the other. Use the rubric below to see how the assignment will be graded and what you will be graded on.

Rewrite the Preamble of the Constitution in their own words

You will research and write about an invention that has already been discovered or made.