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Students will work in groups to create a newspaper exploring the causes of the Revolution to the results of the Revoltion.

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 make a map of their own country using the map skills and landform information learned through the geograpghy unit.

Using a pencil or pen, colored pencils, a ruler and what you know and have learned about maps, create a map of an imaginary island and a short narrative describing your island.

Students make a map of their own country using the map skills and landform information learned through the geograpghy unit.

The purpose of this unit is to facilitate student learning about mapping skills and geographic landforms. The student will create a country and develop a detailed presentation based on their creation. The student will to be able to present facts about their created country’s resources, culture, government, religion, geography, political atmosphere, social events, recreational pastimes, history, economics, etc. After the student has gdeveloped a detailed description of their country, they will develop a poster board presentation about their country.