semester review units 1-9 you will need: textbook, student pages workbook, notes

SEMESTER REVIEWUnits 1-9

You will need: Textbook,Student Pages Workbook,Notes

Timeline Project

Power Point/Impress Alternate Assignment

(if you choose not to take the test)

Semester Test/Timeline Project

Everyone will do one or the other regardless of start date.

Due date for project is Tuesday, January 7.

Semester Assessment will be given in class on Tuesday, January 7.

Must atten

d class!

INDEXSLIDES 3-7: Directions & Grading

SLIDES 8-14: A Demo for you to use to help guide your work

SLIDES 15-21: Creating Power Point

SEMESTER IPower Point/Impress Alternate Assignment

POWER POINT = Found on all older Agora issued computers (Microsoft)

IMPRESS = Found on all the newer Agora issued computers (Open Office)

• Link to download Open Office if you need it http://www.openoffice.org/

Worth 50 points

http://www.openoffice.org/

DIRECTIONS (1 of 4)

DIRECTIONS: Using one of the two programs above you will create a “time line” of all the units we’ve covered so far this year. This includes Units 1-7. Even if you just started last week, this assignment was created so that anyone, regardless of length of time attending Agora, can complete it.

DIRECTIONS (2 of 4)You will create a Power Point/Impress

presentation consisting of 8 slides. Slide 1 will be your title slide. Slides 2-8 will contain 3 bullet points and a picture of a topic of your choosing from each Unit we’ve covered this year (units 1-7). I have created a demo for you. Please use it as a guide to help you along the way. I am leaving it up to you to decide which topics you want to use.

*DO NOT COPY THE EXAMPLES I HAVE MADE.

DIRECTIONS (3 of 4) Here’s how it should look: SLIDE 1: Your name, date, and add a cool design (last part is optional) SLIDE 2: Unit 1 (one specific topic, 3 bullet point facts about that topic,

one picture about that topic) SLIDE 3: Unit 2 (one specific topic, 3 bullet point facts about that topic,






one picture about that topic)

GRADING (4 of 4) Category Points

earnedPoints Possible

Do you have 8 slides? 6

Slide 1: your name, the date, a picture 6

Slide 2: topic from Unit 1, 3 bullets about that topic, related picture

6


6


6


6


6


6

Slide 8: About you. Include 3 bullets with fun facts about you and a picture, drawing or something you want to represent you.

2

TOTAL 50

YOUR NAME (first & last)YOUR CLASS (World History B Period 1, 2, or

4)9 am class is Period 110 am class is Period 212:30 pm class is Period 4

DATE

Add a cool design or picture if you want (optional)

UNIT 1Geography

We use Geography to find places on a mapWe use Geography to study different people

groups There are between 193 and 250 countries in the

world, depending on how you define a country.

UNIT 2 The Renaissance begins in Europe

Renaissance means “rebirth”Dante wrote The Divine ComedyGutenberg created the printing press

http://teachers.saschina.org/jamesrobinson/category/renaissance/

UNIT 3 Spread of New Ideas

Isabella d’Este was a Renaissance Woman

Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa

The split between the Catholic Church and the new Protestant Church wascalled the Reformation

http://womenshistory.about.com/od/medievalitalianwomen/ig/Isabella-d-Este/Isabella-d-Este-by-Rubens.htm

UNIT 4 New Powers in Asia

Suleyman was an important ruler of the Ottoman EmpireShi’ite branch of Islam was found in the Safavid EmpireThe Great Wall of China was started during the Ming

Dynasty

http://www.allaboutturkey.com/ottoman.htm

UNIT 5 Europe Seeks Asia and Meets the Americas (Civilizations in America & Exploration)

Columbus thought he found the West IndiesBartolomeu Dias was the first European to

round AfricaPope Alexander VI established the Line of

Demarcation in 1493

UNIT 6 Age of Exploration Changes the World

Pizarro was the Spanish conqueror of the Inca EmpireCreoles were people of Spanish descent born in the

coloniesThe Columbian Exchange was the transfer of peoples,

diseases, plants & animals between the Old and New Worlds

UNIT 7 Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment

Queen Elizabeth I ruled England for approximately 45 years

The English Civil war was fought between the Cavaliers & the Roundheads

Rene Descartes is often called the founder of modern math

Creating a PowerPoint/Impress Presentation

Where do I find PowerPoint on my computer?

Click on Start. (bottom left hand corner)Click on All Programs.Click on Microsoft Office.Click on Microsoft Office PowerPoint.

• Link to download Open Office if you need it http://www.openoffice.org/• After downloading and opening, choose

Impress

Where do I find Impress on my computer?



Next…In PowerPoint:Click on New Slide.

A new blank slide will show up. You can begin to write your information about your topic here.

Each time you want a new slide, click on “new slide”.

For Open Office Impress, see .pdf file (I’ll send during class.

For Each Slide, you will need…Correct and appropriate informationText, Font, and Background that makes it

easy on the viewerAll slides must contain at least 1 graphic or

picture

Let’s look at a few examples….

Title Slide Example

Unit Slide Example

Make sure you follow…DO…Save your work oftenKISS

KeepItSimpleSilly

Use pictures or graphics to help the presentation

Use your own words!

DON’T…Forget to SavePut more than 1

main idea on a slideAdd too many

pictures or graphics to clutter your work

Have text, pictures, or backgrounds that distract your audience.

Where to Find the InfoUnit 1: Student guide,

pages 1-15

Unit 2: Student guide, pages 17-55, Textbook pages 24-79

Unit 3: Student guide, pages 63-99, Textbook, pages 80-119

Unit 4: Student guide, pages 107-138, Textbook, pages 136-175

Unit 5: Student Guide pages 147-177, Textbook pages 196-234



Project or Test?If you are

completing the project:

Give a green check

Begin working on slides

If you plan to take the test:

Give a red X

Begin working on your study guide.

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