Well, I have about 3 more projects that I have to complete. This week I am not going to have that much time for Social Studies because I am presenting my choice project. So I plan on working on my Westward expansion project next week. Then after that I have 2 weeks to work on American History. The week after I finish that, I have another week for touch up work.
4/18/2011- Westward Expansion
4/25/2011- American History
5/2/2011- Costa Rica
5/12/2011 American History
Have a meeting with Joe on the 18th of May.
If I finish early that would be great!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Email to Government Official:
Dear Mr Miller,
My name is Alyssa Corchis, and I am in the 7th grade. I attend the OH Institute School Center which is located in Rosemary Beach Florida, it is an all online and paperless school. I am very interested in education in our county. I am in a school where we are trying to change education today. We do PBL work, which is "project based learning". All of our work is done online which means we don't use paper.
•Our school has open internet access, which allows us to get any information we are wanting for our project including contacting experts around the world.
•How do you feel about schools using open access internet to contact people around the world for school projects, as many schools seem intent on blocking internet as much as they can?
Sincerely,
Alyssa Corchis
7th Grade
OH-Institute
India & China
India and China Project:
I have decided to do India. I have always had an interest in India so this is a great way to learn about India.
I have a pen pal named Roshni. I sent her my first e-mail. The e-mail was just saying why I wanted to have a pen pal and my 3 questions.
My 3 questions for my Indian pen pal:
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1.)What are the 3 most common languages spoken in India.
2.)What form of government do you have?
3.)What is the number 1 issue India is facing, what do you think the number 1 issue is?
I think this will be a great experience for me.
Jamestown Reflection...
Why was Jamestown a nightmare? The three main reasons Jamestown was a nightmare are, the Native Americans, no gold, mostly the starvation. These three topic were the topics that I had been most highlighted in history.
After the colonists arrived, the Natives were not that happy about sharing their land. One day a few of the colonists were down by the river panning for gold. Since the Natives did not like the colonists they shot one. All of the colonists were now very worried about their protection. They decided to build a fort around their camp. Once they finished the fort they were happy with their choose. They still worried about what the Native Americans would do next. What do they have planned and when are they going to act out again?
One of the main reasons that the colonists went to Jamestown was for the gold. Everyday men would go out to the river with the hot sun beaming down on their heavy clothing. Looking and looking for gold, but found nothing They were going mad panning for the gold. As they looked for the gold the natives were getting happy because if the colonists could not find what they were looking for they would leave. Soon, the natives realized that they were wrong.
Starvation was the number one concern for the colonists. What were they going to do? They went to the head of the natives and made a deal. The deal was that John Smith, the captain, was to give them gems for food. The agreed. Thanks to the chief's daughter, Pocahontas. She told her father that it would be foolish to not take the deal. With that deal it saved many of the colonists lives. Finally, the natives and colonists did not have to worry about each other.
The Native Americans, no gold, and starvation are the three main reasons why I think Jamestown was a nightmare.
Mayan Project
My three main points for my arguments are going to be:
1.)How the Mayans were great at architecture.
•I believe that the Mayan were amazing at architecture, because of the amazing and huge temples they created. I love looking at the details, it is just a work of art. http://library.thinkquest.org/10098/mayan.htm
2.)They underground x-ray were another thing I saw that may not have been the greatest thing to find some tombs of unknown ancient kings.
•I think that the underground x-rays are true, because when I watched the video they used it and found stuff. Plus this website: http://www.uit-systems.com/
3.)The human sacrifice was also something that was different for me. Mayan's thought that the human sacrifice was for the blood.
•I think that the mayans also wanted to show strength to the gods, that they are strong. This websites helped me figure out my side: http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/deathafterlife/qt/012709MayaScrfc.htm
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