Mid-Terms! Everything you need to know...except the answers!

Welcome to Mid-Terms.  We will be reviewing this week, so here's some information you can reference as we go along.

The Mid-Term exam will last one hour and thirty minutes.
The Mid-Term exam will happen on Wednesday, January 21st in our classroom and start at 9:15am.
The Mid-Term exam will be comprehensive, and cover everything we've talked about in class from the first day up through Monday, January 12.
If you miss the Mid-Term due to illness, you need to contact me ASAP to arrange a make-up.  Make-up exams must happen by the end of the week, unless something extraordinary has happened. (like, alien abduction extraordinary...)

The exam itself will contain two parts, one of which you will complete at home, and the other of which you will take in class.

Part One: Email from America. Imagine America were a student who was away from home.  What would America have to say about the first part of her history?  Write an email home as though you were America talking about the four units we've covered. Is America happy? Sad? Enjoying these events or not? Wishing things were better? Satisfied with her progress? Your email must have four paragraphs (one for each of our units) and an introduction.  Your email (being an email) must be typed and double spaced. Handwritten work will not be accepted. This must be handed in prior to taking the Mid-Term on January 21st.  It may be shared electronically or handed in on paper.

Part Two: In classroom test.  Your test on the 21st will consist of the following types of questions:
    Section 1: Multiple Choice
    Section 2: Defining Names/Terms/Events and giving their significance
    Section 3: Constitutional or Not? Read the sentence, circle Constitutional or Not Constitutional and explain your reasoning
    Section 4: Map 1  Locate each of the 13 Colonies correctly on a map
    Section 5: Map 2  Identify the items indicated on the numbered map.

General Study Tips
Sleep, eat and hydrate!  Your brain needs rest, food and water.  DO NOT SHORTCHANGE YOURSELF IN THESE CRITICAL AREAS!

Start to review now.  No one does well when they try to cram everything in at the last minute.  True for eating, true for studying!

Be active! Never just stare at a screen or pieces of paper and call it "Studying."  Your brain will bonk if you do.  Write, speak, move, act, sing...about the material.  Use colors, highlight, underline, re-write, question.  The more you actually can do with the material, the more you will be able to remember and apply it!

ASK QUESTIONS!  That's what I'm here for.  Email, stop by the room, tweet at me, ask questions during class.  If you don't know something, I can probably help you!

Our first review sheet was created in class today, and it is linked up here and you have copies in your Google Drive through Classroom. Fill it out!  It can help you...

We will be creating two more review sheets in class this week, so stay tuned for updates!