Friday, March 27, 2009

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Day 17

Today I wanted to finish my plan so that I am almost finish with the entire project itself.
What I did was I finished the plan completely.
This helps answer my research question because it is my plan which will make the final product which will answer my research question.
My next step is to finish the last few pages of my Scrapbook so that I am done with my project.

Index Card 40

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/The_battle_of_princeton_by_john_trumbull.jpg
This is a picture of the Battle of Princeton.

Index Card 39

http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-princeton.htm

This site gives a good desccription of the Battle of Princeton and is a good reference.

Index card 38

http://steadyhabits.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/trenton1.jpg

This is a great picture of the Battle of Trenton.

Index Card 37

http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-trenton.htm
This sites give in depth description of the Battle of Trenton. It has everything you need to know from start to finish about the Battle of Trenton.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Day 16

Today I wanted to get my planned finish.
I almost got the entire plan finished and I just have a few pages left to do.
This will help me answer my research question because it will help me create my final project which will anser my research question.
My next action will be to finish my plan.

Index Card 36

http://se.inf.ethz.ch/people/leitner/erl_g/image/tea_cup_small.jpg

This is a picture of tea that relates to the Tea act.

Index Card 35

http://askmerv.choice3realty.com/images/taxes_people.jpg

This is a picture of people that are mad about the raising of taxes and is good for The TownShend Revenue Act.

Index Card 34

http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/24800/24821/stamp_act_24821_lg.gif

This is a picture of the Stamp Act.

Index Card 33

http://coins.ha.com/common/info/press/Images/50Note.jpg

This is a picture of what money looked like during the currency act.

Index Card 32

http://www.myhushspace.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/molasses.jpg

This is a picture of molasses a good picture for the Sugar Act.

Index Card 31

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://history.state.gov/milestones/images/FrenchandIndianWar2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775&usg=__njjlIP5O3b20_yMXRKN-SYhwAqw=&h=272&w=400&sz=41&hl=en&start=5&um=1&tbnid=Km1W3C6YBF1XdM:&tbnh=84&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfrench%2Band%2Bindian%2Bwar%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1

This is a picture of the French and Indian War.

Day 15

My next action entering the day was to go over to Sam's house on Thursday and finish the book.
What I did was I went over to his house and we got almost all of the scrapbook done, and we just have two pages left.
This helps answer my research question because it is my final product which will answer my research question.
My next action is going to be finish the scrapbook and read it over.

Day 14

My next action was to go over to Sam's house on Wednesday and get some of the Book done over Spring Break.
What I actually did on Wednesday was we got an idea of how we could make the book and we got half of it done.
This helps me answer my research question because it makes my final project which will answer the research question.
My next action is to get the rest of my scrapbook done.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Day 13

My next action entering the day was to get most of my planning of what each page of my project is going to be like.
What I actually did was I got about the first 10 pages of my scrapbook planning done and what I am going to have on those pages.
What I did today is going to helps anwer my research question because its creating my final project which is going to naser my research question.
My next action is to finish my scrap book planning and to start on the scrapbook.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Day 12

My next action entering the day was to get a basic outline of how the scrapbook is going to be laid out.
What I did was I thought of how its going to be laid out but did not write it down. I have a basic outline of what to do though.
What I did helps answer my research question because it helps lay out my final project which will answer my research question when its finished.
My next action is going to be take the basic outline of what my scrapbook is going to be and get together with my partner and get a detailed outline page by page of the scrapbook that will eventually lead to the entire scrapbook itself.

Friday, March 6, 2009

Eleventh Day

My next action entering the day was to try to get a few thoughts done for how my partner and I are going to layout the project itself and get started on it.
I got a few ideas about how we are going to set up our scrapbook and will need to share those thoughts with my partner. However, we did not get started yet.
What I did today helps me answer my research question because it plans out the final project.
My next action is to get together with my partner to start making the scrapbook.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Tenth Day

My next action entering the day was to get all my researching done and to finish my 30 index cards.
What I did today was I finished all my research and did 30 index cards.
What I did helps answer my research question because I researched information to put together a scrapbook that will eventually answer my entire research question.
My next action is to start planning out my scrapbook and then get started on it.

Index Card 30

http://www.solarnavigator.net/history/explorers_history/american_war_of_independence_york_town_surrender_general_cornwallis.jpg
This is a historical moment in the United States history and in the American Revolution itself. This picutre shows General Cornwallis surrending to George Washington.

Index Card 29

http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/doc-content/images/constitution-m.jpg
This is a picture of the Constitution a revision of the Articles of Confederation. The Constituion is the supreme law of the United States.

Index Card 28

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War

This is the wikipedia page of the American Revolution. It gives detailed information on the entire American Revolution.

Index Card 27

http://agodword.com/thanksgiving/GeorgeWashington.jpeg
This is a picture of George Washington. He was a major leader of the American Revolution.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Ninth Day

My next action was to get a few index cards done in the library so I could get a little ahead.
What I did in the library is I got 2 index cards done which described the peace treaty to the American Revolution.
What I did today helps answer my research question because its another step towards finding out how and why the american revolution took place.
My next action is to finish my index cards and researching and start on the project itself

Index Card 26

http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/56/65256-004-C2A57D39.jpg

This is a picture of the Paris Peace Treay of 1783.

Index Card 25

http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/paris/

This site gives a description of The Paris Peace Treaty of 1783. This was the Peace treaty for the end of the American Revolution and this site gives a brief description of it.

Monday, March 2, 2009

Eighth Day

My next action entering the day was to try to get as many Index Cards as I could done.
What I actually did today was I got a lot of index cards done and am now at 24 index cards.
What I did today helps answer my research question because I am getting more research done which well help me answer my question and do my project in the end.
My next action is to get 30 index cards and finish my researching so I can start making my project.

Status Report

1. What I have accomplished on my project so far is I have my project planned out and most of my research on index cards done.
2. What I still have left to do is finish my research and index cards and to start and finish the project part of it.
3. Nothing has really been harder than I thought it was except the index cards are time consuming.
4. Everything has been a lot easier than I thought it would be especially the index cards, but generally after you learn how to do something it is always easier than before.
5. If I had to start over again I think I would do the same exact thing I did this time as I think it worked very well.
6. What I need to accomplish before spring break is to have all my research and index cards done and need to be well into my project.

Index Card 24

http://s3.amazonaws.com/images.nachofoto.com/b-Battle-Yorktown-1781-4f4e9bb56e7c.jpeg

This is a great picture of the Battle of Yorkown giving a basic idea of what the battle was.

Index Card 23

http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/USAHistory/AmericanRevolution/YorktownBattle.htm
This site gives good information on the battle of Yorktown. The Battle of Yorktown, although it did not end the war, was the last major battle of the war.

Index Card 22

http://www.154thny.com/154thnyReborn/FamilyHistory/Images/Saratoga-large-version.jpg
This is a picture of the Battle of Saratoga an important battle in the American Revolution.

Index Card 21

http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/USAHistory/AmericanRevolution/Saratoga.htm
This site gives important information on another major battle in the American Revolution. The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the war for the American Forces and this site explains why this was.

Index Card 20

http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/USAHistory/AmericanRevolution/AmerRevolution.htm

This site has a timeline of the American Revolution. It is not of just the battles, but it has sites to click onto from how the American Revolution got started to how it got resolved.