Student Showcase Night

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Student Showcase Night

• A final exam option (worth the same as a written
  test 100 points)
• You will host a seminar on one topic. You will
  create lesson plan, teach and assess your guests
  learning.
• You will be required to bring 2 guests.
• Student Showcase Night will be from 630 to
  800pm. Guests will rotate through a minimum of
  4 student showcase seminars

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How to get started

• 1. Work with a partner to choose a topic to
• Teach (something from Language Arts or
  American History). Topic sign-ups are first
  come, first served sign-ups to be completed by
  May 31.
• 2. Once you have an accepted seminar topic,
  review and become an expert in the field! Use
  your spiral, textbook, library resources, and the
  Internet.
• 3. Develop a lesson plan to present information
  in 15 minutes. The lesson must include Visual,
  Hands-on activity, Assessment
• 4. Practice, practice, practice! We will want to
  see your lesson in action BEFORE showcase night.

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REQUIREMENTS (Think about these BEFORE you
choose to do Seminar Night)

• 1. You must have 2 guests attend! You will make
  an invitation for them and must return it with
  their seminar choices and signature.
• 2. You must have a visual hands-on activity
  with your lesson.
• 3. If you no-show, it drastically impacts your
  grade, and you must take the 100 question social
  studies final exam.

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• Student Showcase Night
• Mrs. Milling and Mrs. Kangass 8th Grade
  Humanities Final Option
• Wednesday, June 14, 2006 630PM 800PM
• I understand that this is a choice I am making to
  be involved in the Student Seminar Night and,
  thus,
• replace my social studies final exam. I also
  understand that if I do not show up to teach my
  seminar I will
• have to take the 100-point exam the next day!
  Still I am excited about this opportunity
• Student Name Partner
• Proposed Topic (idea for hands-on activity
  assessment)
• 1st choice
•  
• 2nd choice
• Parent Agreement
• My student has explained the finals option of
  Student Showcase
• Night and I am thrilled they have chosen to get
  involved. I
• understand this will replace the final exam test,
  unless my
• student is not able to make it to the Showcase
  evening (for any
• reason) they will have to take the written exam
  the next day. I