To further research the Civil War, you will work in a group of 4 students. Each student will have a different task to complete the assignment. Here are the tasks...
1. Reporter: You will act as a news reporter and write a news story about the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Be sure to include a title for your article.
2. Historian: You will make a timeline of 10 events or battles that occurred during the Civil War. Include brief descriptions about each event.
3. Illustrator: You will draw a map of the states and show the sides using a key. Also include a picture of the Union and Confederate flags.
4. Biographer: You will choose any 5 important people from the time period. Explain their importance during the Civil War era. Include a picture of each person in your word document.
The developing brain enables newborn infants to make fairly good sense of what they touch, see, smell, taste, and hear; and their senses develop rapidly in the early months of life.
As a group, you will research one of the senses. Be sure to find out when it starts to develop. Include 25 facts about the infant's development of your particular sense. Also include a link to a newspaper or magazine article about your topic. Your article should be at least 2 pages of print. Your group will receive a classwork grade for your post.
When the all the posts are up on the blog, you must print out the information about all 5 senses, including the articles. This information will be on the chapter 6 test.
Submit your post to the appropriate class color below.
Pretend you are a writer for Parenting magazine. Readers of the magazine write in questions to you regarding any parenting issues or topics. Below are several letter to Parenting that you need to review. Only respond to two letters of your choice. Be both creative and informative in your response. You may come up with your own pen name for your response.
Be sure to only respond to your class color section below. Use your text and notes to help you answer.
Value: 10 points
Options:
1. Dear Parenting, Help! I'm a 30-year-old woman, and I am expecting my first baby to be born in less than one month. I consider myself uneducated about the different methods of childbirth. Could you please inform me of the pros and cons of natural, medicated and Cesarean births. I just want to know what is best for my baby and me. Thanks!
Sincerely, Which way to go?
2. Dear Parenting, My baby, Emma, was born 8 weeks before her due date. She has already been in the NICU for one week. I am scared and feel very helpless. Besides the care from the NICU, is there anything else the doctors or I could do to help stimulate weight gain. I want to get Emma home.
Sincerely, Pondering about premies
3. Dear Parenting, No one ever told me how hectic my life would be after Ethan was born! He is my first baby, and needless to say, my husband and I were unprepared for a newborn. What can you tell me about the patterns of newborns? What should I expect? How do I care for Ethan? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
So far in our Antebellum America unit we have covered 2 of the 3 main themes, including westward expansion and early industrialization. On a separate word document, you will examine several more topics that involve westward expansion up to 1860. Use the links in the questions to answer the following. Answer each question in a well developed paragraph. Be sure to paraphrase in your own words.
Save any unfinished work in your e-locker on StudyWiz.
1. John O'Sullivan coined the term, "Manifest Destiny." What does this phrase mean. Read the entire article to understand its importance. How does Manifest Destiny link to westward expansion?
2. President Andrew Jackson issued the Indian Removal Act in 1830. Explain the details of this act. What happened to the Cherokee nation? How does the Indian Removal Act fit with westward expansion?
American History Ch. 4- The American Revolution Study Guide
Identify: - John Adams - Paul Revere - Ben Franklin - Sam Adams - John Hancock - Caesar Rodney - Thomas Paine - George Washington - Captain Preston - Thomas Jefferson Ch. 4, Sect. 1- The French and Indian War -Who fought in the French and Indian War? Who won? Why did it occur? -Why was Ben Franklin’s Albany Plan of Union significant even though it didn’t pass? -What was capturing Fort Duquesne important? -What was decided at the 1763 Treaty of Paris (end of French and Indian War)?
Ch. 4, Sect. 2- Issues Behind the Revolution - What was the Proclamation of 1763? Was it followed? - Why did Britain impose new taxes on the colonies? - What were the taxes placed on the colonists? - Who were the Sons of Liberty? Who was the leader? - What is meant by the term, “No taxation without representation?” - What happened at the 1770 Boston Massacre? - What was the Boston Tea Party? - Identify the punishments of the Intolerable Acts. - What was decided at the First Continental Congress? - Why were the battles at Lexington and Concord significant?
Ch. 4, Sect. 3- Ideas Behind the Revolution - What was Common Sense? - Identify the Olive Branch Petition - What was the Declaration of Independence? - Identify the 4 parts of the declaration - Who was the author? - Who was the first to sign it? - On what date was the Declaration of Independence official?
Ch. 4, Sect 4- Fighting For Independence - Identify strengths and weaknesses of both the British and colonial armies - Battles of Trenton and Princeton - Why was the Battle of Saratoga important?
Ch. 4, Sect. 5- Winning Independence - The British surrendered at which battle? - What did the 1783 Treaty of Paris conclude? - Identify the impact of the American Revolution
John Adams- Part 1: Join or Die
John Adams- Part 2: Independence
Join or Die- political cartoon
Time-line: Be able to put the following events in order. Include the year of the event. 1st Continental Congress;Boston Massacre;Treaty of Paris (end Rev War) Dec of Ind; Lexington&Concord
John Adams part two (Independence), in my opinion, was just as good as part one. For this extra credit assignment, you should respond to the following question..
- What was your favorite scene/part of the film? Explain why it is your favorite. Give specific details about the scene as well. Who was involved in your particular scene? Describe the actions, emotions and words from the scene. Do you think it was a minor or major part of the film? Explain.
Now that you have chosen a topic within 1940-1979, you will conduct research to collect background information. Read the following directions carefully.
In the computer lab you will use the internet to find useful websites about your topic. Only use websites that end in .edu,gov,org. Wikipedia is NOT an acceptable source. You must find at least 3 internet sources.
Students will submit a total of 30 facts about their chosen topic.Number each fact. Put the source (website) above the facts from that particular source.The facts must be in your own words and should be one to two sentences in length.Do not plagiarize or you will receive a 0 for a grade. See the September 11 example below that shows you how to set up your response.
At the end of the period, make sure you click on name/url, enter your name and click “publish.” (do this even if you aren’t finished!) Finish for homework.
9/11 Example:
Website: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/911/
1. The first plane hit the North tower of the World Trade Center on Tuesday, September 11, 2001 at 8:46 am.
2. A second plane hit the South Tower at 9:03 am. Both towers collapsed about 90 minutes later.
3. At 9:37 a third plane crashed into the west side of the Pentagon.
4. At 10:03 a fourth plane crashed in a field in southern Pennsylvania, which was originally aimed at the Capitol building or White House. It was brought down by several heroic passengers.
5. Over 2,600 people died at the World Trade Center. 125 died at the Pentagon; and 256 died on all 4 planes.
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Use the above format to collect 30 total facts from at least 3 different websites. (You do not need to have an equal number of facts from each site. For example, you may have more from one site than the others)
Sophomores, we spent 2 days watching part one of HBO's John Adams series. Not only did it re-emphasize most of the notes from class, but hopefully it also was neat for you to see a modern day re-enactment of significant events that shaped our country. As your extra credit option, respond to ONE of the following topics. Your response should be detailed and at least 20 lines in length.
1. Describe what the court house was like throughout the trial. Be specific. Who was there? Where did the witnesses speak? How is it similar to or different than modern court scenes?
2. Explain the importance of Abigail Adams as seen in the film. What was John's and Abigail's relationship like? Be specific by referring to particular scenes or event from the film. Provide details/
3. Be a critic of the film by writing your own review. Explain why you liked or disliked the film. Be specific and honest in your answer. Do you think it portrayed Massachusetts in the Revolutionary era in an effective way? Was it an accurate depiction of the pre-Revolution events that took place in Massachusetts? Why or why not?
Oral history is an interview that records a person’s recollection of experiences, thoughts, and feelings about a specific event or a period of time.By showing how national events affected the lives of individuals, oral history adds a personal dimension to our study of the past.Members of your family and community can surprise you with a wealth of information and insights into major events of their time.
Objective: Students will analyze primary accounts of 3 ordinary American people who experienced a significant event in America history.You will have requirements each quarter to collect the information needed for your final paper, which will be due at the end of the 4th quarter.
Timeframe of event: 1940s-1979
1st quarter requirements:
1.Choose a topic. Due: Friday, Sept. 25
a.Choose a topic that interests you. Brainstorm. Ask your parents for advice. The topic can relate to any historical, political, economic, social, or cultural event in American history.
b.Think about what family member, friends of family, neighbors, etc. who have experienced a significant part of American history.
2.Research the topic using secondary sources.Due: TBA
Submit a one page report with background information and sources. You will be provided with a handout for this section.
a.Your textbook is a good place to start.
b.Use our library to check out books.
c.Obviously the Internet is another good source.
3.Create a list of 20 interview questions about the event. Due: TBA (this will most likely be due in the 2nd quarter)
a.When thinking about questions to ask, remember that you are trying to re-tell the individual’s story.Therefore, get as much detail as possible.
b.These questions must be typed and numbered.
The following are only ideas.You may choose to do a different topic.These are only ideas, I encourage you to do a unique topic.
-Civil Rights Movement- Martin Luther King Jr.- Watergate scandal
-Assassination of John F. Kennedy- Vietnam protests
The following example is the story that a student could create after interviewing me about September 11, 2001. Obviously, you cannot choose this topic because it is not in the time frame required, but hopefully it will give you a clearer idea of an oral history account.
Oral History Example Topic: Sept. 11th, 2001 (remember your topic must be in the range of 1950-1979)
September 11, 2001 is a day in history that Miss Albanese will always remember. She was eighteen years old and had just recently settled into her freshman year of college at Bloomsburg University. That particular Tuesday morning has forever left an imprint in her heart and mind. She recalls waking up in her dorm room around 10:15. Her roommate, Meggi Rothermel, had already left to attend class. Miss Albanese was the lucky one who didn’t have class until 11:00 am. She went through her normal morning routine. She walked down the hall to the bathroom to brush her teeth, checked her computer for any new instant messages, and listened to music while she got ready for class. In the meantime, Albanese had no idea that two planes had attacked the World Trade Center. Just as she was finished packing her bag for class Katie, a friend who lived in the room across the hall, had just turned on her television. She frantically ran into her room yelling, “Oh my God, we got attacked! Turn on your tv!” At first Albanese thought she was just kidding around. She had no idea what she was about to see. She turned on her small thirteen-inch television that sat atop her roommate’s closet and watched in disbelief. How and why did this happen? Who did this? Was this an accident? So many thoughts, questions, and emotions came at once. She then questioned whether or not she should go to class. After all, it was some German Cultures and Civilization class that was so boring to attend, but Albanese needed the general credit requirement. After pondering for a couple of minutes, she decided to go to class just in case. At this point she still didn’t fully understand what was happening in New York City. When she got to class her teacher was obviously upset. In a chaotic way and with tears in her eyes, the professor told everyone in class to go home and watch the news because an important part of history was unfolding. At this point the severity and urgency of the situation began to sink in. Albanese and her roommate went back to the dorm and watched the news for the rest of the day. The images have stuck forever in her mind. Did she really just see someone jump from a window thirty stories high? A few girls that lived on her dorm room floor had family or friends that worked in the trade center area. The girls couldn’t reach their loved ones on their cell phones. All the lines were busy. After hours or worry and fear, their friends and family members were okay. Albanese doesn’t remember exactly everything from that day, just bits and pieces. For comfort, she called home to talk to her family. She and the girls in the dorm stayed up and talked until late in the night. No one wanted to be alone. For the first time in her life, Albanese felt that America was vulnerable. An attack on our own soil was once something that seemed so unlikely. She was scared, confused, angry, upset, and homesick all at once. Albanese knew the world would never be the same. Whenever she thinks back to her college experience, that Tuesday morning in Lycoming dorm will always be remembered. Since then all of Ms. Albanese’s dorm friends from Bloomsburg have gone their separate ways in life, but they are forever bonded by the 9/11 experience.
See Baby Discriminate By Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
Your class assignment today is to read the Newsweek article, See Baby Discriminate. Only read the first 3 1/2 pages. (Stop after this sentence- 'It's possible that by third grade, when parents usually recognize it's safe to start talking a little about race, the developmental window has already been closed.')
This article fits into the nature/nurture debate of chapter 3. After reading the article, answer the following questions...(Directions on how to respond are below the questions)
Value: 10 points total
1. Identify Birgitte Vittrup's 3 methods to test the multicultural home environments of the families in the study. What were the results?
2. What do child development researchers say about 'in-group preferences?'
3. What is Rebecca Bigler's recommended age for talking to children about race?
4. Answer this question from the article... "We all want out children to be unintimidated by differences and have the social skills necessary for a diverse world. The questions is, do we make it worse, or do we make it better, by calling attention to race?"
5. How does this article fit into the nurture side of the debate from chapter 3? In general, do you agree or disagree with the content? Explain.
To respond...
1. Click on the comments link at the bottom of the page.
2. Type your answers into the box provided. Be sure to number your answers. (You might want to open a 2nd window in your browser so you can see both the article and your answers)
3. Click the name/url option. Where it says name type your first name and last initial.
4. Click publish. Your response should automatically appear on the site.
Sophomores, Welcome to Livin' In The Future. This site will be used as a supplement to your United States History course. Here I can post links to articles, news stories, video clips, etc. As stated in your syllabus, some homework assignments and extra credit options will be issued through this blog.
In case you were wondering, I got the title 'Livin In The Future' from a Bruce Springsteen song that was stuck in my head the day I created this blog. Some of you may have just snickered that I like Bruce Springsteen, and some of you may have wondered, 'Bruce who?' but his song title has stuck with this blog for the past two years. And you know what?... you are living in the future. In order to understand how to successfully move forward we must first look back...all way back to the discovery and colonization of America.
"In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue." Most of you remember this little rhyme from grade school to recall the year Christopher Columbus "discovered" America. As we discussed in class, there are conflicting opinions about the impact of his discovery. The cultural collision, known as the Columbian Exchange, that occurred when the East (Native Americans) met the West (the Europeans) had a profound impact on both cultures. Is he a hero who carried Christian civilization across the Atlantic Ocean, or is he linked to conquest and imperialism? (If you don't know what imperialism is look it up in the glossary of your text, or use the web) Read through your notes and ch 1, section 4 (pgs 22-26) of your text to answer the following questions.
Part of being a historian is having the ability to analyze written sources. How does your text portray the story of Christopher Columbus and the impact of his "discovery?" Does your text mention anything about conquest, domination, heroism, or the start of the slave trade? Be sure to explain your answer, as well as use information from your notes and the text to support your decision. Your answer should be at least 15 lines (not sentences). Answer in complete sentences and use specific information from the book, but do not plagiarize.
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You and a partner must analyze all of the cartoons below. You will probably need the internet or your notes to do further research on your topic. (Tip: Use the news option in your google search). Answer the following questions.
1. List the objects or people you see in the cartoon. 2. Identify the captions and/or title. 3. Which of the objects listed are symbols? What do they represent? 4. List adjectives that describe the emotions portrayed in the cartoon. 5. Describe the action taking place in the cartoon. 6. Explain the message of the cartoon. (Here is where you will need to research the news and give some background information about the topic)
As a small group (no more than 3 people), you must choose one of the following cartoons to analyze. You must the internet to do further research on your topic. (Tip: Use the news option in your google search). Answer the following questions.
1. List the objects or people you see in the cartoon. 2. Identify the captions and/or title. 3. Which of the objects listed are symbols? What do they represent? 4. List adjectives that describe the emotions portrayed in the cartoon. 5. Describe the action taking place in the cartoon. 6. Explain the message of the cartoon. (Here is where you will need to research the news and give some background information about the topic) 7. What groups of people would agree/disagree with the cartoon's message? Why?
By 1854, there were 15,675 miles of railroad track in the United States, but Council Bluffs, Iowa, on the east bank of the Mississippi River was the end of the line. The building of the transcontinental railroad was undertaken to link the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, thereby providing safer, easier and more economical means of moving people, raw materials, and finished goods from the Mississippi River to California. One byproduct of that great venture was the need for 30,000 laborers to lay the track. These job opportunities were one way society could meet the needs of a diverse population, but finding enough workers was difficult. Many of the transcontinental railroad workers were immigrants seeking employment in a new world.
You have been sent back in time to the 1860s. The United States of America is still reeling from the effects of the Civil War. The North and South are being reunited. The country has a new mission: to unite East and West. You will take on a role from this period and define what it took to make the United States of America, a continental nation and a world power.
Click on your group's name and answer the questions at the top of the page. Use the links towards the bottom of the web page to find the answers.(Note: Some links might not work, therefore, you must search for other helpful websites to answer your question)
Submit your answers with your group names into the appropriate class color below...
Sophomores, Hopefully, January 20, 2009 is a day you will always remember. You witnessed an event that proved American ideals and principles have met and surpassed our Founding Fathers' visions and dreams. Some of you may have watched President Barack Obama's speech in school, however, I want you to watch or read the speech again for this assignment.
Watch or read President Obama's inaugural speech, delivered on January 20th, 2008. (Note: The video is approximately 20 minutes) Answer the following discussion questions...
1. What was your favorite line of the speech? Be sure to give the exact line. Explain why it is your favorite. What does this line mean to you? What do you think it means to the rest of America?
2. In your opinion, what was one of the over all themes of the speech? In other words, what was a main point of the speech? Be specific and explain. Give examples from the speech to support your decision. (Note: There are several themes to choose from... Unity, Resolve, Hope Responsibility of government, A link to the past(American traditions), Challenges to be met, Change ...) You may also discuss another theme that is not previously listed.
Requirements: Each answer should be at least 5 complete sentences. Be very specific in your answers. Making specific references to the speech is important.
