Here's tonight's HW:
Please finish researching any of the topics for the 1920's Mini Project that your group may not have completed.
Please finish researching any of the topics for the 1920's Mini Project that your group may not have completed.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
HW 5/25/2010
Hello, Grade 8'ers:
Tonight's HW: Due Thursday.
Tonight's HW: Due Thursday.
Please complete a proposal letter for your exit project. Your proposal must contain the following:
-What topic/project are you going to do?
-Why did you choose this topic/project
-What will your final product look like?
-What steps will you take to get there?
-Why did you choose this topic/project
-What will your final product look like?
-What steps will you take to get there?
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Exit Project Options
Hello, Everyone:
• Evaluate the extent to which this group has achieved equality today
Be sure to support your essay with specific names of persons, laws,
I know we've been discussing the question of Exit Project(s). Listed below are series of options that you can choose from in order to complete this requirement for your 8th grade graduation! Please note that if you'd like to do one of the assignments in a different fashion (i.e. podcast, iMovie, etc.) that would be OK, too.
REMEMBER, you are only responsible for completing ONE of the following assignments. It is entirely up to YOU, which assignment you complete.
OPTION #1
Compile a list of the TEN most influential Americans (in your opinion, of course). For each individual include a brief justification as to why you included those individuals. Your justification should explain at least ONE action taken by that person that led to some sort of change in America, as well as changes that came about as result of their actions.
You may use any important person from your study of United States history. Some suggestions you might wish to consider include:
YOU ARE NOT LIMITED TO THESE CHOICES!
FORMAT - Typed (Times New Roman 12 Font)
Support links for option #1
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200612/influentials;
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200701u/influentials-comments
OPTION #2 The Decades Project
You are responsible for creating a presentation on a chosen decade between 1950 and 1990.
Different formats that may be used (but are not limited to): Graphic collage, scrapbook, display boards powerpoint, photostory, Windows Movie Maker, VoVux)
Focus your decade analysis on areas such as: film, T.V., pop culture,
fads, fashion, food, music, technology etc. This project should provide the audience with an overall idea of what happened during
that decade and what it would be like to live during that time period
FORMAT - Digital
Support links for option #2
http://www.authentichistory.com/
http://www.pomperaug.com/departments/social_studies/ushistory/ush-dp.htm
OPTION #3 The Interview
Your task for this option is to interview a member of your family, a neighbor, or teacher who can provide a first person account of their experiences as they relate to a significant event or events in U.S. History
The following is a list of sample questions and historic events. Feel free to create your own questions, and to discover your own important dates.
You might want to give an advance copy of these questions to your interviewee. Have her/him choose questions s/he would like to answer.
Ideally you and your interviewee would collaborate to select the most appropriate questions. Be certain to get the most basic information
(e.g., full name, date of birth, etc.). You will need it for your introduction and timeline.
1. What is your full name and why were you named it? (Maiden name for females)
2. When and where were you born?
3. Were there any fads during your youth that you remember vividly?
4. Where did you attend grade school? high school?
5. Do you have a college degree? If so what was your field of study?
6. How did you decide on a career?
7. If you served in the military, when and where did you serve and what were your duties?
8. What would you consider the most important inventions made during your lifetime?
9. How is the world now different from what it was like when you were a child?
10. What US. President have you admired the most and why?
11. Ask a question (or questions) about a particular historical event.
12. Are there other important events (local, national, international) that have affected you?
13. Was there a person that really changed the course of your life by something s/he did?
14. Was the most stressful experience that you ever lived through? What helped you get through it?
15. Have you ever met any famous people? Describe what happened.
OPTION #4:
Write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction, several paragraphs addressing the task below, and a conclusion.
Theme: Change — Turning Points
Background: Major historical events are often referred to as turning points because they have led to important political, social, and economic changes. Minimum Length: 5 pages typed
Your task: Identify FOUR major events in United States history that were important turning points and for each:
You may use any major event from your study of United States history. Some suggestions you might wish to consider include the signing of the Declaration of Independence (1776), end of Reconstruction (1877), Henry Ford’s use of the assembly line (1913), United States entry into World War I (1917), Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964), and the fall of the Berlin Wall (1989).
OPTION #1
Compile a list of the TEN most influential Americans (in your opinion, of course). For each individual include a brief justification as to why you included those individuals. Your justification should explain at least ONE action taken by that person that led to some sort of change in America, as well as changes that came about as result of their actions.
You may use any important person from your study of United States history. Some suggestions you might wish to consider include:
- Frederick Douglass
(slavery), - Andrew Carnegie (industrialization)
- Jacob Riis (urban life)
- Upton Sinclair (consumer protection)
- Henry Ford (automobile industry)
- Margaret Sanger
(reproductive rights) - Martin Luther King Jr.(civil rights),
- Cesar Chavez (migrant
farmworkers) - Bill Gates (software industry).
YOU ARE NOT LIMITED TO THESE CHOICES!
FORMAT - Typed (Times New Roman 12 Font)
Support links for option #1
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200612/influentials;
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200701u/influentials-comments
OPTION #2 The Decades Project
You are responsible for creating a presentation on a chosen decade between 1950 and 1990.
Different formats that may be used (but are not limited to): Graphic collage, scrapbook, display boards powerpoint, photostory, Windows Movie Maker, VoVux)
Focus your decade analysis on areas such as: film, T.V., pop culture,
fads, fashion, food, music, technology etc. This project should provide the audience with an overall idea of what happened during
that decade and what it would be like to live during that time period
FORMAT - Digital
Support links for option #2
http://www.authentichistory.com/
http://www.pomperaug.com/departments/social_studies/ushistory/ush-dp.htm
OPTION #3 The Interview
Your task for this option is to interview a member of your family, a neighbor, or teacher who can provide a first person account of their experiences as they relate to a significant event or events in U.S. History
The following is a list of sample questions and historic events. Feel free to create your own questions, and to discover your own important dates.
You might want to give an advance copy of these questions to your interviewee. Have her/him choose questions s/he would like to answer.
Ideally you and your interviewee would collaborate to select the most appropriate questions. Be certain to get the most basic information
(e.g., full name, date of birth, etc.). You will need it for your introduction and timeline.
1. What is your full name and why were you named it? (Maiden name for females)
2. When and where were you born?
3. Were there any fads during your youth that you remember vividly?
4. Where did you attend grade school? high school?
5. Do you have a college degree? If so what was your field of study?
6. How did you decide on a career?
7. If you served in the military, when and where did you serve and what were your duties?
8. What would you consider the most important inventions made during your lifetime?
9. How is the world now different from what it was like when you were a child?
10. What US. President have you admired the most and why?
11. Ask a question (or questions) about a particular historical event.
12. Are there other important events (local, national, international) that have affected you?
13. Was there a person that really changed the course of your life by something s/he did?
14. Was the most stressful experience that you ever lived through? What helped you get through it?
15. Have you ever met any famous people? Describe what happened.
OPTION #4:
Write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction, several paragraphs addressing the task below, and a conclusion.
Theme: Change — Turning Points
Background: Major historical events are often referred to as turning points because they have led to important political, social, and economic changes. Minimum Length: 5 pages typed
Your task: Identify FOUR major events in United States history that were important turning points and for each:
- Describe the historical circumstances that led to the event
- Discuss the political, social, and/or economic changes that resulted from the event.
You may use any major event from your study of United States history. Some suggestions you might wish to consider include the signing of the Declaration of Independence (1776), end of Reconstruction (1877), Henry Ford’s use of the assembly line (1913), United States entry into World War I (1917), Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964), and the fall of the Berlin Wall (1989).
Option 5: Essay - Theme: Equal Rights
Since 1900, various groups in the United States have struggled to achieve
full equality.
Identify one group of people in American society that has been denied
equal rights.
• Discuss a major problem this group has encountered since 1900 in its
struggle for full equality
• Discuss two specific actions that have been taken by an individual, an
organization, or the government in an effort to help this group overcome
the problem
• Evaluate the extent to which this group has achieved equality today
Be sure to support your essay with specific names of persons, laws,
amendments, and Supreme Court cases whenever possible
You may use any group from your study of United States history. Some suggestions you
might wish to consider include African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, Native
American Indians, persons with disabilities, and women.
You are not limited to these suggestions.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Authentic Assessment Assignment - WWI Poster
“The Art of Persuasion”
DUE DATE: MAY 17th, 2010
Background: HUGE promotions in 20 major cities, expensive ads in over 10,000 magazines; millions of posters in every corner of the country. Nike vs. Reebok? Coke vs. Pepsi?
Try World War I.
In April 1917, when President Wilson announced he was sending U.S. soldiers to fight in Europe, he was afraid the people would not support his decision. To help sell the war, he set up the Committee on Public Information, which produced a bunch of posters for the war effort. The goals of these posters were to convince people to support the war by:
1. Buying “Liberty Bonds.” A bond is basically a loan that people that make to the government. When you buy a bond, the money goes to the government. In a few years, after the bond “matures,” you get more money than you paid for it.
2. Conserve food for the soldiers. People were encouraged not to waste food, and to limit their consumption of certain foods (wheat, meats).
3. Join the Armed Forces
Task: Imagine that you are alive during World War I, and are working for the Committee on Public Information. Your task is to design and draw a poster that will convince people to support the war effort. You can design a positive cartoon supporting your side, or a negative cartoon against the other side. Your poster should use pictures and words to get its message across. Listed below are websites where you can see samples of different posters.
http://www.firstworldwar.com/posters/usa.htm: 42 pages of posters from WWI.
http://www.authentichistory.com/images/ww1/ww1_posters/Poster21.html: 4 pages of some really cool posters.
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/sow-seeds/#documents: These posters relate to conserving food for the soldiers.
http://www.ouboces.org/tclc2002/projects/CoynBorhau/lesson01.htm Examples of actual posters created by students. I think you can do better!
CLICK HERE FOR A PRINT COPY OF THE REQUIREMENTS, as well as the grading rubric. Please note that this assignment is due no later than Monday May 17th. Any assignments that are handed in late will be subject to a reduction in the student's grade. Any assignment that is not received by May 24th will receive a grade of ZERO.
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