Your final assignment will be to create a memorial on a specific event, group of people/person, organization, or a genre during American history.
(The Civil Rights Movement, WWII veterans, soldiers who died during the D-Day invasion, the internment of Japanese Americans.)
You will create this memorial at home. This will be the visual/creative portion of the assignment.
In the the written portion, you will
1)Introduce exactly what you are commemorating (explain the topic of the Civil Rights Movement).
2)Explain how you can commemorate it (Explain your idea of a memorial).
3)Explain why ‘remembering’ this is so significant to you and to American society.
DUE June 16th
Monday, June 8, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
May 26
802: Notes from today along with additional info...
CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS:
The Soviet Union began building a missile base in Cuba, a communist ally. The United States was alarmed by the closeness of the Russian Missiles and urged the Soviet Union to stop building the base. Both the US and Soviet Reunion refused to back down. This was the closest the world ever came to actual war during the Cold War.
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/cuba.htm
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq90-1.htm
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDcubanmissile.htm
BAY OF PIGS:
The CIA helped 2,000 Cuban refugees invade the Cuba in an effort to begin a rebellion and overthrow the Communist government. When the refugees landed in Cuba, the military was waiting and they were captured. It was a huge failure for the United States.
http://www.foia.cia.gov/bay_of_pigs.asp
http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/JFK+in+History/JFK+and+the+Bay+of+Pigs.htm
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDbayofpigs.htm
BERLIN WALL:
The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 to separate Communist East Berlin from the Democratic East Berlin. The wall separated the city until it fell in 1989, serving as a sign that the Cold War was coming to a close.
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/berlinwall.htm
http://www.berlin-life.com/berlin/wall
http://www.berlinermauer.se/BerlinWall/bygg.htm
THE SPACE RACE:
Out of the tension of the Cold War grew another battle between the Soviet Union and the United States. The two nations competed with each other to control outer space. Each nation sought to prove their superiority by creating better space shuttles and satellite equipment.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal114/gal114.htm
http://www.vibrationdata.com/SpaceRace.htm
http://www.newseum.org/cybernewseum/exhibits/dateline_moon/space.htm
THE ARMS RACE:
The nuclear arms race was central to the Cold War. Many feared where the Cold War was going with the belief that the more nuclear weapons you had, the more powerful you were. Both America and Russia massively built up their stockpiles of nuclear weapons. Both nations made the effort to build bigger and stronger weapons than their enemies.
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/nuclear_arms_race.htm
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761569374/cold_war.html
http://www.atomicarchive.com/History/coldwar/index.shtml
CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS:
The Soviet Union began building a missile base in Cuba, a communist ally. The United States was alarmed by the closeness of the Russian Missiles and urged the Soviet Union to stop building the base. Both the US and Soviet Reunion refused to back down. This was the closest the world ever came to actual war during the Cold War.
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/cuba.htm
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq90-1.htm
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDcubanmissile.htm
BAY OF PIGS:
The CIA helped 2,000 Cuban refugees invade the Cuba in an effort to begin a rebellion and overthrow the Communist government. When the refugees landed in Cuba, the military was waiting and they were captured. It was a huge failure for the United States.
http://www.foia.cia.gov/bay_of_pigs.asp
http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/JFK+in+History/JFK+and+the+Bay+of+Pigs.htm
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDbayofpigs.htm
BERLIN WALL:
The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 to separate Communist East Berlin from the Democratic East Berlin. The wall separated the city until it fell in 1989, serving as a sign that the Cold War was coming to a close.
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/berlinwall.htm
http://www.berlin-life.com/berlin/wall
http://www.berlinermauer.se/BerlinWall/bygg.htm
THE SPACE RACE:
Out of the tension of the Cold War grew another battle between the Soviet Union and the United States. The two nations competed with each other to control outer space. Each nation sought to prove their superiority by creating better space shuttles and satellite equipment.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal114/gal114.htm
http://www.vibrationdata.com/SpaceRace.htm
http://www.newseum.org/cybernewseum/exhibits/dateline_moon/space.htm
THE ARMS RACE:
The nuclear arms race was central to the Cold War. Many feared where the Cold War was going with the belief that the more nuclear weapons you had, the more powerful you were. Both America and Russia massively built up their stockpiles of nuclear weapons. Both nations made the effort to build bigger and stronger weapons than their enemies.
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/nuclear_arms_race.htm
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761569374/cold_war.html
http://www.atomicarchive.com/History/coldwar/index.shtml
Monday, May 18, 2009
May 18
Seeing as how we are all sidelined this week from attending school, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to hone our writing skills. The state exam for social studies is in 2 weeks. 802, you were given the DBQ essay on African Americans and Equality on Friday. If you did not complete it, make sure it is done. E-mail it to me.
831, you worked on the documents in class. Please make sure you complete the essay and e-mail it to me at ms.fong@live.com by Friday, end of THIS week. Yes, I know I collected the packets. That's why I'm posting the link below. So NO EXCUSES!!!
BOTH classes, work on the second link below. E-mail completed essay to me and remember to use the documents! There are arrow keys at the top of the page so you can skim the entire packet.
http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/scostei/gr8bk2-605.pdf
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/ushisgov/essays/dbq/newdeal/index.htm
831, you worked on the documents in class. Please make sure you complete the essay and e-mail it to me at ms.fong@live.com by Friday, end of THIS week. Yes, I know I collected the packets. That's why I'm posting the link below. So NO EXCUSES!!!
BOTH classes, work on the second link below. E-mail completed essay to me and remember to use the documents! There are arrow keys at the top of the page so you can skim the entire packet.
http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/scostei/gr8bk2-605.pdf
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/ushisgov/essays/dbq/newdeal/index.htm
Friday, May 1, 2009
May 1
HW
A news article reaction due by Tuesday BOTH classes.
Topic: Health/Swine Flu- 1 page reflection
a) What article and source/newspaper did you use?
b) What was the purpose of this article? Who is the intended audience?
c) What is reporter's views on this? Does it appear to 'rub off' onto the reader? (Do you feel influenced by his/her perspectives?
b) How strongly do you feel about this health issue?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/02/health/02patient.html?_r=1&ref=health
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/health/01oaxaca.html?ref=health
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1894703,00.html?cnn=yes
A news article reaction due by Tuesday BOTH classes.
Topic: Health/Swine Flu- 1 page reflection
a) What article and source/newspaper did you use?
b) What was the purpose of this article? Who is the intended audience?
c) What is reporter's views on this? Does it appear to 'rub off' onto the reader? (Do you feel influenced by his/her perspectives?
b) How strongly do you feel about this health issue?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/02/health/02patient.html?_r=1&ref=health
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/health/01oaxaca.html?ref=health
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1894703,00.html?cnn=yes
Sunday, April 26, 2009
April 27
TEST ON TUESDAY
Topics to study: Pearl Harbor, Adolf Hitler, Nazis, fascism, FDR, dictator, the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, Holocaust, Japanese American internment camps, communism, Blitzkrieg, appeasement
Test will have 15 multiple choice questions, 5 identifications (STUDY THE WWII readings and notes)
Review Questions
1) Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII a) Winston Churchill b) Adolf Hitler d) Joseph Stalin d)Vladimir Lenin
2) Which country was not part of the Axis Powers ?
a) Germany b) Italy c) Japan d) United States
3) “ …We got used to rushing back to our stall after dinner for the 6:00 PM head count (we were still in bed for the morning count), and to the sudden unexpected campwide searches for contraband by the FBI when were confined to our stalls for several hours…”
This passage describes part of the daily routine in
a) the American government’s relocation camps for Japanese people. b) an American camp for German prisoners of war c) a German concentration camp towards the end the war d) a maximum-security American prison in peacetime
5) “Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy – “ President Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Roosevelt used these words to describe
a) The start of WWII in Europe b) surprise attack on Pearl Harbor c) D-Day invasion of Normandy d) dropping of atomic bomb on Hiroshima
6) What was one way U.S. participation in WWII affected the American economy?
a) Many factories were forced out of business b) Military supplies were produced instead of some consumer goods c) Imports from Europe significantly increased d) Shortages from war contributed to the Great Depression
7) What is an example of appeasement?
a) beginning the Lend-Lease program
b) permitting Hitler to seize land in Europe
c) instituting a peacetime draft
d) coming to the aid of Poland when it was being attacked
IDENTIFICATIONS Identify what each term is and explain its historical significance during WWII, or the Cold War
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor:
Adolf Hitler
Blitzkrieg
Topics to study: Pearl Harbor, Adolf Hitler, Nazis, fascism, FDR, dictator, the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, Holocaust, Japanese American internment camps, communism, Blitzkrieg, appeasement
Test will have 15 multiple choice questions, 5 identifications (STUDY THE WWII readings and notes)
Review Questions
1) Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII a) Winston Churchill b) Adolf Hitler d) Joseph Stalin d)Vladimir Lenin
2) Which country was not part of the Axis Powers ?
a) Germany b) Italy c) Japan d) United States
3) “ …We got used to rushing back to our stall after dinner for the 6:00 PM head count (we were still in bed for the morning count), and to the sudden unexpected campwide searches for contraband by the FBI when were confined to our stalls for several hours…”
This passage describes part of the daily routine in
a) the American government’s relocation camps for Japanese people. b) an American camp for German prisoners of war c) a German concentration camp towards the end the war d) a maximum-security American prison in peacetime
5) “Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy – “ President Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Roosevelt used these words to describe
a) The start of WWII in Europe b) surprise attack on Pearl Harbor c) D-Day invasion of Normandy d) dropping of atomic bomb on Hiroshima
6) What was one way U.S. participation in WWII affected the American economy?
a) Many factories were forced out of business b) Military supplies were produced instead of some consumer goods c) Imports from Europe significantly increased d) Shortages from war contributed to the Great Depression
7) What is an example of appeasement?
a) beginning the Lend-Lease program
b) permitting Hitler to seize land in Europe
c) instituting a peacetime draft
d) coming to the aid of Poland when it was being attacked
IDENTIFICATIONS Identify what each term is and explain its historical significance during WWII, or the Cold War
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor:
Adolf Hitler
Blitzkrieg
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
April 21
831 and 802:
"In times of war, the laws are silent" What does this mean? Should our Bill of Rights be put on hold during wartime? 831, think back to today's lesson and write a one page reflection on this quote. Consider the internment of Japanese Americans and the actions that Americans might take today in order to protect themselves. Due Thursday for 831 and Friday for 802
EXTRA CREDIT
Due on Thursday this week.
TEST next Tuesday on WWII, part I. More info to come!
"In times of war, the laws are silent" What does this mean? Should our Bill of Rights be put on hold during wartime? 831, think back to today's lesson and write a one page reflection on this quote. Consider the internment of Japanese Americans and the actions that Americans might take today in order to protect themselves. Due Thursday for 831 and Friday for 802
EXTRA CREDIT
Due on Thursday this week.
TEST next Tuesday on WWII, part I. More info to come!
Friday, March 27, 2009
March 27
Due Monday for 831 and Tuesday for 802
Choose one of the actions and organizations from the first page of the packet on the New Deal OR choose from the reading at this link http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/features/timeline/depwwii/newdeal/newdeal.html
(This link has loads of great info on the New Deal)
Draw a cartoon or a propaganda image persuading people to support one of the actions (CCC, WPA, NRA, etc)
Be sure to explain 3 symbols in your image and give a bit of background information on the New Deal and the action you have chosen. See example below...
(Image of a man chasing money which then flies into a new)
Caption: 'Losing Money? Support the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The Great Depression devastated the economy of the United States. High levels of unemployment and homelessness caused many people to lose faith in the government and innumerous banks. In order to restore faith in financial corporations and to protect the investments of citizens, the government created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. This organization was a major part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal or his plan to strengthen the economy. People would place their money in the banks. If anything were to happen, their money would be insured and they would not lose it. The running man in the image represents an ordinary citizen and his flying money represents the finances he has lost in the wind. The net catching and saving his money symbolizes the work that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation intends to do.
Choose one of the actions and organizations from the first page of the packet on the New Deal OR choose from the reading at this link http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/features/timeline/depwwii/newdeal/newdeal.html
(This link has loads of great info on the New Deal)
Draw a cartoon or a propaganda image persuading people to support one of the actions (CCC, WPA, NRA, etc)
Be sure to explain 3 symbols in your image and give a bit of background information on the New Deal and the action you have chosen. See example below...
(Image of a man chasing money which then flies into a new)
Caption: 'Losing Money? Support the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The Great Depression devastated the economy of the United States. High levels of unemployment and homelessness caused many people to lose faith in the government and innumerous banks. In order to restore faith in financial corporations and to protect the investments of citizens, the government created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. This organization was a major part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal or his plan to strengthen the economy. People would place their money in the banks. If anything were to happen, their money would be insured and they would not lose it. The running man in the image represents an ordinary citizen and his flying money represents the finances he has lost in the wind. The net catching and saving his money symbolizes the work that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation intends to do.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
March 19
Portfolio work and reflections due next Monday. See sample below. You must have 3 reflections total (One for each piece of work). Please choose a variety of assignments (test/quiz, HW, essay, project, etc). Be sure to reflect on the standards, how you felt about assignment and what it says about you, etc.
Social Studies - EXAMPLE OF REFLECTION
I’ve completed many assignments this academic year which demonstrate how I’ve met the standards for social studies. However, the one example that really stands out for me is a travel advertisement on one of England’s thirteen colonies in North America. For this piece of work, I had to create visual images of colonial New York that would be appealing to potential settlers. In addition, my classmates and I had to write a persuasive pitch in order to explain why people should settle in New York.
I wish to include this assignment in my portfolio for many different reasons. It shows that I am meeting the standards in social studies. I was able to explain how New York’s economic prosperity through its fertile land, natural harbors, etc. was instrumental in the growth and development of the colonies. This is considered a significant turning point in American history. Also, I felt that my advertisement was creative and ‘catchy’ as a commercial would be. Even so, I received a 3.2 due to the fact that I did not explain my images completely. (The rubric stated that I needed a caption for each picture AND it had to relate to the pitch). After reading the teacher’s comments I realized that although I enjoyed working on this particular project, I was not thorough in making sure that I had followed all the given instructions. (In fact, I’ve come to realize that I have done this before on previous homeworks). This assignment tells me that I need to be more cautious when completing assignments and I need to make stronger connections between the documents/pictures and the topic assigned.
Social Studies - EXAMPLE OF REFLECTION
I’ve completed many assignments this academic year which demonstrate how I’ve met the standards for social studies. However, the one example that really stands out for me is a travel advertisement on one of England’s thirteen colonies in North America. For this piece of work, I had to create visual images of colonial New York that would be appealing to potential settlers. In addition, my classmates and I had to write a persuasive pitch in order to explain why people should settle in New York.
I wish to include this assignment in my portfolio for many different reasons. It shows that I am meeting the standards in social studies. I was able to explain how New York’s economic prosperity through its fertile land, natural harbors, etc. was instrumental in the growth and development of the colonies. This is considered a significant turning point in American history. Also, I felt that my advertisement was creative and ‘catchy’ as a commercial would be. Even so, I received a 3.2 due to the fact that I did not explain my images completely. (The rubric stated that I needed a caption for each picture AND it had to relate to the pitch). After reading the teacher’s comments I realized that although I enjoyed working on this particular project, I was not thorough in making sure that I had followed all the given instructions. (In fact, I’ve come to realize that I have done this before on previous homeworks). This assignment tells me that I need to be more cautious when completing assignments and I need to make stronger connections between the documents/pictures and the topic assigned.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
March 12
HW:
1) Work on extra credit assignment.
2) 802: Bring in packet for Monday in Mr. Tesler's class.
3) For those who have not done the news article reaction, you must do it!
4) EVERYONE: Collect work for your portfolio, bring this in next week!!!!!!!
1) Work on extra credit assignment.
2) 802: Bring in packet for Monday in Mr. Tesler's class.
3) For those who have not done the news article reaction, you must do it!
4) EVERYONE: Collect work for your portfolio, bring this in next week!!!!!!!
Friday, March 6, 2009
March 6
802
HW: Find an article on a specific plan that President Obama has
in mind to ease the recession. Briefly summarize this article,
explain where you got it from (title, author, etc) and write your reaction to it.
Are his plans doable or feasible? Any connections if FDR’s New Deal?
http://questions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/05/q-and-a-obamas-housing-rescue-plan-and-you/?ref=us
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/06/us/politics/06web-health.html?ref=politics
HW: Find an article on a specific plan that President Obama has
in mind to ease the recession. Briefly summarize this article,
explain where you got it from (title, author, etc) and write your reaction to it.
Are his plans doable or feasible? Any connections if FDR’s New Deal?
http://questions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/05/q-and-a-obamas-housing-rescue-plan-and-you/?ref=us
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/06/us/politics/06web-health.html?ref=politics
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
March 3
HW: STUDY FOR QUIZ ON THURSDAY. See below for notes that we went over in class. Study review sheet and handouts that were given out.
After the Great Depression
-15 million people were unemployed
-Millions of acres of farmland became useless, and hundreds of thousands of people were forced to leave their homes; to become migrant workers.
-They traveled to California and other states, where they found economic conditions little better than those they had left. Owning no land, many traveled from farm to farm picking fruit and other crops at starvation wages.
-The Republican Party was blamed for this (Many people wanted to get rid of President Hoover 1929 – 1933). Homeless people built shantytowns or ‘Hoovervilles’ in mockery of the President who did not offer much aid.
After the Great Depression
-15 million people were unemployed
-Millions of acres of farmland became useless, and hundreds of thousands of people were forced to leave their homes; to become migrant workers.
-They traveled to California and other states, where they found economic conditions little better than those they had left. Owning no land, many traveled from farm to farm picking fruit and other crops at starvation wages.
-The Republican Party was blamed for this (Many people wanted to get rid of President Hoover 1929 – 1933). Homeless people built shantytowns or ‘Hoovervilles’ in mockery of the President who did not offer much aid.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
February 26
Due Monday (Tuesday for 802)
Do you feel that the Great Depression could have been avoided? Why or why not? Whose fault was it? Create a persuasive essay explaining your views USING key words from the reading and from class. You can also do this in the form of a journal entry or even in a political cartoon,
Test changed for next THURSDAY on the Roaring 20s and the Great Depression. Study the notes from class and the two readings.
Topics (Harlem Renaissance, Prohibition, Jazz Age, KKK, Red Scare, Henry Ford – Assembly Line, Model T, other famous individuals during 20s, Monkey Trial – John Scopes, stock market, crash of 1929,
More links will be posted along with a review sheet.
Do you feel that the Great Depression could have been avoided? Why or why not? Whose fault was it? Create a persuasive essay explaining your views USING key words from the reading and from class. You can also do this in the form of a journal entry or even in a political cartoon,
Test changed for next THURSDAY on the Roaring 20s and the Great Depression. Study the notes from class and the two readings.
Topics (Harlem Renaissance, Prohibition, Jazz Age, KKK, Red Scare, Henry Ford – Assembly Line, Model T, other famous individuals during 20s, Monkey Trial – John Scopes, stock market, crash of 1929,
More links will be posted along with a review sheet.
Monday, February 23, 2009
February 23
HW: Test next Tuesday on the Roaring 20s and Great Depression. Make changes if necessary for DBQ essay on Women's Rights. Bring in final copy tomorrow
Thursday, February 12, 2009
February 12
831 and 802: Due on the Monday we come back from the winter break: the DBQ packet AND essay on Women's Rights. Check out the link in case you lost it
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/osa/scostei/gr8socstudbook2ju04.pdf
802: TOMORROW, BRING IN MATERIALS FOR ROARING TWENTIES PARTY
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/osa/scostei/gr8socstudbook2ju04.pdf
802: TOMORROW, BRING IN MATERIALS FOR ROARING TWENTIES PARTY
Monday, February 9, 2009
February 9
Roaring 20s Festival!! Presentations start tomorrow! Bring in a food item or drinks related to the Roaring 20s, napkins, plates, cups, etc.
Friday, February 6, 2009
February 6
PROJECT IS PAST DUE!!!! IF YOU DID NOT TURN IT IN TODAY, YOU MUST BRING IT IN ON MONDAY WITH A LEGITIMATE NOTE AND AN ESSAY ON WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO TURN IN ASSIGNMENTS ON TIME. FAILURE TO TURN IN ASSIGNMENT WILL ALSO LEAD TO LUNCH DETENTION WITH MR. TESLER UNTIL ASSIGNMENT IS COMPLETED.
Monday, February 2, 2009
February 2
See below for more links to help you out. The assignment is due this week: FRIDAY!!!! We will start presentations then!!!
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
http://www.fsmitha.com/h2/ch15-7.htm
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
http://www.fsmitha.com/h2/ch15-7.htm
Friday, January 30, 2009
January 30
BRING IN OAK TAG MONDAY!!! WE WILL START PUTTING ASSIGNMENT TOGETHER. IF YOU HAVE GLUE, MARKERS, OR SCISSORS, BRING THOSE IN AS WELL!!!
ASSIGNMENT IS DUE ON THURSDAY!!
ASSIGNMENT IS DUE ON THURSDAY!!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
January 29
Tomorrow, bring in a piece of oak tag along with images or pictures that you can use.
Complete more research for your assignment!! (MUSIC/JAZZ, FASHION, ECONOMY, POLITICS, SOCIAL ISSUES)
1920s Famous Individual Mini-Project
Many people became famous in the 1920s for a variety of reasons. Some of these people are still well known today, while others have been forgotten over the years.
This mini-project is a quick way to become familiar with one important personality of the Twenties. Follow the instructions below:
1. Your teacher will assign one person to each student. Both that person and something he or she is associated with will be all you will be given to start.
2. Time will be given in class to begin your research, but you may need to use the media center at other times.
3. You will gather your information for your oral report on the organized form provided. This is to be handed in with your visual aid.
4. On a piece of oaktag, you will prepare a visual aid about the person you are researching. On the oaktag you will give the name you have been assigned, add some kind of artwork that explains what that person is famous for, and print three or four sentences to briefly explain why this person was important in the Twenties.
5. You will be expected to give a one to two minute oral report on the person you have researched. You must give all vital information, including an explanation of your visual aid, biographical information, his/her activities during the 1920s, the impact of these activities and other points of interest.
6. Your grade will be based on: (1) neatness, accuracy, and 2) imaginativeness of the poster; (3 accuracy and completeness of the information in the oral report; and (4 delivery of the oral report.
Use the following to help you organize for this mini-project: Who is the person you are researching? Why was he/she famous? How did he/she contribute to American society during the Roaring 20s? You may use the DBQ essay format to work on this.
PERSON
EVENT OR ACTIVITY Louis Armstrong JazzClarence Birdseye Quick FreezingAl Capone ProhibitionCarrie Chapman Catt League of Women VotersCharlie Chaplin FilmsJack Dempsey Professional BoxingAmelia Earhart FlightGertrude Ederle English ChannelAlbert Fall Teapot Dome ScandelF. Scott Fitzgerald The Great GatsbyHenry Ford Model TMarcus Garvey UNIAGeorge Gershwin Concert MusicTexas Guinan ProhibitionWarren G. Harding "Return to Normalcy"Ernest Hemingway LiteratureLangston Hughes Harlem RenaissanceAl Jolson TalkiesBobby Jones GolfFrank B. Kellogg Kellogg-Briand PactCharles Lindbergh Spirit of St. LouisEdna St. Vincent Millay PoetryA. Mitchell Palmer The Red ScareMary Pickford FilmsKnute Rockne FootballBabe Ruth YankeesSacco and Vanzetti Electric ChairJohn T. Scopes "Monkey Trial"William Joseph Simmons Ku Klux KlanBessie Smith The Blues
Complete more research for your assignment!! (MUSIC/JAZZ, FASHION, ECONOMY, POLITICS, SOCIAL ISSUES)
1920s Famous Individual Mini-Project
Many people became famous in the 1920s for a variety of reasons. Some of these people are still well known today, while others have been forgotten over the years.
This mini-project is a quick way to become familiar with one important personality of the Twenties. Follow the instructions below:
1. Your teacher will assign one person to each student. Both that person and something he or she is associated with will be all you will be given to start.
2. Time will be given in class to begin your research, but you may need to use the media center at other times.
3. You will gather your information for your oral report on the organized form provided. This is to be handed in with your visual aid.
4. On a piece of oaktag, you will prepare a visual aid about the person you are researching. On the oaktag you will give the name you have been assigned, add some kind of artwork that explains what that person is famous for, and print three or four sentences to briefly explain why this person was important in the Twenties.
5. You will be expected to give a one to two minute oral report on the person you have researched. You must give all vital information, including an explanation of your visual aid, biographical information, his/her activities during the 1920s, the impact of these activities and other points of interest.
6. Your grade will be based on: (1) neatness, accuracy, and 2) imaginativeness of the poster; (3 accuracy and completeness of the information in the oral report; and (4 delivery of the oral report.
Use the following to help you organize for this mini-project: Who is the person you are researching? Why was he/she famous? How did he/she contribute to American society during the Roaring 20s? You may use the DBQ essay format to work on this.
PERSON
EVENT OR ACTIVITY Louis Armstrong JazzClarence Birdseye Quick FreezingAl Capone ProhibitionCarrie Chapman Catt League of Women VotersCharlie Chaplin FilmsJack Dempsey Professional BoxingAmelia Earhart FlightGertrude Ederle English ChannelAlbert Fall Teapot Dome ScandelF. Scott Fitzgerald The Great GatsbyHenry Ford Model TMarcus Garvey UNIAGeorge Gershwin Concert MusicTexas Guinan ProhibitionWarren G. Harding "Return to Normalcy"Ernest Hemingway LiteratureLangston Hughes Harlem RenaissanceAl Jolson TalkiesBobby Jones GolfFrank B. Kellogg Kellogg-Briand PactCharles Lindbergh Spirit of St. LouisEdna St. Vincent Millay PoetryA. Mitchell Palmer The Red ScareMary Pickford FilmsKnute Rockne FootballBabe Ruth YankeesSacco and Vanzetti Electric ChairJohn T. Scopes "Monkey Trial"William Joseph Simmons Ku Klux KlanBessie Smith The Blues
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
January 27
THURSDAY, WE WILL START A MINI-PROJECT ON THE ROARING TWENTIES, START COMPLETING RESEARCH ON A TOPIC OF YOUR INTEREST FOR 1920s
(MUSIC/JAZZ, FASHION, ECONOMY, POLITICS, SOCIAL ISSUES)
http://faculty.pittstate.edu/~knichols/jazzage.html
http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/keys/games/18
(MUSIC/JAZZ, FASHION, ECONOMY, POLITICS, SOCIAL ISSUES)
http://faculty.pittstate.edu/~knichols/jazzage.html
http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/keys/games/18
Monday, January 26, 2009
January 26
802 and 831:
Yes, it's been a long couple of weeks! For Thursday, bring in BOTH DBQ essays (Erie Canal and Women's Rights) COMPLETED!!!!
Yes, it's been a long couple of weeks! For Thursday, bring in BOTH DBQ essays (Erie Canal and Women's Rights) COMPLETED!!!!
Friday, January 16, 2009
January 16
831: Get rest for the ELA exams. Bring in rough draft on Tuesday of essay.
802: Get rest for the ELA exams. 1st drafts will be given back next week.
802: Get rest for the ELA exams. 1st drafts will be given back next week.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
January 13
HW: DUE Thursday, FINISH outline sheet AND intro paragraph for Erie Csnal DBQ.
Test corrections: Those who turn in tests with corrections WILL receive half credit (Must be written out on a separate sheet of paper and handed in with test)
Test corrections: Those who turn in tests with corrections WILL receive half credit (Must be written out on a separate sheet of paper and handed in with test)
Monday, January 12, 2009
January 12
831: See assignment bellow for 802. Complete test corrections in order to receive half credit (on a separate sheet of paper!)
Friday, January 9, 2009
January 9
802: Bring in completed documents for DBQ on TUESDAY. Do not complete an outline for essay just yet. See below for link to DBQ in case you lost it.....
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/osa/scostei/socstudeiarch/ss8bk2ju03.pdf
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/osa/scostei/socstudeiarch/ss8bk2ju03.pdf
Thursday, January 8, 2009
January 8
831:
DUE Monday, COMPLETE the outline sheet for essay!!!!! Do not complete second draft of essay yet.
802: Bring this in TOMORROW!!!
DUE Monday, COMPLETE the outline sheet for essay!!!!! Do not complete second draft of essay yet.
802: Bring this in TOMORROW!!!
Sunday, January 4, 2009
January 4
Welcome to 2009!!! =)
See below for some info on test (Jan 8) . Here's a good link to check out. http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/scostei/socstudies8.html
Topics to study:
Causes of WWI, Home Front, War Front, role of women during war, Propaganda, Triple Alliance (Central Powers), Triple Entente (Allied Powers) Treaty of Versailles, reparations, armistice, Fourteen Points, League of Nations, President Woodrow Wilson
Quiz will have 15 multiple choice questions, 5 identifications, and 1 DBQ part. (STUDY THE ‘READING PACKETS
Review Questions
1) Where did the United States get most of the money it needed to finance the war?
a) by borrowing money from Great Britain and France b) by encouraging people to buy and eat more food c) by fining those that opposed the war d) by selling war bonds to the American people
2) Information that is designed to influence opinion is called
a) propaganda b) militarism c) autocracy d) telegram
3) Liberty Bonds were a) colorful war posters b) government bonds sold to raise money for the war. c) paper money decorated with a drawing of the Statue of Liberty d) newspapers that carried stories about the war
4) According to the Treaty of Versailles
a) nations who had lost the war must join the League of Nations b) the United States had to give up its overseas territories c) Germany had to pay costly war reparations d) the United States would devote a great deal of time and effort in rebuilding Europe
5) “ …Before me gapes the shell-hole. I grasp it with my eyes as with fists. With one leap I must be in it. There I get a smack in the face, a hand clamps onto my shoulder –has the dead man waked up? – The hand shakes me, I turn my head, in the second of light I stare into the face of Katczinsky, he has his mouth wide open and is yelling. I hear nothing. He rattles me, comes nearer, in a momentary lull his voice reaches me: ‘Gas – Gaas – Gaas – Pass it on.’
“I grab for my gas-mask. Some distance from me there lies someone . I think of nothing but this: That fellow there must know: Gaaas – Gaaas - “ - Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front
This excerpt from a famous novel describes the arrival of which new feature introduced into warfare in 1915 by the German army?
a) trenches b) tanks c) balloons d) artillery
6) An agreement to end fighting is called
a) an alliance b) an entente c) armistice d) reparation
7) Which country was not part of the Triple Alliance?
a) Germany b)Italy c) Austria-Hungary d)Russia
8) Which of the following prompted the United States to enter World War I?
a) Germany began sinking American ships bound for Europe. b) Mexico declared war on the United States to reclaim Texas c) Great Britain asked the United States to help because it was losing the war. d) Russia joined forces with Germany.
IDENTIFICATIONS Identify what each term is and explain its historical significance during WWI or the 1920s, and i.s impact on U.S. history.
President Woodrow Wilson
Fourteen Points
Triple Alliance
See below for some info on test (Jan 8) . Here's a good link to check out. http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/scostei/socstudies8.html
Topics to study:
Causes of WWI, Home Front, War Front, role of women during war, Propaganda, Triple Alliance (Central Powers), Triple Entente (Allied Powers) Treaty of Versailles, reparations, armistice, Fourteen Points, League of Nations, President Woodrow Wilson
Quiz will have 15 multiple choice questions, 5 identifications, and 1 DBQ part. (STUDY THE ‘READING PACKETS
Review Questions
1) Where did the United States get most of the money it needed to finance the war?
a) by borrowing money from Great Britain and France b) by encouraging people to buy and eat more food c) by fining those that opposed the war d) by selling war bonds to the American people
2) Information that is designed to influence opinion is called
a) propaganda b) militarism c) autocracy d) telegram
3) Liberty Bonds were a) colorful war posters b) government bonds sold to raise money for the war. c) paper money decorated with a drawing of the Statue of Liberty d) newspapers that carried stories about the war
4) According to the Treaty of Versailles
a) nations who had lost the war must join the League of Nations b) the United States had to give up its overseas territories c) Germany had to pay costly war reparations d) the United States would devote a great deal of time and effort in rebuilding Europe
5) “ …Before me gapes the shell-hole. I grasp it with my eyes as with fists. With one leap I must be in it. There I get a smack in the face, a hand clamps onto my shoulder –has the dead man waked up? – The hand shakes me, I turn my head, in the second of light I stare into the face of Katczinsky, he has his mouth wide open and is yelling. I hear nothing. He rattles me, comes nearer, in a momentary lull his voice reaches me: ‘Gas – Gaas – Gaas – Pass it on.’
“I grab for my gas-mask. Some distance from me there lies someone . I think of nothing but this: That fellow there must know: Gaaas – Gaaas - “ - Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front
This excerpt from a famous novel describes the arrival of which new feature introduced into warfare in 1915 by the German army?
a) trenches b) tanks c) balloons d) artillery
6) An agreement to end fighting is called
a) an alliance b) an entente c) armistice d) reparation
7) Which country was not part of the Triple Alliance?
a) Germany b)Italy c) Austria-Hungary d)Russia
8) Which of the following prompted the United States to enter World War I?
a) Germany began sinking American ships bound for Europe. b) Mexico declared war on the United States to reclaim Texas c) Great Britain asked the United States to help because it was losing the war. d) Russia joined forces with Germany.
IDENTIFICATIONS Identify what each term is and explain its historical significance during WWI or the 1920s, and i.s impact on U.S. history.
President Woodrow Wilson
Fourteen Points
Triple Alliance
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