Day 4 - TGIF and week 1 is over folks!

U.S. History I - Periods 1, 5, and 6: 
Essential Questions:

-What is historical thinking?
-How will you succeed in my class?

 Themes: Individualism, Diversity, PEGS (Political, Economic, Geographic, Social)

1. We will finish our Quote Activity - Tell us 3 things about yourself that we will not know! OR Do you have 3 things from your culture/family life/your life that you brought from home that we did not get to yesterday.

2. What is History? What are documents?

3. Lunchroom Fight Activity I

Homework:
1. Review, flip through, and get to know your textbook - specifically Chapters 3 - 18. As you review come up with a list of the 25 most influential events, people, milestones that took place from Early Colonial Life to 1899 in American History.  You may only use your textbook and not any online sources. Then circle the "game-changer" that is king of all events
___________________________________________________

U.S. HISTORY II - Period 4:
Essential Questions:

-What is historical thinking?
-How will you succeed in my class?

Themes: Individualism, Diversity, PEGS (Political, Economic, Geographic, Social)

1.  We will finish the Quote Activity and if any of you have 3 things from your culture/family life/your life that you brought from home that we did not get to yesterday.

2. What is History recap.

3. Lunchroom Fight Activity

4. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie author of Americanah, one of the New York Times 10 best sellers of 2013.


Homework:
1. Review, flip through, and get to know your textbook - specifically Chapters 18 - 34. As you review come up with a list of the 25 most influential events, people, milestones that took place from 1900 to 2014 in American History.  You may only use your textbook and not any online sources. Then circle the "game-changer" that is king of all events.
_____________________________________________________
International Studies - Period 2
Essential Questions:
1. What does international studies mean?
2. How will you succeed in my class?

Themes: PEGS (Political, Economic, Geographic, Social)

1. Last chance to submit your paper or electronic copy of International Studies - Expectations and Syllabi signed. Any questions on the grading policy or expectations?

2. What is History all about? Lunchroom Fight II - different from last year guys!!

3. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie author of Americanah, one of the New York Times 10 best sellers of 2013.


4. What does International Studies mean? What do you want to study?

5. What is Peace Day? We will begin watching Jeremy Gilley's journey, but please complete this Day After Peace Test while you watch the video.



Homework:
1. Please complete some basic research on the United Nations and Peace Day:
A. What is the United Nations?
B. What is the mission of the United Nations?
C. What is Peace Day? When is Peace Day? What typically happens on Peace Day?
D. Is global peace, even for just one day, possible? Your opinion/argument is valid, but make sure you can justify it.

2. Here are great International Studies links we will begin to explore and utilize for the class.
    * Please make sure you copy and paste into your electronic notebook or bookmark on your IPAD/google docs/Evernote so that you can preserve these for later research and projects.

http://csis.org/
http://www.isanet.org/
http://www.internationalrelations.house.gov/
http://www.fpif.org/
http://www.drudgereport.com/
http://www.cbsnews.com/
http://www.foxnews.com/
http://www.nytimes.com/
http://newsweek.com/
http://www.cnn.world.com/