Day 33 - Thursday

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

Essential Questions:
-Were the colonist justified in resisting British policies after the French-Indian War?
-Was the American War for Independence inevitable?
-Would you have been a revolutionary in 1776? 

 Themes: Self-government, Individualism, Equality/Liberty vs. Hierarchy/Order, Opportunity vs. Control

1. We will finish watching the Education Portal video titled "Battles of Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill"

2. Students will answer the following essential question: What are the major ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence? using Breakout Groups and a Google Doc to annotation or comment on the major ideas by highlighting key words or phrases and what they mean. All students should share their major understandings from reading, analyzing, drawing logical conclusions, and written summaries about the Declaration of Independence transcript to help break down the DOI.

3. A. We are going to go even further in the purpose behind the Declaration of Independence answering the question: Why did the Founding Fathers write the Declaration of Independence?
-We will analyze 2 different Historians perspectives and answer the following questions:

-Do you think the Declaration of Independence was written for selfish or ideological (concern with ideas) reasons?
-Do you think the grievances would give people reason to go to war and possibly die? Why or why not?

B. We will discuss the The American Declaration of Independence.   Please download Should We have Declared Independence? and we will break this down into 2 parts to understand how the colonist and loyalist felt in America.

4. You must also download and organize the Slideshow on Critical Early Periods of American Revolution in your binder.

5. Resources/Handouts:
-Causes of the American Revolution slideshow
- A Timeline and Key Terms
-Major American Petitions for Independence
-Interesting facts about the Declaration of Independence
-Declaration of Independence short movie
-Early Battles in the American Revolution

Homework:
1. Study guide for Chapter 4 - Sections 1 & 2 for you TEST on Chapter 4 - Sections 1 & 2 on FRIDAY.
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U.S. HISTORY II - Period 4:

U.S. Curriculum Essential Questions:
-Was it possible for the U.S.A. to maintain neutrality in World War I?
-Should the United States fight wars to make the world safe for democracy?
-Was the treaty of Versailles a fair and settlement for lasting world peace?

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

1.  We will continue the Goals of Propaganda Posters + Project at the end (Due Friday for the Gallery Walk - Propaganda Poster Analysis - Quiz Grade!

2. General WWI Resources:
World War I  Background - A PBS Special and in-depth study of "The Great War"
World War I - Everything you need to know and one of the BEST WEB RESOURCES!
America Enters the War - Office of the Historian - Whitehouse.gov
American in World War I - A very complete study and great outline explaining in chronological order our history in The Great War.
U.S. in World War I - Good visuals and easy to follow study.
World War I - American Songs
World War I Propaganda
American Propaganda Posters
The Economics of World War I
Casualty Charts - All Forces

3. Crash Course: John Green "American in World War I"

 


4. President Woodrow Wilson Video - YouTube clip from a teacher on Taft AND Wilson.
    Woodrow Wilson - The White House org
    Woodrow Wilson Biography - from the University of Virginia

Homework:
1. Review slides #19-25 on Goals of Propaganda Posters and complete YOUR OWN piece of Propaganda Poster Project. I want to see PURPOSE, SYMBOLISM, and CONNECTIONS to either modern day historical events/concept OR WWI.  This must be original content and design. Finally, you must have a written caption on the back that identifies the following in a paragraph format:
A. Explaining your goal
B. Why you choose this goal
C. The tools (color, symbolism, word choice, etc) you used to reach that goal on the poster

2. Here is how you will be graded: Propaganda Rubric
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International Studies - Period 2
Essential Questions:
1. Does the world need the United Nations? Why or why not?
2. Should we enforce the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in countries not our own? If so, how? If not, why?
3. Is the world safer today with the United Nations than it was in 1945?
4. Is the United Nations an effective peace-keeping organization?
5. What should be done to improve the effectiveness of the United Nations?

Themes: World Peace, War vs. Peace, Sustainable Change, Non-Government Organizations, The United Nations, Peace-keeping Operations

1. DUE DATE IS TODAY - Thursday, October 16th @ 7:30am - NO EXCUSES!

2. ORDER OF PROJECTS: (Friday is LONG 2)
Thursday - Zyimira - UNFICYP - Cyprus, 1964
Thursday - Brendan - UNDOF - Syria, 1974 (Don't confuse with UNSIMS, also in Syria from 2012)
Friday - Abbey - MONUSCO - Democratic Republic of Congo, 1999
Friday - Josh - UNAMA - Afghanistan, 2001
Friday - Mary - MINUSTAH - Haiti, 2004
Friday - Ian - UNAMID - Darfur/Sudan, 2007
Monday - Coni - MINUSMA- Mali, 2013

3. Please REVIEW THE RUBRIC and understand you need to access your UN Peacekeeping Project (via Google Drive) for final submission and presentation.

4. Peacekeeping Operations - Current operations - Where and Why? Effectiveness?
 Peacekeeping Website - To explore and understand what Peacekeepers do on a regular basis.
Main Website for the UN Peacekeeping

5. An impressive viewing of MANY UN Peacekeeping videos - Nearly 5 hours worth of short clips from many Peacekeeping Operations.



Homework:
1.  Here is your UN Peacekeeping Project due TOMORROW, Thursday, October 16th at 7:30am for final submission and presentation. Please finalize your research, project, and Chicago-Style Works Cited Page.