U.S. History I - Periods 1, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:
-What do we want from Government?
-Does our state government or federal government have more of an impact in our lives?
-Does the system of checks and balances provide us with an effective and efficient government?
-Is a strong federal system the most effective government for the United States? Which level of government, federal or state, can best solve our nation's problems?
Themes: Federalism, State Rights vs. Federal Government, Liberty vs. Hierarchy, U.S. Constitution, State Rights vs. Federal Rights, Bill or Rights, Checks and Balances, Amendments 11-27
1. We will watch the The Ratification of the Constitution and the New U.S. Government as a quick refresher.
2. Who are the Federalist? Who are the Anti-federalist?
Anti-federalist vs. Federalist Chart
3. Anti-Federalist vs. Federalist - DBQ based questions
4. Ratifying the Constitution Map - complete the map activity and questions with a partner in class.
State by State Ratification Table
5. U.S. Constitution Resources:
Map of the US Population in 1790State by State Ratification Table
5. U.S. Constitution Resources:
Massachusetts Vote on Ratification
United States Government Brief Slideshow
Current U.S. Government Slideshow
Homework:
1. Selling the Bill of Rights - You and a partner should begin working on this immediately. It is due on Friday, December 5th.
2. Examples of Marketing Campaigns - Check out the YouTube Videos
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U.S. HISTORY II - Period 4:
Essential Questions:
-Who was Herbert Hoover and how did his leadership affect the American people during the Great Depression?
-How did the Great Depression affect the lives of millions of Americans?
-What affect did the Dust Bowl have on Americans during the Great Depression?-What was the New Deal and how did it affect the American people during the Great Depression?
-What affect did the Stock Market Crash of 1929 have on the American people during the Great Depression?
-What were the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), The Works Progress Administration (WPA), and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and how did the affect the American people during the Great Depression?
-Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt and how did his leadership affect the American people during the Great Depression?
1. What questions do you have from the article titled Great Depression: A Struggle to Survive
2. We will watch these 2 videos today - Please review BOTH short movies below on the Causes and Effects of the Great Depression. Create a T-chart that reflects 5 CAUSE-AND-EFFECT situations based off the videos.
The Great Depression Movie
4. Great Depression Slideshow
5. I have shared with you a Folder titled "GD Digital Story Telling Student Folder 2014" for you to access your project, Tips for DST, your Rubric, and updating your topics on the Google spreadsheet.
6. Here are Tips for Digital Story Telling: Please read carefully.
A. What you have to say DOES matter!
B. Show US A STORY, don't just tell us a story!
C. Images should be quality, not quantity! You want your images to show emotion!!!
D. Size does matter, I recommend Flickr.com as a means to find quality pictures
E. Story boarding is a "Visual Outline" just as much as a written script
Story boarding allows students to "structure" their story and "sync" images to words. One advantage is that it enhances revision of the story once students see how the words work with the images. At times, it is wise to rim, or even omit narration altogether if the image creates enough of an impact. There are several effective methods of storyboarding. Powerpoint can rend a quick and easy version for you to follow along and to visually see the story. A Word document or Google document using text and image boxes can also suffice. All students need to do is insert images in order, and copy and past the corresponding narration into a digital story program such as iMovie, Windows Movie Maker, Haiku Deck, Microsoft Photo Story 3, YouTube video, Move Note, Notability, EduCreations, or Touch Cast to illustrate a real movie like effect with you voice recording telling the story. The most important advantage of story boarding is that it creates an effective blueprint for the movie. So please plan this stage of your Digital Story well by organizing yourself and following the rubric provided.
F. When recording your voice over - SLOOOOOOWWWW DOOOOWNNNN!
Your audience needs time to process the images and a slower pacing is a much more effective way to ensure they will see what you have studied in the image.
Your audience needs time to process the images and a slower pacing is a much more effective way to ensure they will see what you have studied in the image.
G. Choosing a soundtrack: Instrumental vs. lyrical.
Pacing, emotion, and point of view of the audience are all enhanced with appropriate music. I would select one piece of music if you want to use it, but do not use more than one as frequent music changes can confuse the audience.
3. Please utilize your time wisely and WORK TOGETHER with your partners to PLAN this project. You need to plan well in order to execute your project well. You MUST CREATE a google document that you share with me as an EDITOR so that I can review what and who has done the planning and can approve your storyboard.
Homework:
- Review of the expectations of the Digital Storytelling Project
-Digital Storytelling Rubric
-Digital Storytelling Resources and Topics
2. Let me know if you have any questions Digital Story Sample from Youtube on the Great Depression:
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International Studies - Period 2
Essential Questions:
1. How do we think about POWER in the 21st Century?
2. How should we deal with extremist?
3. Do you think ordinary people can create change or movement for a cause?
Themes: War vs. Peace, Sustainability Change, Hard Power, Soft Power, Smart Power, The Taliban, Islamic State in Syria (ISIS), Malala Yousafzai
1. Malala's Nobel Peace Prize Speech, 2014
-HW questions...
A. Why do you think Malala's story has captured the world's attention?
B. When speaking the United Nations, Malala called books and pens "powerful weapons." What do you think she meant? Do you agree? Why or why not?
2. Questions to discuss and answer regarding Malala Yousafzai's story:
A. How have the everyday live of girls in Pakistan changed during Malala's lifetime? What do you think caused these changes?
B. Why do you think Malala's family and other families in Swat Valley are willing to take such great risks to send their daughter's to school?
C. Why did Malala attract the attention of the Taliban?
D. What tactics did the Taliban use to gain control of the Swat Valley?
E. Do you think Malala understood the risks she was taking by attending school and talking to reporters about the importance of girls' education? What evidence in the Malala article or videos support s your view?
F. We will compare Malala's story to Sophie School, a young German who defied the Nazi regime in 1943.
-What traits do they share?
-What sets them apart from others in their communities?
-What other similarities or differences do you note?
G. Do you think Malala deserves to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
3. What is National Security?
4. Please watch the video below on Former NATO Admiral James Stavridis. As you watch this video please answer the following questions:
A. What is Global Security?
B. Who provides it?
5. Read this article titled "Global Security versus National Security?" and create a T-chart illustrating the differences between these two securities. Then write a ONE paragraph reaction to the article on your thoughts about the contents of the article.
6. Afghanistan - Where, Who, What, Why analysis study before we begin exploring the Taliban and U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. In-depth study of Afghanistan War
7. Casualties in Afghanistan
8. U.S. News Political Cartoons on Afghanistan
9. U.S. News and World Report: "Bring on the Zero Option"
Homework:
1. Please review Afghanistan - Where, Who, What, Why analysis study before we begin exploring the Taliban and U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East AND In-depth study of Afghanistan War. 2. Spend 5 minutes looking a multiple political cartoons and pick ANY political cartoon in my U.S. News Political Cartoons on Afghanistan to analyze and break down. Have a written synopsis for tomorrow's class.
3. Due Monday, December 8th - After watching the movie titled "Road to 9/11" please answer the following questions below from the movie and previously studied material from our case study/debate on the Taliban:
Obama's War Questions
1. Are we winning or losing this war?
2. Can this war be won?
3. Is there a competition for hearts and minds? If so, who is winning the hearts and minds of Afghans? Who is winning the hearts and minds of Americans?
4. What progress have we made in Afghanistan? What progress have we made in Pakistan?
5. What is President Obama's new strategy for this war?
6. Does the film have an agenda? What perspective and tone does it give to Americans? Cite specific evidence.
Essential Questions on BOTH movies and Taliban Rule in Afghanistan:
• What is the relationship between Islam and the Taliban?
• How does the Taliban try to control Afghan women?
• How has the experience of Afghan women changed with the Taliban’s emergence?
• What was the United States’ role in the Taliban coming to power?
• How is clothing used as a means of oppression in Afghanistan?
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