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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Day 16 - Wednesday

U.S. History I - Periods 2, 5, and 6: 
Essential Question:
-What does colonization mean?
-What can we infer about the values and beliefs of settlers?
-What makes a settlement succeed?

Themes: Settlements on the East Coast and Southwest, Colonial life and struggles, Mercantilism, Colony-building, economic relationships

1. The last group still needs to finish up "Pirate Hunders" and this will conclude our Primary Source study in groups on the following primary source documents from the early Colonial Era.  Please complete with your group-mates SOAPS examination and be ready to present your findings and examinations to your classmates.

Jamestown, VA (1622)
California (1766)
Pirate Hunters (1696)

2. A quick review of New England Colonization and Puritans Slideshow - please download and save in your electronic notebook.

3. Quick review of Jamestown Slideshow should be downloaded to your electronic notebook and then viewed/used to take notes on.
-An blank outline for understanding the basic concepts behind An English Settlement at Jamestown.
-The First Thanksgiving at Jamestown - What did we learn from Jamestown?

4. North America Map - circa 1713

5. Group 1: Colonial Clothing in the 18th Century - Go off and explore using this website and all sections pertaining to clothing.
A. How many layers did men wear? And women?
B. Where did the material for clothing come from? Who made it?
C. Why was clothing and dressing up an important part of the 18th century?

6. Group 2: Colonial Food: A struggle for survival - In small groups, make a grocery list for one month.
a. How will you survive for one month?
b. Come up with a strategy for food - hunting, preservation, etc?
c. What difficulties will you face?

Homework: 
1. Please review the following 3 links on The Middle Colonies and complete a 3-2-1 Analysis on the most important aspects of these colonies. *The goal is for you guys to understand that every part of early America was distinct and unique when building their communities.
The Middle Colonies
What were they? 
-What made them important?

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U.S. HISTORY II - Period 1:

Essential Questions:
-Was American expansion overseas justified?
-Did the press cause the Spanish-American War?
-Was the acquisition of the Panama Canal Zone and act of justifiable imperialism?
-Does the need for self-defense give the US the right to interfere in the affairs of Latin America? (Think about the Roosevelt Corollary, "Dollar Diplomacy," and "Watchful Waiting")

Themes: Historical thinking methods, evaluating sources, Thinking like an historian, PEGS (Political, Economic, Geographic, Social), The Beginning of the Progressive Era

1. Lewis Hine's Slideshow - Click and download this slideshow

2. Let's review your responses and then discuss the essential question "Is The Jungle an accurate depiction of the meat packing industry, or is the Upton Sinclair simply a muckraker?" Utilize the DBQ on Meat Inspection Act of 1906  for a primary source study and we will split up the class to have a little debate.  It's ping-pong so only one point/argument discussed at a time. Any other rules you want to install for this mini-debate?

3. Last night's homework on "Women in Public Life" - Pages 519 to 522 and then "Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal" - pages 523-531 was there more copy & pasting or more practicing paraphrasing?  Give me the highlights - two from "Women in Public Life" and three from "Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal" in partners and then in a large group setting.

4. Student Outlines - President Roosevelt , President Taft , and President Woodrow Wilson.
+"The Progressive Presidents: Teddy Roosevelt", "William Taft", and "Woodrow Wilson" below in separate segments from the History Channel and complete the Video Questions from The History Channel - The Presidents: The Lives and Legacies of the 43 Leaders of the US





 


5.Teddy Roosevelt Resources:
Teddy Roosevelt: The Trust-buster slideshow
Theodore Roosevelt - A PBS special on TR's Foreign Policy Adventures
Teddy Roosevelt Association - Lots of pictures and stories of keeping his legacy alive.
Progressive President's Foreign Policy - U.S. State Department
Teddy Roosevelt's Broad Powers - A pretty darn good essay
Whitehouse.org - Theodore Roosevelt Number 26
Theodore Roosevelt: Progressive Crusader - The Heritage Foundation of American Leadership
President Theodore Roosevelt Video - Similar to the ones we watch in class!! A must see!

6. William Howard Taft - The White House website
    William Taft - VERY NICE biography and legacy page from the University of Virginia
    Presidential Video on William Howard Taft - Just like the ones we watch in class!! A must see!

7. 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 the rest of Chapter 17 quickly to get a sense of what Progressivism looked like under Presidents Taft and Woodrow Wilson and just complete a two-column notes on the outlines I shared with you on President Roosevelt , President Taft , President Woodrow Wilson and remember no copying, but continue to work on paraphrasing. This will conclude our study of The Progressives Era.

2. Get ready to take a test on Friday on Chapter 17 and The Progressive Era.
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International Studies - Period 7
Essential Questions:
1. What does international studies mean?

2. What is Peace Day?
3. What are the most important things individuals can or should do on behalf of a peaceful world?

Themes: Humanitarianism, World Peace, War vs. Peace, Sustainable Change, Non-Government Organizations


1.  The Reflection essay and Presentations MUST BE POSTED to GOOGLE CLASSROOM by now or I will no longer accept it. 

2. We will begin to examine the United Nations using the UN Website and a UN slideshow.



3. Ban-Ki-Moon - Secretary-General of the United Nations



4. Brief History of the United Nations:




5. Human Rights - What are Human Rights?





6. United Nation Resources:
United Nations History
United Nations Multimedia Room
United Nations School bus Virtual Field Trip
United Nations Research Guide A-Z on EVERYTHING you can imagine!
United Nations Peacekeeping Missions
University of California organized a UN resources guide - Honestly, the BEST and more ORGANIZED I have seen yet on how to research issues concerning the United Nations.

Homework:
1. None.

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