Essential Question:
-What does colonization mean?
-What can we infer about the values and beliefs of settlers?
-What makes a settlement succeed?
-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. Some of you need 10 more minutes to finish up the essay portion of the Quiz on the early colonial settlements.
2. Quick recap on how this packet on America and it’s Colonies could have really helped you on the test.
3A. Students will either be part of Group 1 or Group 2 - So please just stick to the one subject you were assigned from the weekend homework:
1. 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?
3B. 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?
4. We will complete on Thursday - Read pages 85 - 89 on The French and Indian War and complete the Outline on the French-Indian War.
French and Indian War Resources:
French and Indian War Slideshow
Summary of the War
US Government Perspective
George Washington and the F&I War
Great Article from The Smithsonian on Ben Franklin and his role in war
Smallpox as a biological weapon in the French-Indian War
Primary Sources from the war
West Virginia's Primary Source Collection from the war
PBS "The War that Made America"
3A. Students will either be part of Group 1 or Group 2 - So please just stick to the one subject you were assigned from the weekend homework:
1. 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?
3B. 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?
4. We will complete on Thursday - Read pages 85 - 89 on The French and Indian War and complete the Outline on the French-Indian War.
French and Indian War Resources:
French and Indian War Slideshow
Summary of the War
US Government Perspective
George Washington and the F&I War
Great Article from The Smithsonian on Ben Franklin and his role in war
Smallpox as a biological weapon in the French-Indian War
Primary Sources from the war
West Virginia's Primary Source Collection from the war
PBS "The War that Made America"
Homework:
1. Please read and review pages 72 - 78 on the Agricultural South and then pages 79-84 The Commercial North. Create a Venn Diagram that illustrates how the Agricultural South and the Commercial North are different and alike by completing the Venn Diagram - All one word answers must have a caption with a brief description.
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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. We will review quickly the highlights from your Textbook - Chapter 18 - Section 1 - pages 546-551 and the improvements/challenges of creating your 2-column chart regarding American Exceptionalism.
2. Please watch this video on American Imperialism as it will help you understand the following concepts:
A. What is Imperialism?
B. Why American imperialism in the late 19th Century?
C. Who was this Alfred Thayer Mahan and what is his significance in the rise of the American imperialism?
3. Please read Rudyard Kipling's "White Man's Burden" with a group of 4 people.
- What message was Rudyard Kipling sending imperialist?
-Break down each passage and interpret the meaning behind each stanza.
4. Spanish-American War Resources:
Causes of the War
Library of Congress - General information on the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War Slideshow
PBS Special on All Events surrounding America's Quest for Imperialism
A Price for Freedom in the Spanish-American War
Images of the Spanish-American War and Primary Sources
Headlines from the Spanish-American War
Cartoons from the Spanish-American War
Political Cartoon from the Spanish-American War
Homework:
1. Read Monthly Review's article titled "'Kipling's "White Man's Burden," and the U.S. Imperialism"' and answer the following:
A. Is this article credible?
B. How does the author's relate Rudyard Kipling's "White Man's Burden" and 21st Century U.S. Imperialism?
C. Do you think America is currently guilty of imperialism?
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International Studies - Period 7
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: Humanitarianism, World Peace, War vs. Peace, Sustainable Change, Non-Government Organizations
2. Peacekeeping Missions - You the link to examine where and why peacekeeping missions are currently happening?
UN Peacekeeping Operations - Additionally, check out the data/facts on current Peacekeeping Missions - please look at the tabs on the right hand side as well that share Troops, Fatalities, Gender, Reports, and the actual data-maps on the right hand side of this website.
-What statistics/facts pop out the most to you? Why?
-What evaluations can we make from this data?
3. An impressive viewing of MANY UN Peacekeeping videos - Nearly 5 hours worth of short clips from many Peacekeeping Operations.
4. Human Rights - What are Human Rights?
5. 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. UN charter + UN preamble, purpose, and principles - Summarize the key points of the UN's preamble, purpose, and principles using the above links. You should do this by creating a Two-Column Chart, which gives the details/development of the preamble, then purpose, and then principles on the right hand side and then on the left side create the SO WHAT FACTOR based on your summarization of the details/developments.
2. Universal Declaration of Rights + Outline of the Universal Declaration of Rights - Same as directions as above, except your topic is Universal Declaration of Rights.
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