Essential Question:
-What can we infer about the values and beliefs of settlers?
-How did the French and Indian War help inspired a sense of unity and shared identity among the colonist?
-Did Great Britain lose more than it gained from its victory in the French-Indian War?
-Were the colonist justified in resisting British policies after the French-Indian War?
-How did the French and Indian War help inspired a sense of unity and shared identity among the colonist?
-Did Great Britain lose more than it gained from its victory in the French-Indian War?
-Were the colonist justified in resisting British policies after the French-Indian War?
Themes: Settlements on the East Coast and Southwest, Colonial life and struggles, Mercantilism, Colony-building, economic relationships
1. Quickly turn to a neighbor and review your completed copy of The French and Indian War Outline on the French-Indian War.
2. For today's class please make sure you POST TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM at the end of the period or by the very latest by TONIGHT - DUE Friday by Midnight (Even Period 2 - YES, I changed my mind and you can do this in class today and finish it for tonight!
***This is an individual assignment and will NOT BE DONE with a partner. Pick one PRIMARY SOURCE under the French-Indian War Resources section of my blog (see above) and complete a SOAPS Primary Source Examination Worksheet and then answer one of the ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS (How did the French and Indian War help inspired a sense of unity and shared identity among the colonist?, OR Did Great Britain lose more than it gained from its victory in the French-Indian War?, OR Were the colonist justified in resisting British policies after the French-Indian War?). This will count as your French-Indian War 1/2 Quiz Grade and should be posted immediately after you finish it!
3A. 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. 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"
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. 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. If you did not finish in class today please make sure you POST TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM TONIGHT - DUE Friday by Midnight (Even Period 2 - YES, I changed my mind and you can do this in class - Pick one PRIMARY SOURCE under the French-Indian War Resources section of my blog (see above) and complete a SOAPS Primary Source Examination Worksheet and then answer one of the ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS (above - under our classroom titled of US History I). This will count as your French-Indian War 1/2 Quiz Grade and should be posted immediately after you finish it!
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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. Please read Rudyard Kipling's "White Man's Burden" - It has been shared with all of you as EDITORS and means you can ALL WORK ON THIS DOCUMENT - With the groups I assigned yesterday, please only 4 people to a group, take ONE Stanza (which means 4 people working on the same paragraph and make sure no other groups duplicate the same stanza) and then follow Steps #1 thru Step #5:
-Step 1: Read the entire Poem
-Step 2: Read your Stanza again
-Step 3: Annotate your Stanza by breaking down each line and meaning behind it
-Step 4: Answer the following question: What message was Rudyard Kipling sending imperialist?
-Step 5: Write your annotation and answer to the question in Step 4 on Google Classroom.
2. When you are done with the group work above, please complete Pages 4, 5, 6, and 7 on the Hawaii and Spanish-American War Packet INDIVIDUALLY AND please FINISH reading and examining each article and then complete the questions at the end of these pages. (Page 7 does not have any questions).
3. Monthly Review's article titled "'Kipling's "White Man's Burden," and the U.S. Imperialism"
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?
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. Please FINISH reading and examining the readings and questions of Pages 4, 5, 6, and 7 on the Hawaii and Spanish-American War Packet - Due by midnight tonight (Friday, October 2nd).
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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. An impressive viewing of MANY UN Peacekeeping videos - Nearly 5 hours worth of short clips from many Peacekeeping Operations.
4. 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. If you do not finish your HARD COPY of the Genocide DBQ with all questions completed, then please finish over the weekend. I am going to collect it on Monday and it will count as a 1/2 Project grade.
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