Mr. Parkin: Day 14 - Happy Friday

U.S. History I - Periods 1, 2 & 7:
Essential Questions:
-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, American ideals, Geography of North America, Colonization, Power

1. We will finish our investigate to "Colonial America" and answer the essential question regarding your simulation game of "What makes a settlement succeed?"

Page 1 - Welcome to Colonial America! (article, slideshow, & soundbite)
Page 3 - Explore the Colonies (please use the map to click on EACH case studies from the 4 settlements)
Page 5 - Envisioning a New World
Page 6 - Features of Your Region (Read and Listen to the soundbite - speaker symbol - of each of the five slides...meaning Land forms/Bodies of water, climate, soil, plants, and animals).
Page 8 - Farms today in Maryland - watch this 4 minute clip from Jon Quinn.
Page 9 - Build Your Own Settlement - click on the "Get started" arrow and you will simulate creating a new settlement - Have fun and just follow the directions.
Page 10 - If I knew then, what I know now - Answer the 3 bullet point questions.
Page 10 - STEM careers in the 1600's video on colonial jobs. Please watch this 4 minute clip.

3. A quick review of New England Colonization and Puritans Slideshow & the Jamestown Slideshow should be downloaded to your electronic notebook and then viewed/used to take notes on.

4. We will evaluate your understanding of Englishmen in the New World Article/Questions from last night's homework today.

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. Yes, just organize all your notes/binder and review the colonization era.

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U.S. HISTORY II - Period 3:
Essential Questions:
-How do historical events, places, and people influence the perception of the world around us?
-What does it mean to be an American?

-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: American ideals, Power, Progressives/Muckrakers

1. You will take your QUIZ today on the Progressive Era.

2. Explore Chicago as a world-class progressive city at the turn of the century. Chicago and the World's Fair at the turn of the nineteenth century were fascinating adventures form millions of people world wide. Please answer the question: What did the Chicago Fair of 1893 illustrate about America at this time period?
The World's Colombian Exposition - Chicago's World Fair 1893
Chicago's World Fair - Why racial prejudice existed and Africans did not wish to attend the World's Fair in 1893
Check out this Flickr Account on - The Chicago Fair of 1893 - Some of the BEST photographs I have seen on The World's Colombian Exposition
The Legacy of the Chicago Fair
Chicago "The City of the Century" - A PBS special
Urbanization in American - Effects and Problems

3. We will display and discuss your outlines on The Progressive Era to a New Era - America from 1900-1929 - An essay by Daniel Rodgers Professor of History at Princeton University. We will have a class discussion on each section briefly.

4. We will quickly review the Progressive Era (1900-1920) utilizing a Class Progressive
Slideshow (PLEASE download this).

Homework:
1. Yes, check Google Classroom.

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International Studies - Period 4
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, United Nations

1. The Reflection essay and Presentations MUST BE POSTED to GOOGLE CLASSROOM. Please take 10 minutes and take down ALL Peace Day signs, posters, etc that is on display in our school.

2. How was Peace Day celebrated all around the globe? You can check out Peace One Day foundation. You could even follow on Twitter @PeaceOneDay #PeaceDay #Sept21 or on facebook at facebook.com/peaceoneday.

3. Here is a World Map. We will begin to examine the United Nations using the UN Website and a UN slideshow.

4. UN Headquarters: