Hi everyone,
If you did not receive a copy of the take home test, you must come see me on Monday! This is due on January 8, but it is far too much work for you to do if you receive the assignment in January.
I hope you have all made it home safely! Enjoy your snow day and your weekend!
Those of you who did not receive a permission slip, please see me on Monday! If you do not have it on Tuesday, you will not be permitted to view the film!
Friday, December 19, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
CE Dates
The following are your currently scheduled Current Events due dates. Should we have a snow day or other event that changes the current A/B rotation, your due date will move to the next day of class.
January 12
February 18
March 16
April 27
May 26
These dates should provide you with a full four calendar weeks between due dates.
Please see me if you have any questions or problems.
January 12
February 18
March 16
April 27
May 26
These dates should provide you with a full four calendar weeks between due dates.
Please see me if you have any questions or problems.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Factors that Handicapped the Crown's Ability to Wage Effective War
PBS has a series called Liberty!, which presents lots of information in a teacher's guide to accompany the series.
Follow this link to find the list they have prepared of Factors that Handicapped the Crown's Ability to Wage Effective War. We can certainly consider these to be either American advantages or British disadvantages.
Follow this link to find the list they have prepared of Factors that Handicapped the Crown's Ability to Wage Effective War. We can certainly consider these to be either American advantages or British disadvantages.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Current Events
When printing articles from a website, make sure you are printing directly from the site. On any reputable news source's webpage, you will find a link to "Print this." Doing so will remove any ads and other junk for you, but will still include any relevant source information. This ensures that you have not only completely cited your source, but that you have also not modified the document in any way.
For example, click on this link and then hit the print button under the picture: Greece
Notice how all the ads (except the small one at the top) have been removed, saving space and paper. (I am unable to provide you with a direct link to the printer friendly version).
Copying the information into a document and printing that is a way to save paper (since you can remove the ads and pictures), but does not ensure the accuracy of the source.
For example: Greece
Please don't hesitate to see me if you have any questions!
For example, click on this link and then hit the print button under the picture: Greece
Notice how all the ads (except the small one at the top) have been removed, saving space and paper. (I am unable to provide you with a direct link to the printer friendly version).
Copying the information into a document and printing that is a way to save paper (since you can remove the ads and pictures), but does not ensure the accuracy of the source.
For example: Greece
Publish at Scribd or explore others:
Please don't hesitate to see me if you have any questions!
Friday, December 5, 2008
Primary Source Homework
Our focus next week will be on the following topic:
"Resolved: American slavery is an oxymoron."
Your homework for Tuesday is to prepare to discuss this topic as one of the following individuals: Thomas Jefferson, Venture Smith, George Washington, Abigail Adams, Benjamin Banneker, Lord Dunmore, and Phillis Wheatley.
Your number (assigned in class) will identify which person you are responsible for researching. Your homework is to click on the link associated with that person's name and read the primary source (or information provided) for December 9... in some cases, you will have to click on the picture to the left to access the primary source information.
Group 1--Thomas Jefferson
Group 2--Venture Smith
Group 3--George Washington
Group 4--Abigail Adams
Group 5--Benjamin Banneker
Group 6--Lord Dunmore
Group 7--Phillis Wheatley
"Resolved: American slavery is an oxymoron."
Your homework for Tuesday is to prepare to discuss this topic as one of the following individuals: Thomas Jefferson, Venture Smith, George Washington, Abigail Adams, Benjamin Banneker, Lord Dunmore, and Phillis Wheatley.
Your number (assigned in class) will identify which person you are responsible for researching. Your homework is to click on the link associated with that person's name and read the primary source (or information provided) for December 9... in some cases, you will have to click on the picture to the left to access the primary source information.
Group 1--Thomas Jefferson
Group 2--Venture Smith
Group 3--George Washington
Group 4--Abigail Adams
Group 5--Benjamin Banneker
Group 6--Lord Dunmore
Group 7--Phillis Wheatley
Monday, December 1, 2008
Homework for 12/3
Read pages 133-138 (Iroquois and the British)
You should take outline notes on all readings, but the focus of your notes should be to compare British advantages and disadvantages with American ones.
You should take outline notes on all readings, but the focus of your notes should be to compare British advantages and disadvantages with American ones.
Locke v Jefferson Ppts
Period 1/2
Period 7/8
**FYI, ScribD is not allowing me to upload all these powerpoints, because they have cited copyright infringement. This is not, I am pretty sure, because of anything other than similar documents were submitted. I have written to them explaining the situation, but have not yet received a response, but for now, you can access the powerpoint created by Period 7/8. It will have almost the exact same information as your class's. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to see me.**
Period 7/8
**FYI, ScribD is not allowing me to upload all these powerpoints, because they have cited copyright infringement. This is not, I am pretty sure, because of anything other than similar documents were submitted. I have written to them explaining the situation, but have not yet received a response, but for now, you can access the powerpoint created by Period 7/8. It will have almost the exact same information as your class's. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to see me.**
Close Reading of the D of I
**THIS IS NOT HOMEWORK!! It will be a class activity**
Look at this website: http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/document/congress.htm
It presents to you Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration of Independence as submitted to the Second Continental Congress (and seen debated in 1776).
Your job is to identify the reasons behind each change. Generally, they will fall into one of two groups (although some will fall into both): grammatical or political.
Make a chart in which you write down the change (you can write the first three or four words then the last three or four words, with an ellipsis in between), and then identify the reasons for the change.
In this task, you will be closely reading the Declaration of Independence as well as identifying the reasons they made the changes they did. Think carefully about the Age of Enlightenment, and what affect the ideas and ideals of that time would impact the words and changes.
Look at this website: http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/document/congress.htm
It presents to you Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration of Independence as submitted to the Second Continental Congress (and seen debated in 1776).
Your job is to identify the reasons behind each change. Generally, they will fall into one of two groups (although some will fall into both): grammatical or political.
Make a chart in which you write down the change (you can write the first three or four words then the last three or four words, with an ellipsis in between), and then identify the reasons for the change.
In this task, you will be closely reading the Declaration of Independence as well as identifying the reasons they made the changes they did. Think carefully about the Age of Enlightenment, and what affect the ideas and ideals of that time would impact the words and changes.
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