What you think this movie is about? Who do you think is the main character? Do you know who this person is?
Thursday, September 3, 2009
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Monday, June 8, 2009
HW #18 Two (2) of Everything Thematic Essays
THEMATIC ESSAY QUESTION
Directions: Write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction, several paragraphs addressing the task below, and a conclusion.
Theme: Change — Turning Points
Major historical events are often referred to as turning points because they have led to important political, social, and economic changes.
Task:
Identify two major events in United States history that were important turning points and for each:
Describe the historical circumstances that led to the event
Write about a person involved in this historical event
Discuss the political, social, and/or economic changes that resulted from the event
Complete All:
2 of Everything (pass the regents)
1. 2 Presidents and their Decisions (Lincoln suspends Habeas Corpus, Truman drops the bomb)
2. 2 Bill of Rights Amendments (1st – 5 rights, 5th – McCarthyism)
3. 2 Amendments of Change (19th – Women 13, 14, 15 – African Americans)
4. 2 Supreme Court Cases (Plessy v. Ferguson; Brown v. Board of Ed)
5. 2 Supreme Court Cases on Civil Liberties (Scheck v. US & Korematsu v. US)
6. 2 Supreme Court Cases on Federal Power (Marbury v. Madison)
7. 2 Technological Advances (Cotton Gin, T-Model Car)
8. 2 Wars (Vietnam War-Kent State Shooting, WWII – GI Bill or War on Terror – Iraq)
9. 2 Geographical Factors (Miss River – Trade & App. Mountains –Colonial Natural Border)
10. 2 Movements for Equality (Civil Rights (NAACP) & Women Suffrage (Susan B. Anthony) or Farmers Rights Mexican immigrants (Cesar Chavez)
11. 2 Leaders (US Non-Presidents – Jane Adams, MLK Jr., Fredrick Douglass, Daniel Shay)
12. 2 Examples of Checks & Balances (Judicial Review, Senate Must approve Judge Appointee)
13. 2 Literary Works (the Jungle, How the Other Half Lives)
14. 2 Reform Plans (Meat Inspection Act, Child Labor Laws)
15. 2 Foreign Policies (Monroe Doctrine, Truman Doctrine and Détente or NAFTA-Clinton)
16. 2 Immigrant Groups (Chinese Exclusion Act, Irish Immigrants)
17. 2 Intolerable Events (Lynching – Jim Crow Laws & Civil Rights Murders, Trail of Tears)
16. 2 New Deal Programs (CCC, FDIC, SEC, Social Security Act)
17. 2 Abolitionists (William Garrison, Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman, Fredrick Douglas)
18. 2 Crisis (Cuban Missile Crisis & 9/11)
Directions: Write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction, several paragraphs addressing the task below, and a conclusion.
Theme: Change — Turning Points
Major historical events are often referred to as turning points because they have led to important political, social, and economic changes.
Task:
Identify two major events in United States history that were important turning points and for each:
Describe the historical circumstances that led to the event
Write about a person involved in this historical event
Discuss the political, social, and/or economic changes that resulted from the event
Complete All:
2 of Everything (pass the regents)
1. 2 Presidents and their Decisions (Lincoln suspends Habeas Corpus, Truman drops the bomb)
2. 2 Bill of Rights Amendments (1st – 5 rights, 5th – McCarthyism)
3. 2 Amendments of Change (19th – Women 13, 14, 15 – African Americans)
4. 2 Supreme Court Cases (Plessy v. Ferguson; Brown v. Board of Ed)
5. 2 Supreme Court Cases on Civil Liberties (Scheck v. US & Korematsu v. US)
6. 2 Supreme Court Cases on Federal Power (Marbury v. Madison)
7. 2 Technological Advances (Cotton Gin, T-Model Car)
8. 2 Wars (Vietnam War-Kent State Shooting, WWII – GI Bill or War on Terror – Iraq)
9. 2 Geographical Factors (Miss River – Trade & App. Mountains –Colonial Natural Border)
10. 2 Movements for Equality (Civil Rights (NAACP) & Women Suffrage (Susan B. Anthony) or Farmers Rights Mexican immigrants (Cesar Chavez)
11. 2 Leaders (US Non-Presidents – Jane Adams, MLK Jr., Fredrick Douglass, Daniel Shay)
12. 2 Examples of Checks & Balances (Judicial Review, Senate Must approve Judge Appointee)
13. 2 Literary Works (the Jungle, How the Other Half Lives)
14. 2 Reform Plans (Meat Inspection Act, Child Labor Laws)
15. 2 Foreign Policies (Monroe Doctrine, Truman Doctrine and Détente or NAFTA-Clinton)
16. 2 Immigrant Groups (Chinese Exclusion Act, Irish Immigrants)
17. 2 Intolerable Events (Lynching – Jim Crow Laws & Civil Rights Murders, Trail of Tears)
16. 2 New Deal Programs (CCC, FDIC, SEC, Social Security Act)
17. 2 Abolitionists (William Garrison, Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman, Fredrick Douglas)
18. 2 Crisis (Cuban Missile Crisis & 9/11)
Monday, June 1, 2009
HW#16 - Reflective Question on the Civil Rights Movement
Choose 1 of the 3 reflections to answer:
1. Given the chance to participate in any of the events of this Movement, which events would you participate in, and why?
www.civilrightsteaching.org
2. You are asked to speak at a dedication of the memorial to the victims who lost their lives in the Civil Rights Movement. What would you say?
www.civilrightsmuseum.org
3. If you were going to plan a freedom ride anywhere in the United States today, where would you travel, and what injustices would you protest?
www.voicesofcivilrights.org
HW#14 - Hysteria in the US Essay
Discuss 2 events that created hysteria in the United States
- Who were the target group?
- How did the hysteria spread?
- What impact did this have on society?
Choose from the following:
Salem Witch Trials, McCarthyism (2nd Red Scare), War on Terror (Post 9/11) and Swine Flu.
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