Continue working on building your NHD project in preparation for your midterm.

Do Now: Email mirandagt2014@gmail.com with your:

• Political impact of your topic
• Economic impact of your topic
• Social/cultural impact of your topic
• Your Bibliography (easy bib)
  
• Your Inspiration flowchart

Classwork: Continue researching and building your project. SAVE ALL SOURCES - including photos, maps, videos, etc to your easybib

Homework: Read and take notes on your topic

Friday

Do Now: Open easybib.com and your Google Documents collection.

Classwork:

Continue to find primary sources on your topic to add to your project
Create citations and annotations (summaries) for each source your find
Save all work to easy bib and Google docs collection
Continue to work on building your project - nhd.weebly.com, iMovie, Inspiration (brainstorming and planning)
SHARE or EMAIL ALL of your work with mirandagt2014@gmail.com

1. Inspiration (planning documents)
2. Easybib (research citations)
3. Anything you have written so far (script, storyboards, captions, papers, etc)
   

Homework: Read and research your topic. Complete any missing assignments.

Wed Dec 14

Yearbook/Desktop Publishing:

Do Now: Log into your pages at yearbookave.com

Classwork:
Add relevant photos and captions to spreads.
Senior quotes should be added from the papers we got back yesterday.
Edit videos.

Homework: Remind seniors via text, FB, Twitter and IN PERSON to

• Return proofs to Vogue
• Bring in baby pics
• Submit quotes

Art History

Do Now: Open Inspiration

Direct Instruction: Using Inspiration for concept mapping

Independent: Map out the flow of your NHD project (main ideas and supporting evidence)

HW: Read 10 pages on your topic from your library book

Continue working on annotations

Individual brainstorming for performance, documentary and paper

NHD Projects

Good morning!

I am very pleased with the bibliographies I have seen from your class.

For today, finish up any work for the week that you need more info- MONEY AND LAWS.

Add ALL resources you use/read to EASYBIB.COM

ALSO, if you know you want to work on a website, create an account at nhd.weebly.com and begin to get a feel for how the site works.

Homework: Continue to read and research on your topic.

Politics- Part 2 Thurs Dec 8

Do Now: Complete any research on how laws, patents, politics helped create your revolution.

Classwork:
Primary Source Analysis
How did your revolution change the political landscape at the time? How have laws, patents, politics been impacted because of your revolution/reform?

Use easybib.com to annotate your sources

Use Google Docs to write up your research analysis- At least 15 sentences on political impact of your topic.

Homework: Complete any missing assignments and continue reading about your topic (10 pages per night).

Do Now: Finish up any research and annotations on economic impact on and of your topic

Classwork:
Discussion of political impact on topic using student examples
Research how politics (including: laws, patents, Jim Crow, Constitutional amendments, etc) helped or hurt your revolution as it began. What laws were in place when your revolution happened? Was your topic a revolution against or a reform of any laws? How did politics shape the society that was in place when your revolution happened?

Closure: Add all research sites to your EASYBIB account.

Homework: Continue reading and thinking about your topic.

Economics- Part 2 Tues Dec 6

Do Now- Log in to easybib.com and gmail.com

Classwork: Research (using a variety of primary and secondary sources) to find how economics were IMPACTED BY your revolution? How did money change hands? Who got paid? Who lost?

Closure: Save all links and annotations to easybib

Homework: Email mirandagt2014@gmail.com with a brief summary of how money influenced your revolution, and how your revolution influenced economic structures (money, laws related to money, taxes, etc).

Mon Dec 5- Economics and NHD

Do Now; Open Easybib and Google Docs

Classwork: Begin researching the economic (MONEY) factors that contributed to your NHD topic. You can try searching for ;

"Economic factors women's sufferage (or John Brown, or Jazz Age, or American Revolution, etc)"
"How did money play a role in the ____________ revolution?"
"did the wealthy contribute to the reforms made by _____________?'

See me with questions on how to apply to your topic.

HOMEWORK: Bring in a book on your topic.

Fri Dec 2

Do Now: Email mirandagt2014@gmail.com and attach any primary source images (photos, maps, manuscripts, charts, etc) or text (captions, descriptions) that you need for your timeline poster.

Classwork: Work on you Political Impact paper (DUE MON DEC 5)

Homework: Complete your political impact paper

How To Search on Google

Use THESE TIPS to improve Google Search

Tues Nov 29

Do Now: Go to http://easybib.com and log in with your Gmail Account

Classwork:
Presentation on creating bibliography and annotations in easy bib

Presentation on using google books for primary and secondary research

Independent: Create annotations and citations in Easy Bib - ONE secondary source and ONE primary source.

Homework- Continue reading on topic

Welcome 9th Graders!

Do Now: Create a gmail account or sign into your gmail account

Classwork:

1. Take a picture of yourself in Photobooth. Rename it Your First name Last Initial

2. Attach it to an email to mirandagt2014@gmail.com

3. In the email, write your NHD topic, thesis, partners, and type of project you’d like to work on (documentary, website, performance, paper, or exhibit)

4. Copy one primary source link on your topic into the email

5. Send the email

Homework: Read 10 pages in your library books on NHD topic.

Example: Hi, My name is ______ 1. My NHD Topic is ______________________. My partners are_____________________. My thesis is __________________________. I would like to create a documentary, paper, website, exhibit, performance

Primary Source Link http://____________

Give Thanks!

Do Now: Read How to Write a Thank you Note

http://www.themorningnews.org/article/how-to-write-a-thank-you-note

Classwork: Take two minutes to think about people in your life who have helped you recently-family, friends, classmates, teachers. Using advice from the article, take markers and paper and write thank you notes to those people. Design and embellish as you like.

Homework: Practice a random act of kindness this weekend- wash the dishes without being asked; hold the door open for a stranger; pick up some litter on your way to the bus stop. Be thankful for your youth, your health, your intelligence, and for all the people who care for you.

Thurs. Nov 17

Do Now: Open up the worksheets

Classwork:
Continue primary source research

Homework: Reading research

Wed. NOV 16: Primary Sources

Do Now: What is a primary source? What is the best way to find these sources?
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/primarysources.asp

ANALYZING Primary sources
Use one of the worksheets (depending on type of source)
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/worksheets/

Find Primary Sources:
Library of Congress
National Archives
Duke Legal Library
http://www.lib.jmu.edu/resources/primary_sources.aspx
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/REVhistorysources.htm
http://library.csusm.edu/subject_guides/history/online_primary.asp

MON NOV 14

Do Now: Make sure you have emailed me your topic selection essay- mirandagt2014@gmail.com

Classwork: 

Choice #1: Continue research and analysis of primary sources for NHD. Begin project construction - especially work on writing the script, story board, captions.

Choice #2 Artist Research Project

http://conhigh2011.blogspot.com/2010/11/artist-research-project.html

Wed Nov 9

Do Now: Create an account on nhd.weebly.com to try out.

Direct Instruction: NHD weebly - types of projects that would work for website design

Independent: Look over http://www.designer-daily.com/50-great-websites-designs-for-your-inspiration-2372

Continue to find primary sources to build your project
Work on topic essay (9th grade)

Exit ticket: Would your project work as website? Why or why not?

Homework: Continue research and reading.

Mon Nov 7

Do Now: Check your email for missing work assignment from teacher

Classwork:
Teacher presentation on iMovie and Documentary best practices
Read:
http://www.filmmakingstuff.com/12-tips-how-to-make-a-documentary/ iMovie (Documentary)

Open iMovie and experiment with adding photos and voiceovers
Continue finding primary sources for your project

Email me what you learned and what kind of project you would like to construct.

Homework: Complete any missing assignments for the term.

Fri Nov 4

Do Now: Review of Research Techniques (Textedit, Spreeder, iTunes, Databases, Youtube)

Classwork: Work on your topic selection essay (10th grade) and 2 minute pitch (9th grade) for NHD classes.

Homework: Topic Selection Essay and NHD Pitch are DUE MONDAY! Finish any incomplete work for the week.


Thursday Nov 3

Do Now: Open iTunes Store

Classwork:
Direct: Teacher Demonstration of using iTunes to find podcasts and other materials for your topics
Independent: Listen to a podcast or video (pbs, history.com) on your topic (headphones). If you did not bring headphones, you must continue using spreeder.com to speed read your research articles

Homework/Exit Ticket: Email mirandagt2014@gmail.com with a summary of today's research

WED Nov 2

Do Now: Open Text Edit in your Applications Folder

Classwork:
Direct
Teacher Presentation on using Textedit for Text to Speech (Read articles aloud)
Teacher presentation on using Spreeder.com (refresher)

Independent
Copy and paste an article on your research topic into spreeder or textedit to spped read or read aloud.

Exit Ticket:
Email mirandagt2014@gmail.com with a summary of what you learned about your topic today. Focus on the ESP (Economic, Social, Political)

Homework: Continue working on your topic selection essay

Tues Nov 1

Do Now: Find a text based article on your NHD topic. Select the text and go to Edit-> Copy

Classwork:
Follow presentation on using SPREEDER

http://spreeder.com/


Edit -> Paste info from your research into the spreeder box

Use settings to adjust to 300-400 wpm


Read your selection

Summarize what you read in your google docs/easy bib for NHD


Homework: Continue working on research and topic selection essay for NHD

Mon Oct 31

Do Now: Review Test. What areas do you nbeed to concentrate on for further research. Meet in small groups to discuss

Classwork: Begin working on topic selection essay.

Homework: Read 2 online articles or 10 pages in a book on your topic

Wed. Oct 26

Do Now: Please get out your notes, a pencil, and sit on the IMC side. Quietly work alone on your NHD Test (120 points).

Classwork:
Independent: When finished the test, go to a computer and continue researching your topic. Pay attention to areas that you missed on the test.

Guided: When everyone is finished, we will have a class discussion of where we go from here.

Homework: Email me an answer to one of the questions you missed for 20 points EC

STUDY for TOMORROW's TEST!

What is your NHD topic? (10 pts)

Why did you choose this topic? (5 pts)

Who are your partners (if working alone, put none) (5pts) _

Vocabulary (5 pts each)

Define Primary Source: _

Define Secondary Source:_

Define Tertiary Source:

Define Annotation:

What is the difference between revolution and reform?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Discuss three ECONOMIC ($$$) factors that CAUSED/CONTRIBUTED TO your NHD topic (15 pts):

1.

2.

3.

Discuss three POLITICAL (or laws) factors that CAUSED/CONTRIBUTED TO your NHD topic (15 pts):

1.

2.

3.

Discuss three SOCIAL/CULTURAL factors that CAUSED/CONTRIBUTED TO your NHD topic(15 pts):

1. _

2.

3.

What impact did your NHD topic have on the ECONOMY ($$$)? (10pts)

What impact did your NHD topic have on the law/politics?(10pts)

What impact did your NHD topic have on SOCIETY? (10pts)

Monday Oct 24

Do Now: Review for Test (WED OCT 26)

Vocabulary: Primary Source, Secondary Source, Tertiary Source, Revolution, Reform, Annotation

You should be able to list/discuss:

• THREE SOCIAL/CULTURAL,
• THREE POLITCAL,
• and THREE ECONOMIC factors that caused your NHD topic

AND

• ONE way SOCIETY/CULTURE, POLITICS AND ECONOMY were CHANGED by your topic.

Classwork: Continue to research, summarize, and annotate for your topic.

Homework: Read 15 pages on your topic. Study for your test. Work on topic selection Essay

Fri Oct 21

Do Now: Email mirandagt2014@gmail.com with a summary of your primary source from yesterday, as well as the link where you found the source.

Classwork: Continue using Google Books, search, and databases to find and ointerpret primary source documents for your NHD project.

Homework: Continue reading on your NHD topic. Study for TEST on WED OCT 26

PRIMARY SOURCES

• Sparticus Educational
• Library of Congress
• 
  Search millions of historic images
  
  http://www.loc.gov/index.html Library of Congress
  
  http://www.archives.gov/education/ National Archives
  
  http://www.gilderlehrman.org/ Gilder Lehrmen (podcasts, info, photos, primary sources)
  
  http://www.pbs.org/ PBS
  
  http://libr.org/
  
  http://womenst.library.wisc.edu/resources/research/womens-hist-resources.html
  
  http://www.albany.edu/talkinghistory/arch2004july-december.html
  
  http://www.history.com/ (History channel)
  
  The Met http://www.metmuseum.org
  
  http://frank.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women/wh-clothing.html#exhibits
  
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/27/AR2006032701507_pf.html
  
  http://www.victorianweb.org/gender/socialhistov.html
  
  http://www.hastingspress.co.uk/history/
  
  
  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/women/womensbook.html
  
  
  http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Victorian.html
  
  http://www.time.com/time/time100/artists/ Time Magazine- 100 Most Influential
  
  http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk
  
  ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS
  http://www.britannica.com
  
  http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com
  
  http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia

TUES OCT 18

Do Now: Read about NHD EXHIBITS and NHD WEBSITES

Classwork

• Student presentation of NHD exhibit board- Jewish Immigration
  
• Check out http://16999823.nhd.weebly.com/ (NHD website)
• Critiques of web and boards
  
• Independent research and annotations on NHD topic

Homework: Read 10-20 pages on your NHD topic

Monday Oct 17

Do Now: Send an email to mirandagt2014@gmail.com with 3-5 things you learned about how politics effected your NHD topic

Classwork: Begin researching the social and cultural events of your NHD topic's era (time period). What were people reading/listening to/watching? How did they dress? How were women/children/minorities treated and viewed? What were the big trends from that era? How did popular culture effect your NHD topic? For example, theater and dress greatly effected the French revolution.

On your google docs, make sure you are summarizing what you find and recording the links and books in which you found the information.

Homework: Read 20 pages in your library book on your NHD topic. If you do not have a book yet, read 20 pages online.

Friday Oct 14

Do Now: Send an email to mirandagt2014@gmail.com with 3-5 things you learned about how money effected your NHD topic

Classwork: Begin researching the politics o fyour time period. Who was in charge? Who was opposed to the leadership? Who agreed with the leadership? How did the conflict or compromise in the politcal sphere effect your NHD topic?

Homework: Read 20 pages in your library book on your NHD topic. If you do not have a book yet, read 20 pages online.

THURSDAY OCT 13

Do Now: Open the Google Doc you started in yesterday's class on Aristotle.

Classwork: Begin researching the economic factors that contributed to your NHD topic. You can try searching for ;

"Economic factors women's sufferage (or John Brown, or Jazz Age, or American Revolution, etc)"
"How did money play a role in the ____________ revolution?"
"did the wealthy contribute to the reforms made by _____________?'

See me with questions on how to apply to your topic.

HOMEWORK: Bring in a book on your topic.

WEDNESDAY OCT 12

PSAT testing (AM classes)

Review and catch up (PM Classes)

Tuesday OCT 11

Do Now: Open Google Docs and read the following.

Aristotle: Causes of revolution in politics

Use dictionary.com to define any terms you do not know (qualitative, polity, oligarchy, antagonism)

On your google docs, write about what causes revolutions according to Aristotle. How are the causes different in democracies, oligarchies, and aristocracies?
How does this apply to your NHD topic?

Begin researching the factors that contributed to your NHD revolution.

DO NOW:
Open up Gmail/google docs, easybib.com and freelibrary.org

CLASSWORK:

• Teacher presentation on using freelibrary.org
• Independent practice on finding information and books on the free library site
• Putting a hold a book you need for research (use your pin)
  
• EMAIL mirandagt2014@gmail.com with at LEAST 3 books (TITLE, AUTHOR, CALL #) on your NHD topic
  

Homework:

1. Choose one current event (Jobs death, Occupy Philly, Nobel prize awarded to 3 women, etc) and think about how these events will be seen in 30 years.(DUES TUES OCT 11)
2. Go to the library at check out at least 3 books on your topic (DUE OCT 14)
   

THURS OCT 6

DO NOW: Open up easybib.com and books.google.com

Classwork:

• Presentation/refresher on google books and easybib
• Independent practice finding primary and secondary sources on your topic in google books, and annotations in easybib.

Homework: Go to Free Library if your pin does not work, you need a card, etc

Tues Oct 4 and Wed Oct 5

DO NOW: Open up class blog and gmail/google docs

Classwork:

1. Discuss difference and similarity between revolution and reform movements.
   
2. Read about the Haitian Revolution.
3. Write a summary of what you learned and email/share it with me
   
4. Continue to research your topic.
   

Homework: Come in with an example of a Revolution (NOT American, French, or Haitian) and an example of a Reform Movement (NOT Civil Rights or Women's Rights).

Monday Oct 3

Do Now: Open up your saved webquest /research from last week.

Direct Instruction: Assessment and discussion of revolutions.

Independent Work: Email me or share on Google Docs

• Three web links on your topic
• Summary of your topic/what you have learned so far
• Three questions you want to examine for further research
  

Homework: Come in with a book title on your topic for our trip to the Free Library

NHD 2012

YEARBOOK- Use yearbookave.com (2012, Job # 17805, your log in and password) to work on theme and layout

All other classes:
Monday September 26 -Wed. September 28

Do Now:
To prepare for National History Day 2012: Revolutions, Reactions, and Reforms, we will be using this week to work on webquests related to revolutions- both actual and of ideas.

Classwork:
CHOOSE ONE WEBQUEST and its related activity to complete:

• American Revolutionary War / Newspaper
  
• Industrial Revolution /Editorial
  
• Scientific Revolution /Worksheets
  
• China's Cultural Revolution (4 students)
• Slavery and the American Revolution / Museum Exhibit
• Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution / Handout
• Literature and Revolution / Paper

Email your weekly reflection/summary of what you learned to mirandagt2014@gmail.com

Closure: Save all your answers/work to Google Docs, MS Word, or your blog. I will check your progress on Monday October 3.

Homework: Consider how your research for this website could translate to a project for NHD.

Do Now: Complete your presentation on personality.

Closure:
SAVE to email, google docs or flashdrive

MONDAY September 19

Do Now: Read about your type on http://www.themindbehind.net/
Add what you learn to your presentation on your personality type

Classwork:
Continue to complete your personality presentation. (Requirements here)


Homework: Discuss what you learned about your type with a family member or friend. What type do you think they are?


FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 16

DO NOW: Update the laptop or desktop to which you were assigned. Tech club members or Ms Thompson will be around to assist. Clean up desktop and note any issues (missing software, no printer, no internet, etc.) on teh sticky provided

Classwork: Continue to work on your personality project.

Personality Project

DUE THURS. Sept 22

Objectives:
1. Students will work individually or in small groups based on their personality type.
2. Students will research their type to create a presentation (Powerpoint, iMovie, skit) or information source (newsletter, brochure, iWeb, poster) for their group.
3. Students will receive 10 points per day for research, participation, and project construction (50 points total). The end project will be 100 points (rubric will follow).

Activities
Work in groups based on your personality type to design a presentation on your type.

• What is Personality? How does it affect us?
  
• Overview/summary of your type
• Strengths
• Weaknesses
• Percentage of Population
• Subcategories
• Study Skills
  
• Career Possibilities
• Famous Faces of Your Type
• Symbols of Your Type
• Relationships
  
• Compatible Personalities
• Conflicting Personalities
• Conclusions- Do you agree or disagree? Why? What did you learn about yourself and others?
  

Research
http://www.davenevins.com/personalities/
http://www.4temperaments.com
http://www.typelogic.com/
http://www.themindbehind.net/

Work: http://www.keirsey.com/personalityzone/wz2.asp
School: http://www.keirsey.com/personalityzone/cz1.asp
Relationships: http://www.keirsey.com/personalityzone/lz1.asp

Personality Overview: http://psychology.about.com/od/overviewofpersonality/a/persondef.htm

Resources
You may use any of the following
Powerpoint, iMovie, ComicLife, iWeb, Microsoft Word, Pages, Garageband

Personality Inventory

Objective: Learn about individual strengths and areas to improve through online personality assessments

Do Now: Log in to blogger.com (use your gmail id and password).

Write YOUR definition of PERSONALITY and TEN words that describe your personality.

Classwork:
Follow teacher directions for completing the Keirsey personality inventory:
http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

When test is complete, write up what your type is and what you learned about yourself on your blog post for today. COPY AND PAST YOUR RESULTS onto your blog!


Homework: Ask a family member to describe your personality and discuss what you learned today.

Welcome BACK!!!

Objectives:
1. Students will creat a gmail account to facilitate communication between peers and staff.

2. Students will create a google blog to post reflections and assignments as part of their electronic portfolio.

3. Students will learn to use Photobooth to take a self-portrait.

Do Now:
Use Photobooth to take a self portrait- front facing and profile (side facing). Drag your photos to the desktop. Rename the file as your first name and first initial of your last name- example- JaneD-front.jpg and JaneD-side.jpg

Class Activities:

1. Follow teacher directions for signing into gmail
2. Write your artist statement and add photos to an email to mirandagt2014@gmail.com

Homework:
Complete any unfinished class activites

AP History- 4th period

EXPLORE www.apstudynotes.org/us-history/

and best practices for the test.

Tues. Jan 25

9th Grade Assignment:
DO NOW: Math Practice:
apangea.com
studyisland.com
http://www.math.com/practice/Algebra.html

Assignment: English Practice:
1. Headline News Story Search for a modern day news story that mirrors an event that occurred in the Romeo and Juliet. Write a short summary on your blog with links to the original news story.

2. Instant Messages or Text Messages Rewrite a dialogue between two characters from Romeo and Juliet in modern-day format as if it took place online through instant messages or texts.

3. What if? Describe a scene from Romeo and Juliet that you believe would have been radically different given the existence of a certain piece of advanced high-tech equipment. Name the item and describe how and why the scene would have been different, and how it would have affected the outcome of the play.

4. Reality TV Show Imagine that the characters are part of a reality TV show. Rewrite a scene from the text as it would have been caught from the surveillance cameras of the show.

OR if you are continuing in the competition, work on your NHD project.


Seniors:

Begin brainstorming and researching ideas for your senior project/research paper.

NHD Reflection

1. Sign in to your email and start an email to mirandagt2014@gmail.com

Write an IN DEPTH reflection of the NHD Process (300-500 words)

• What debates did you have with your partners, teachers, your friends and yourself during the NHD process? How did you resolve these debates?
• What were your successes?
• What were your failures?
• What were the consequences?
  

EXAMINE the RUBRIC and give your self a NUMBER for each category. EXPLAIN why you gave yourself each number. ADD up the numbers for a total grade.

SEND THE EMAIL to MIRANDAGT2014@GMAIL.COM