Monday, October 31, 2011

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

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

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

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

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?

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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, October 24, 2011

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


Friday, October 21, 2011

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

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

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, October 17, 2011

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.