We will begin WWII this week and will begin doing research on our decades project. Remember, you will be doing a comprehensive project on all aspects of your assigned decade: political, economic, social, leaders, world affairs, conflicts, cultural trends, and many, many more. One of the assessments will be your use of lab time so please stay focused and don't waste valuable time in the lab. Select partners who will do their fair share!
So far your WWI Newspapers have been excellent! Your articles are thorough, well-written, and the papers are beautifully designed and well organized. Great job!
The standard for our WWII unit is SSUSH19 - details can be found at http://www.georgiastandards.org
This week we will continue our project on the Industrial Revolution. Focus on where, why and how it began, its impact on the economy, urban life, immigrants, the rise of capitalism, big business, problems such as factory conditions and child labor, rise of labor unions and reforms that developed as a result of Industrialization.
The standard for this unit is SSWH15 - details can be found at http://www.georgiastandards.org
Next up: Imperialism
]]>Roaring Twenties - Social, Political, and Economic issues of the 20's.
Present group information on the 1920's
Next: Causes and consequences of the Great Depression (SSUSH 17) Details can be found at http://www.georgiastandards.org
Don't forget to read the 4 articles listed on the blog last week. There will be questions on the test from these articles!
]]>Standard is SSWH 14 - Causes and results of the French Revolution. Details can be found at http://www.georgiastandards.org
Reminder: Your test on The Kiterunner will be on Wednesday, November 19. Please be sure to complete the book by then!
Next up: Industrialization and Imperialism
]]>We will also look at the issues and events of the 1920's. No new standards this week (see last week for list).
Supplementary Reading for this Unit:
USS Maine: http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq71-1.htm (just the main article, not casualties, etc.)
Hitler in WWI: http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/warone.htm
Prohibition: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display_printable.cfm?HHID=441
The Dust Bowl: http://www.ccccok.org/museum/dustbowl.html
The Social Contract (Rousseau)
Two Treatises on Government (Locke)
Declaration of Independence (Jefferson)
We will complete Unit 6 (Absolutism, Enlightenment, Scientific Revolution)
SSWH - 14 - Analyze the Age of Revolutions and Rebellions. Specific details can be found atwww.georgiastandards.org
Unit 7 - The French Revolution - Causes and events of the Revolution
]]>This is a lengthy unit but we will break it down into different activites, projects, assignments, and readings. The standards for this unit are:
SSUSH14, 15, 16, 17
Specific details may be found at the following website: http://www.georgiastandards.org
This week: Chapter 18 - Imperialism - Focuses on America's growing role in foreign affairs and its status as a world power.
Chapter 19 - WWI - What were the causes of WWI, how and why did the U.S. get involved in WWI, what was its role in the war, and what was the lasting impact of the war on the world and the U.S.?
Don't forget to go online and check out the EOCT review site!
http://www.gadoe.org/ci_testing.aspx?PageReq=CI_TESTING_EOCT
The site contains test taking strategies, practice questions, copies of released tests and answers!
Supplementary Reading for this Unit:
USS Maine: http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq71-1.htm (just the main article, not casualties, etc.)
Sargeant Alvin York: http://www.worldwar1.com/heritage/sgtayork.htm
Prohibition: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display_printable.cfm?HHID=441
The Dust Bowl: http://www.ccccok.org/museum/dustbowl.html
Key Ideas to Review:
Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?
What were the ideas/characteristics of Humanism and the Renaissance?
Who were the significant Renaissance writers and artists?
What was the lasting impact of the Renaissance?
What abuses within the Church led to the Refomation?
How and where did the Reformation spread throughout Europe and who were the key leaders?
What impact did the Reformation have on the Catholic Church and religious unity?
What was the lasting impact of the Reformation?
What led to the Age of Discovery?
What countries were involved and where did they explore/settle?
What were the immediate and long term effects of Exploration?
Next Up: Absolutism and Revolution
]]>Renaissance projects are due on Tuesday.
We will continue discussions/notes this week. Test is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 24.
Have a great week!
Don't forget to read all supplementary articles for this unit (see last blog entry). There will be questions from these articles on the next test.
Unit 5 test is scheduled for Thursday, October 23.
No new standards this week.
You will need to bring your book every day at the conclusion of this unit (beginning Thursday).
Child Labor: http://nhs.needham.k12.ma.us/cur/Baker_00/2002_p7/ak_p7/childlabor.html
Rockefeller: http://www.notablebiographies.com/Pu-Ro/Rockefeller-John-D.html
Social Darwinism: http://library.thinkquest.org/C004367/eh4.shtml
The Jungle: http://www.powayusd.com/online/usonline/worddoc/jungle.htm
Ellis Island:
http://www.ellisislandimmigrants.org/ellis_island_history.htm
Battle of Little Bighorn: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/custer.htm
The standards for this unit are: SSUSH11, SSUSH12, SSUSH13. Specific details can be found at the following website: http://www.georgiastandards.org
Outside reading selections: Industrialization and Child Labor, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan, Social Darwinism, Karl Marx, Ellis Island, Joseph Pullitzer, William Randolph Hearst, Battle of Little Bighorn, Wounded Knee, Upton Sinclair's The Jungle. These will be supplemental articles (to be read at home) for chapters 13 - 17.
Your Civil War Journals are due Monday. Please review the checklist before you submit your journal to be sure you have done everything correctly. Don't forget to include the Reconstruction era. The journals will be half off if they are turned in late!
You should be visiting the Georgia Department of Education website and examining the EOCT study guide. This test counts as 15% of your entire grade and will be here before you know it.
Have a great week!
We will discuss the social, economic, and political events that led to the Renaissance and we will do a project on an artist of the Renaissance. We will discuss the main characteristics of humanism. Lastly, we will examine the causes and effects of the Protestant Reformation.
This week's readings:
Primary Sources: The Courtier, by Baldassare Castiglione, The Prince, by Niccolo Machiavelli
Literature Selection: The Agony and the Ecstasy, by Irving Stone (Michelangelo Buonarroti)
The standard for this unit is SSWH9. Specific details can be found at http://www.georgiastandards.org
Reminder, we will be taking the PSAT on Wednesday, October 15. Students will remain in advisement for testing. This is also an early release day.
Have a great week!
We will discuss the social, economic, and political events that led to the Renaissance and we will do a project on an artist of the Renaissance. We will discuss the main characteristics of humanism. Lastly, we will examine the causes and effects of the Protestant Reformation.
The standard for this unit is SSWH9. Specific details can be found at http://www.georgiastandards.org
Reminder, we will be taking the PSAT on Wednesday, October 15. Students will remain in advisement for testing. This is also an early release day.
Have a great week!
This week we will continue the Civil War - advantages of each side, strategies, key battles and leaders, Emancipation Proclamation.
Continue working on your Civil War journal which is due Monday, 10/13/08. Each entry should be at least a full page in length. Include historical references in your journal but be sure to link them to your story. In other words, you need to demonstrate that you understand the cause and effect of that event on the country. Please type your journal unless you have very neat handwriting!
Unit test is Friday, Oct. 10. This is a change in the original date!
No new standards this week (SSUSH 9 and 10). http://www.georgiastandards.org
Have a great week!
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