Hi Everyone,
Sorry to tell you that I will be out today for a work trip. Please complete the following in my absence: ***If you have not already, you need to join the Checkology Course - see links below. You will also need to complete Lessons 1-4, and Assignments #35 and #36 if you haven't already.
Monday's Assignment (4/29): 1. Complete Checkology Lesson 5 2. Assignment #37 - Checkology Follow-Up 3 - The news agency ProPublica is a modern day example of "watchdog journalism". Go here to the ProPublica website. Choose any article presents a good example of watchdog journalism. Read the article. Then write a one to two paragraph (minimum of 250 word) summary and response to the article that answers the following: A. What was the issue, event, or problem that the article was about. What happened? B. What are you thoughts about it? What interested, angered you, shocked you, surprised you? C. Explain how/why the article is a good example of watchdog journalism.
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HI Everyone,
I am sick today. Please complete the following in my absence: ***If you were not present on the last of class before vacation (Wed.4/10), you first need to join the Checkology Course - see links below. You will also need to complete Lessons 1 and 2, and Assignment #35 if you haven't already. Those are due by Friday 4/26 at the latest if you were absent on Wed. 4/10.
1. Complete Checkology Lessons 3 2. Complete Assignment #36 - Checkology Follow-Up #2 (you can complete this as you work through Lesson 3 or after, but they are related) 3. Complete Checkology Lesson 4 1. Back to the DBQ, "How Revolutionary was the American Revolution?"
A. Review "Categorizing Documents - How Revolutionary was the American Revolution?" B. Finalize your individual thesis statements
C. Thesis Throwdown D. How to Write an Intro Paragraph HW: Write your full intro paragraph for the essay answering the question "How Revolutionary was the American Revolution?" 1. Click here to join the Checkology Class
2. Complete Checkology Lessons #1 and #2
3. Complete Assignment #46 - Checkology Follow-Up 1. DBQ "How Revolutionary was the American Revolution"?
2. Click here to make your copy of "Categorizing Documents - How Revolutionary was the American Revolution?" 3. Assignment #46 - The Road to the Constitution HW: Finish documents and thesis statement 1. How much did the American Revolution Change Society?
2. Click here to open the DBQ "How Revolutionary was the American Revolution"? A. Read the instructions on page 2 B. Read the Background Reading C. Read and analyze the documents 3. Flex time HW: None 1. Who is Alexander Hamilton?
2. American Revolution Slideshow
3. Read: Dunmore's Proclamation HW: Assignment #44 - Causes of the American Revolution Hi Everyone,
I am out today. All three assignments are due for next class: 1. Assignment #42 - DOI Slideshow 2. Modern Declaration of Independence 23-24 3. Assignment #43 - Re-examining the Revolution A. Read this - Re-examining the Revolution B. After reading answer the following questions: 1. In a 8-10 sentence paragraph summarize the main idea of the reading with 2-3 examples from the text (do not quote, explain examples in your own words). 2. Which common "myth, untruth, or oversimplification" about the American Revolution is the most interesting or significant to you? Explain why in several sentences. 3. Consider this quote from the last page of the text: "If we teach our students that a few special people forged American freedom, we misrepresent, and even contradict, the spirit of the American Revolution." Explain what the author means, and provide at least one example from the text that would support the argument. 1. Current Events
2. Review "Seven Events" 3. American Revolution Slideshow
4. Thoughts about the Zinn reading? Chapter 4 of "A People's History of the United States" by Howard Zinn focuses on the American Revolution and its impact on various social classes. Zinn argues that the revolution was not just a war against British oppression, but also a struggle between different classes within American society. Key points in Chapter 4 include:
HW: Assignment #41 Using Google Forms, write a five question multiple choice quiz about the federal funds rate, using the video we watched in class (What is the federal funds rate?). You five questions should ask about key information and major concepts, not minor details or "random" information. Submit the link to your quiz (the link to complete the form) as a private comment to the Google Classroom assignment. 1. Current Events
2. Taxes & Smuggling - Prelude to Revolution: Crash Course US History #6 3. 7 Events That Enraged Colonists and Led to the American Revolution. Click here to complete the assignment! HW: A. Read this! B. In 2-3 paragraphs, explain how Zinn provides a different perspective and alternative explanation of what led up to the American Revolution. What does he see as the motivations of the colonial elite who led the colonies into conflict against the British. Does this change your view of the American Revolution? |
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